Musical Tales & Tunes

Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano by Elizabeth Rusch, illus. by Marjorie Priceman

by Chris Barton, illus. by Louis Thomas. 

One Man's Big, Bold, and Very, Very Loud Celebration of Peace by Alicia Potter, illus. by Mat Tavares.  

by Ann Hayes, illus. by Karmen Thompson. 

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

Mark Rubin, Alan Daniel, narrated by Peter Ustinov on CD.  A superb intro to instruments and the orchestra.

by Mark Rubin, illus. Alan Daniel narrated on DVD by Peter Ustinov.  A superb intro to classical music and the orchestra and its instruments.

Mark Rubin,illus by Alan Daniel

A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 by Carolyn Sloan, illus. by James Williamson.

 by Laban Carrick Hill.  

The fairy tale of the miller's daughter who gets help spinning straw into gold.  LaVar Burton visits the Renaissance festival where daily life is re-enacted and traveling performers.

In the book by Lloyd Moss, a clever counting rhyme introduces instruments and ensembles.  Filmed on locationat Julliard School, LeVar Burton visits with an orchestra of 8 to 18 year-old and the performers of STOMP!

Lloyd Moss creates a clever counting rhyme introducing the instruments and ensembles. Gegory Hines narrates the story on the DVD and LeVar Burton and viewers visit with an orchestra and with the performers of STOMP!

Lemony Snicket, illus. by Carson Ellis. Meet the instruments as the ascerbic murder mystery unfolds.