Science has proven that just listening to classical music can greatly improve your child’s intelligence; this fact has been used more than ever to sell countless books, recording compilations and visual aids. Taking the time to learn to play an instrument can help develop discipline, concentration, and study skills. Without question these facts alone would be enough to introduce your child to classical music, but this is just the icing on the cake! An appreciation for classical music is a gift without limits, a gift that will grow for a lifetime.
Classical Music
- Anderson Bugler's Holiday
- Bach Inventions Toccata and Fugue in d Minor
- Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
- Beethoven Symphony # 5 (1st Movement)
- Bernstein West Side Story
- Bizet Carmen Suite
- Brahms Academic Festival Overture
- Britten Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
- Copland Hoedown from Rodeo
- Debussy Children’s Corner (piano)
- Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
- Haydn Surprise Symphony (2nd Movement)
- Holst Planets
- Khatchaturian Sabre Dance
- Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 C# minor
- Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64
- Mozart Sonata for piano III k. 545 Magic Flute
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
- Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
- Rachmaninoff Vocalise no. 14, op. 34
- Ravel Bolero
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
- Rossini William Tell overture
- Saint-Saens Carnival Of the Animals
- Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever Washington Post March
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite
- Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Swan Lake
- Vivaldi Four Seasons
- Baby Dance: a Toddler's Jump on the Classics
- Baby Dance: a Toddler's Jump on the Classics
- G'morning Johann: Classical Piano Solos for Morning Time
- G'night Wolfgang: Classical Piano Solos for Bedtime
- Heigh-ho! Mozart
- Hey, Ludwig!: Classical Piano Solos for Playful Times
- Klassix for Kids
- Prince Ivan and the Frog Princess: Russian Fairy Tale
- Tchaikovsky Discovers America
- Tubby the Tuba
- Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery
- G'morning Johann: Classical Piano Solos for Morning Time
- G'night Wolfgang: Classical Piano Solos for Bedtime
- Heigh-ho! Mozart
- Hey, Ludwig!: Classical Piano Solos for Playful Times
- Klassix for Kids
- Prince Ivan and the Frog Princess: Russian Fairy Tale
- Tchaikovsky Discovers America
- Tubby the Tuba
- Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery
- Baby Bach [child development]
- Baby Mozart [child development]
- Baby Van Gogh [child development]
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs [story]
- BLAST! [concert] dvd only
- Classical is Magical [educational]
- Concerto Grosso Modo [performance]
- Dr. Seuss’s the 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T [story] dvd only
- Ears Wide Open [educational]
- L'enfant et les Sortileges [ballet]
- Fantasia [animation]
- Fantasia 2000 [animation]
- From Mao to Mozart [education/performance]
- Handel's Last Chance [story]
- Hansel and Gretel [opera]
- Leonard Bernstein Young People’s Concerts (Multi-Part Series) [educational]
- Listening for Clues [educational]
- Magic Flute [opera]
- Music Magic (multi-part series) [educational]
- Nutcracker: the Untold Story [ballet]
- Opera Imaginaire [animation]
- Peter and the Wolf [animated performance]
- The Philharmonic Gets Dressed [educational]
- Rusty & Rosy's ABC's and Such [child development]
- Sleeping Beauty [ballet]
- Strauss the King of 3/4 time [educational]
- Swan Lake [ballet]
- Who's Afraid of Opera? (2 volumes) [educational]
- Accent on Achievement [winds and percussion]
- Bach for Early Grades [piano]
- Bach: Inventions [piano]
- Bartok: Mikrokosmos 153 Progressive Piano Pieces
- Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham [voice with piano]
- Easy Classics for Guitar
- Easy Solos for Beginning Cello
- Easy Solos for Beginning Viola
- Easy to Play Classical Pieces [piano]
- First Position Violin Pieces
- Library of Easy Piano Classics
- Mel Bay Presents Easy Solos for Beginning Viola
- Rubank Elementary Studies [winds and percussion]
- Suzuki Cello School (score and cassette)
- Suzuki Flute School (score and cassette)
- Suzuki Guitar School (score and cassette)
- Suzuki Viola School (score and cassette)
- Teaching Little Fingers to Play [piano]
- Trumpet Solos for the Young Player
- Tuba Solos for the Young Player
compiled by Laurence Ross, Music & Media
Morris County (NJ) Library
6 January 2002