Teaching Resources

Vienna Boy's Choir has survived for over 500 years. Visit the boys at school, watch them rehearse, record, sing in chapel, perform an opera, travel, play sports.

Two charming ballets for children!  Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf choreographed by Matthew Hart and  L'Enfant by Jiri Kylian to music of Ravel.

Academy Award-winning film directed by Suzie Templeton has stunning stop-motion animation and no dialogue or narration.

The puppet Prokofiev serves as narrator in Jim Gamble's production featuring a wide variety of puppet characters portraying people, animals, and animated instruments.

Puppeteer Jim Gamble recreates children's classics with symphonic performances by European orchestras.

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.

Hilarious live-action production mingles life-sized Spitting Image puppets with real-life musicians and characters. Includes 2 bonus films

In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a collection of nine musically charged animated shorts, including Disney's wonderful version of Peter & the Wolf. 

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.

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

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.

One of the Classical Kids series, Mr. Bach visits a modern day Elizabeth as she awkwardly practices his Minuet in G. 

Bach's Fight for Freedom, set in 1717, tells how Bach struggles to follow his dream, which is shared by his 10-year-old assistant Frederick. From the producer of Emmy-Award winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs.

The story of the friendship between composer Georges Bizet and his 12-year-old piano student Michelle, From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs.

Handel rescues a young Dubliner in trouble and the boy returns the favor by lending his golden voice to the first performance of Messiah. From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs.

Johann Strauss, Jr. and Nicholas, a young stable boy, join forces to overcome their individual fears. From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs. 

 A little Italian girl learns that great opera, like friendship, requires nurturing, patience, and time. From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs.

The handsome young pianist and composer has everything—talent, fame, and wealth. From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs.

From the producer of the Emmy award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs. In fictionalized story form, each video presents the composer's music in the context of his life.