Composers & Musicians

by Charlotte Voake.  Jaunty bios for Gr. 4-8 with illustrations, anecdotes, period history and activities. 

Illustrated by Charlotte Voake and Remi Courgeon, narrated on CD by Michael Cantwell. An excellent all-in-one teaching package for elem.-middle school.

by Charlotte Voake, narrated by Michael Cantwell.  An excellent all-in-one teaching package for elem.⁄middle school.

by Charlotte Voake.   Includes a CD with musical examples keyed to the text, photos and drawings, and suggested activities. 

by Lucy Warner, illus. by Patrick Ackerman.  Learn about 12 composers through action-hero illustrations and listening to their music on Vimeo.   

by Anna Wentlent, Charles Grace & Mitch Wyatt. Ages 5-10 learn about composers of all periods with reproducible bios, fun facts, famous works, and pages to color while listening to masterworks.

Short Sessions on the Lives, Times & Music of the Great Jazz Legends by Ronald C. McCurdy, Ph.D.

A new fully integrated 14-disc music-based educational program for classrooms and homeschoolers everywhere. 

by June Montgomery and Maurice Hinson.  Twelve stories for early elementary students, designed to be completed in a 15-20 minute session. 

If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong by Roxanne Orgill, illus. by Leonard Jenkins & Louis Armstrong in Concert CD.

by Jay Althouse.  50 short informative composer biographies with a picture or photo, birth and death dates, and list of compositions.

The Music and Lives of 22 Great Composers, with Listening CD, Review/Tests, and Supplemental Materials By Jay Althouse and Sally K. Albrecht

Remixed by Chris Raschka. A clever visual interpretation of Coltrane's classic, read by Richard Allen as we hear live jazz.

by Deborah Lyn Ziolkoski. Everything you need to introduce classical music to children, with song, movement, instrumental play, storytelling, and drama!

by Deborah Lyn Ziolkoski. Everything you need to introduce classical music to children, with song, movement, instrumental play, storytelling, and drama!

Great Music & Musicans: An Overivew of Music History by Nancy Bachus and Tom Gerou.

New Lyrics to Old Favorites by John Jacobson. Wacky collections of sung facts about 10 composers paired with familiar tunes.

  An Introduction to Famous Composers and theie Music by Rosemary Kennedy. 

Teacher's Notes accompany the Classical Kids Music Box CDs Vol. 1 & 2.

by Charlotte Voake, narrated on CD by Michael Cantwell.  Each biography includes a CD with musical examples keyed to the text, photos and drawings, and suggested activities.