Teaching Resources

Watch with baby conceptual animation in wonderful forms and colors set to short classical and jazz standards. Imaginative and fun!

Short works of classical music and imaginative visuals from the works of artists such as Monet to Pollack, with creative animated additions. Delighful for baby and you!

Short works of classical music and imaginative visuals of animated dancers in the styles of Graham, Balanchine, Pilobolus.  Both you and baby will love it! 

Stop-motion animation and live action in this inventive adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's tale.  
 

Jim Gamble's marionette production of Humperdinck's opera is a wonder of drama and music for kids.

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.

A cricket, mouse, and cat compose Yankee Doodle, help write the Declaration of Independence, and assist Paul Revere. Plus 5 more Chuck Jones/Disney cartoon features.

The long awaited opera of Antoine de St. Exupery's classic tale with music was composed by Rachel Portman.

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens classic. Winner of 6 Academy Awards.

Based on Prokofiev's ballet, performed by the Berlin Comic Opera Ballet. 31 min.

Ballet, mime, acrobatics and theater combine with magnificent sets combine with music by Viktor Kalabis for Lewsi Carroll's classic story.

Two Fantasy Operas created from Sendak's books are composed and conducted by Oliver Knussen with production design by Maurice Sendak himself. 

These mini works of art, animated and directed by Michael Sporn, prove he is "the poet of animation." His keen ear for music is as sensitive as his artist's eyes and his storyteller's heart.  6 tales about 30 min. ea.

The Little Prince from another planet learns the importance of life (and love) in the book by St. Exupery and the opera with music by Rachel Portman.

The best of musical classic cartoons from LooneyTunes, Tom & Jerry, Disney.

Award-winning series of folktales told by celebrities, with music performed by outstanding musicians and illustrations by well-known artists.

The Royal Ballet with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, and score by Joby Talbot.

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

These joyful productions, abridged for the classroom, capture a child's imagination and are a perfect introduction to classical music.

Taking the Stage as the First Black and White Jazz Band in History by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illus, by James Ransome.