Music (8-12) Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/age-8-12/music-8-12/ Conveniently Canadian Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:46:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://classic.powertactics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/favicon-32x32.png Music (8-12) Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/age-8-12/music-8-12/ 32 32 Upside Down – CD https://classic.powertactics.com/product/upside-down-cd/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/upside-down-cd/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:12:03 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=44787 As industry insiders know, winning awards such as the Parents Choice Award and the GMA Canada Covenant Award, as The Springmans did on their debut project, Happy Beach, is a very unusual accomplishment for any artist, but especially for an indie band. More than a collection of songs or a family jam session, Upside Down [...]

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]]> With their home-grown, organic brand of feel-good pop and praise music, and wrapped in legit, quality musicianship and production at every turn, The Springmans’ 10-track Upside Down project serves as a worthy follow-up to Happy Beach, also produced by and co-written with Heimermann.”

Songs:

  1. Marvelous
  2. Kid in a Castle
  3. Watch Me Now
  4. Renew My Mind
  5. Thousand Nice Things
  6. You’re the One
  7. Hear O Israel
  8. We’re So Sure
  9. Upside Down
  10. All You Shining Stars

Trailer:

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/upside-down-cd/feed/ 0 Introduction to Music Appreciation Package https://classic.powertactics.com/product/introduction-to-music-appreciation-package/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/introduction-to-music-appreciation-package/#respond Wed, 19 May 2021 23:49:03 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=31520 Learn all about musical instruments, the orchestra, and famous composers with this all-ages Music Study enrichment package!

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]]> This Music Appreciation package is perfect for Morning Time with children of all ages. Learn about individual instruments, the orchestra, and famous composers through picture books and colouring books, and read alouds.

While your children listen and learn, familiarize yourself with the philosophy behind The Gift of Music, as you continue your own education.

Be encouraged while reading aloud from Spiritual Lives of Great Composers to your whole family and celebrate the joy and richness of a musical education!

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/story-lives-of-master-musicians/feed/ 0 A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra https://classic.powertactics.com/product/a-childs-introduction-to-the-orchestra/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/a-childs-introduction-to-the-orchestra/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:40:26 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=25768 Listen to 37 Selections While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music, and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! This interactive, bestselling introduction to the world of classical music — from music history and key composers to instruments and arrangements — now includes a removable poster and access to downloadable music so elementary-age children (and their parents) [...]

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]]> A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra is a fun and exciting musical journey. With cheery narrator Orchestra Bob as their guide, kids are encouraged to listen, learn, and enjoy as they are introduced to the most powerful works from the greatest composers throughout history. He tells wacky stories about deaf composers and quirky musicians, and explores the inspirations behind monumental pieces. Kids will also learn about each instrument of the orchestra from the cello to the timpani, as well as different musical styles from Baroque to Modern.
Each step of the way, children can listen to musical examples of what they are learning about by downloading audio tracks from an exclusive website. Young readers will hear the sound of an actual violin as they study the instrument and enjoy the playful tune of a Mozart minuet as they read about the composer’s precocious exploits as a child. Also included is a removable a poster of instruments and their location in the orchestra.
Illustrated in exquisite and colourful detail with over 100 original drawings and photographs, this is the perfect introduction to the magical world of classical music.

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/adventures-of-richard-wagner/feed/ 0 The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-story-of-peter-tchaikovsky/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-story-of-peter-tchaikovsky/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 22:22:55 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=22021 Sample The author sympathetically shows what a nervous, unpredictable child Peter Tchaikovsky was and how his love for music was almost greater than he could bear. Any sort of routine was impossible for him, and as a result, he could not bring himself to practice law as an adult. However, music still beckoned, and under [...]

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/peter-tchaikovsky-and-the-nutcracker-ballet/feed/ 0 Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff https://classic.powertactics.com/product/robert-schumann-and-mascot-ziff/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/robert-schumann-and-mascot-ziff/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 22:08:30 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=22016 Sample  From the time he was a little boy, playing with his beloved cat, Ziff, in his home village in Saxony, until he became the famous composer, friend of Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt, Robert Schumann lived happily and pleasantly. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he had few major problems to overcome. His work, his family [...]

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/edward-macdowell-and-his-cabin-in-the-pines/feed/ 0 Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray https://classic.powertactics.com/product/stephen-foster-and-his-little-dog-tray/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/stephen-foster-and-his-little-dog-tray/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 21:56:27 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=22008 Sample Behind the gentle sadness of such songs as Old Black Joe, My Old Kentucky Home and Old Folks At Home, lies the dreaming, home-loving spirit of the man who wrote them—Stephen Collins Foster. There is much more in this book than the engaging story of the young Stephen Foster, and his music. In this [...]

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/stephen-foster-and-his-little-dog-tray/feed/ 0 Frederick Chopin, The Later Years https://classic.powertactics.com/product/frederick-chopin-the-later-years/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/frederick-chopin-the-later-years/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:59:55 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=21962 Sample Chopin returned to Vienna to find only a cool welcome awaiting him. Vienna wanted to dance and sing and forget war...and Poland was on the brink of war. In Paris, however, Chopin found himself warmly welcomed; his concerts became the vogue; his days were crowded with both gaiety and the work he loved. Years [...]

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]]> Other Titles in the Great Musician Series:

Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
The Young Brahms
Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends
Frederick Chopin, The Early Years
Frederick Chopin, The Later Years
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
Handel at the Court of Kings
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
Paganini, Master of Strings
Adventures of Richard Wagner

 

 

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