Playing with the Classics

Playing with the Classics Music Masterworks for Children By Peggy D. Bennett Book and CD 75 pages Grades PreK - 3 Peggy D. Bennett presents her classroom-tested creative ideas for movement, stories, and listening activities as she delights preschool through primary-age children with orchestral favorites. Fully Reproducible and designed to be used by experienced music teachers and novices alike, the simple, charming and playful lessons in Playing With the Classics give children a chance to sing, move, and act while they listen to the music of great composers. Each lesson is presented with several facets. Among them are Story (when the classic has a storyline), Storymaking (storytelling with interactive questions), Singing and Moving (to melodic and rhythmic themes), About the Composer, About the Music and Reading Puzzle (score reading with symbols). The lesson activities are intended to be spread over four or more meeting times with children. The CD contains 30 tracks, including selections from Gershwin';s An American in Paris, Beethoven';s Symphony No. 5, Bizet's Carmen, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, and many more. Most pieces have more than one track - an excerpt track or a track with just the theme, e.g. Playing With the Classics will help make these great works a part of your students'; beloved repertoire of music and capture their interest in orchestral music for a lifetime. Contents:Playing with the Classics: At a Glance An American in Paris Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Flight of the Bumblebee In the Hall of the Mountain King (The) Moldau (The) Sorcerer's Apprentice Surprise Symphony Symphony No. 5, First Movement The Toreador's Song Trepak William Tell Overture Composer Pictures Frequently Asked Questions CD Track List