Ada’s Violin: The Story of...
Ada's Violin tells the inspiring true story of a young girl who grew up on the now-infamous landfill in...
Allegro: A Magical Journey Through...
Allegro is a favorite in our studio! The book follows the story of young Allegro, a piano student who...
Building an Orchestra of Hope:...
Building an Orchestra of Hope is the true story of music-loving, environmental scientist Favio Chávez, who landed a supervising...
Family Dynamics: Embrace Your Sound
Family Dynamics: Embrace your Sound is the cute story of a violin who wishes she could make the sounds...
Family Dynamics: Rhythmic Memory
Family Dynamics: Rhythmic Memory is the second book in this Family Dynamics series. This is a cute and clever...
Here Come the High Notes
Here Come the High Notes is one of my favorite music-related kids books! I first came across it and...
Honk! a Tale of Praise
Honk! a Tale of Praise is the endearing story of Fuzzby, a young peacock who is dismayed at the...
How to Build an Orchestra
How to Build an Orchestra is an educational project of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) that introduces readers...
Look Out for Low Notes
Look Out for Low Notes is the companion book to the excellent Here Come the High Notes by...
Orchestra
Orchestra is a long book with lots of words. Definitely more suitable as a reference than as a read-aloud....
Play This Book
Play This Book is an engaging way to involve young kids in music-making. A simple rhyming structure guides readers...
Showdown Symphony: A farmyard adventure...
Showdown Symphony is a clever book that tells the story of a mama mouse searching for food for her...
The Big Woods Orchestra
The Big Woods Orchestra invites readers to wake up with the creatures of the forest, introducing birds and their...
The First Notes: The Story...
The First Notes tells the story of Guido d’Arezzo and his innovative idea for writing down and teaching...
The Note Who Faced the...
The Note Who Faced the Music is a witty wordplay that will introduce readers to a variety of musical...
The Orchestra Pit
The Orchestra Pit is a quick read that highlights the misadventure of a snake who ends up in an orchestra...
The Story Orchestra: The Planets
The Planets is part of The Story Orchestra, a series of interactive books that highlight a particular musical work....
The Violin (A Little Book...
The Violin uses a setting (a violinist playing at a wedding) more than a story to introduce readers to...
Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra
Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra is the fanciful story of Candida, an orphan girl from the famed Ospedale della...
Welcome to Jazz
Welcome to Jazz by Carolyn Sloan is part of the fabulous Welcome to... series that my students and I...
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