Teaching Resources

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

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

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

Prokofiev's opera with designs by Maurice Sendak is brought to life by the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien and starring Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Fang Song, and Hippolyte Girardot, this art film with few words and quiet action has become a classic. 

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.

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

This narrated 30 min. ballet is a delightful intro to both the story, the music of Prokofiev, and ballet.

Active listening with Music-Go-Rounds of the instruments and characters in Peter and the Wolf!  Lots of games and activities in the PDF Guide.

The saga of Al Jolson continues, from his entry into sound films and decline in the '30s to his comeback and rediscovery.

A dramatization of Hildegard von Bingen's life.

Full-length, rare performances by Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Ethel Waters.

These are favorites with kids! A youth get to know each composer and his music in each live drama. Perfect to introduce these composers & their music.

A documentary and 2 performances. 

She was the voice of gospel music around the world.

In this film by Tony Palmer, the landscapes of America, which Adams brings to life in his music, are backdrops for this intimate portrait of the most performed composer of his generation. 

Filmed in Russia, Switzerland and America, with stirring musical performances, this is a loving insight into the man & his music by Tony Palmer.

Stravinsky's wife, children, and musical associates share insights into his life and work in this documentary by Tony Palmer