Music History & Appreciation

Watch guided listening concerts on DVDs, with insightful narration. Project or print PDF listening guides to immerse yourself in the music. 

Andrew Litton and the Dallas Symphony bring a new generation to the wonderful world of classical music, in this video demonstrating the expressive powers of music. Kids also get a chance to conduct.

Andrew Litton and the Dallas Symphony bring a new generation to the wonderful world of classical music, in this concert demonstrating the power of music to invoke pictures in the mind and on canvas.

Andrew Litton and the Dallas Symphony bring a new generation to the wonderful world of classical music, in this concert introducing jazz styles, improvisation, and audience syncopated hand-clapping.

Andrew Litton and the Dallas Symphon.y bring a new generation to the wonderful world of classical music

The history of music from European Ars Antiqua through American Rock.  Each DVD has two 30-min live performances before student audiences. 

Wynton Marsalis teaches the fundamentals with down-to earth humor, vivid examples (syncopation taught by dribbling a basketball), and a contagious love of music.

Discover the life and times of famous artists—Cassatt, Monet, Rembrandt, Degas, Goya, Homer— in these fictionalized episodes based on actual events.

Discover the life and times of famous artists and composers in these fictionalized episodes, overflowing with examples of their art and music.

An ideal introduction to the drama, characters and spectacle of opera! Charlton Heston narrates the story from 10 original opera settings, interspersed with excerpts from major opera productions.