Teaching Resources

by Paul Tripp and iIllustrated by Henry Cole, with the classic recording by George Kleinsinger. 

Lillie Feierabend, an outstanding early childhood educator, demonstrates with 1st-3rd graders the Movement Exploration section of John Feierabend’s First Steps Curriculum:

Lillie Feierabend, an outstanding early childhood educator, demonstrates with 1st-3rd graders the Arioso section of John Feierabend’s First Steps Curriculum.

This 2-disc set of 40 restored and remastered cartoons is a marvel of animation and music,and special feature Behind the Tunes explores how the  music and instrumentation coordinates with the animation.

Lillie demonstrates with 1st-3rd graders two sections of John Feierabend’s First Steps Curriculum: Arioso and Movement Exploration.

Witness the story-telling power of music in award-winnng films without dialogue.

Music and film provide the expressive language for this beloved tale, which has no spoken words.

 Paul Tripp tells a lovable intro to instruments to George Kleinsinger's music and the voices of Dick Van Dyke & Pearl Bailey.

Pete Seeger used the power of song to protest unjust policies, laws and social conventions.

Ben Kingsley stars in Tony Palmer's film dramatizing the life of Shostakovich, who opposed the directives of Stalin and defied him with his music. 

Set in medieval cloisters in mystic German landscapes, this passionate bio-drama features the12th-century Benedictine nun who was a composer and mystic.

by Denise Gagne.  Closer listening to identify form, dynamics, tempo, instruments, periods, with games & activities. 

by Denise Gagne.  Cumulative active listening activities and music to introduce classical music to a class or the whole school. Highly recommended.

Helen MacGregor. Active listening to introduce composers, instruments, hisotry and periods.

by Helen MacGregor. Highly recommended set of materials to introduce music elements and history to ages 5-14.

Classical selections comp. by John Feierabend’s and organized into themes from Rudolf von Laban for children to experience creative artistry through movement.

Music Masterwork for Children by Peggy D. Bennett.  Listen, sing, move to 15 downladable masterworks.