“I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.”
-Albert Einstein
In our house, we love music!
Who doesn’t love a well played musical instrument? Or even a squeaky violin or slightly out of tune piano … when it is your child playing, it is music to your ears, despite the mistakes and occasional squeak of strings.
And we all know music is fabulous for the brain …
Continuing with the last post, touching on learning while listening to audio stories … today I’d like to feature some of our music-orientated CDs that we use for learning.
I discovered these lovely CDs on Amazon last year when we introduced a composer per month to the children. Each CD features one famous composer and his music, while listening to a narration of his life. We have learned so much about incredible composers just by listening to these stories.
An Introduction to the Classics by Vox Music Masters can be found here on Amazon.
I just so happened to find a beautiful collection of classical composers for sale at the local dollar store. {What a shame, in some ways, that these magnificent musicians are belittled to be sold at the dollar store?!} It was a great find for me, however, to accompany the narration CDs.
Another fabulous CD collection is Classical Kids, which features interesting stories centered around the lives of many great composers. You can find the collection on Amazon, as well, by visiting here.
I hope this helps if you are looking for ways to introduce classical composers, music or audio learning to your family.
by Gigi
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