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    Any recommendation for classical music for children?

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    • I Offline
      i3mum
      last edited by

      Hmm ok thanks, i try to see if I can find them in the shops.


      Do you know when we play the classic music to the kids, what should we ask the child to take note? The name of the song & the composer?

      peanut_butter:
      I believe the DVD are available in most video shops and rather cheap. Some shopping malls have DVD and video stalls in their forum. You can also get them from the those temporary 'Pasa' stall on the fields.

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        jce
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        No, I wouldn’t ask them to purposely remember the title and composer (the higher grades yes, but not young children or low grades). Ask them to listen out to the various instruments (if it’s orchestral), listen to what they sound like so that they can associate the instrument with their respective sound. Listen to the character of the piece, what images does it portray. More well-versed ones (ie those in higher grades) will have to listen out to the methods used by the composer to write the music.

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          i3mum
          last edited by

          Hi jce,


          thanks! Ok noted. Will do that 🙂

          jce:
          No, I wouldn't ask them to purposely remember the title and composer (the higher grades yes, but not young children or low grades). Ask them to listen out to the various instruments (if it's orchestral), listen to what they sound like so that they can associate the instrument with their respective sound. Listen to the character of the piece, what images does it portray. More well-versed ones (ie those in higher grades) will have to listen out to the methods used by the composer to write the music.

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            i3mum
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            Dear all,


            I happened to see these classical music cds in CD-rama. Do anyone of your recommend which of the 3 to buy??

            Anyone bought? Any recommendation??

            http://postimage.org/image/121z8dhd0/


            http://postimage.org/image/1a2u0nm3o/

            http://postimage.org/image/1a38whqjo/

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              Faun
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              i3mum:
              Dear all,


              I happened to see these classical music cds in CD-rama. Do anyone of your recommend which of the 3 to buy??

              Anyone bought? Any recommendation??
              Hello i3mum,

              Can't see the CDs, too blur. My ds has 2 favourites, Tubby The Tuba and Oscar The Piano. They're excellent. Her piano teacher gave it to her but she bought from UK. you can check out HMV at Heereen and if they don't have, see if they can order for you. That shop has many other classicals for kids too.

              The SSO has a version that you can get for around 10 bucks but it's not as good. It introduces kids to the diff musical insruments.

              Fantasia 2000 is a cartoon with a lot of classical music, the NLB has copies.

              hope this helps!

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                phankao
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                Faun:


                The SSO has a version that you can get for around 10 bucks but it's not as good. It introduces kids to the diff musical insruments.!
                I don't like it. It's boring.

                I do like individual composers in 1 CD, featuring the most famous works of each composer.

                Oh, and if you can find Saint-Saens' Carnival of Animals, that's great too.

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                  jce
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                  Benjamin Britten has a piece called Introduction to the Orchestra. And of course the Saint Saens. You can try searching thru Amazon, quite a selection of DVDs. It’s good for children to get the visual as well so that they can associate the instrument to the sound. As for CDs, there are plenty of selections to choose from. Get popular classics selection to start with.

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                    i3mum
                    last edited by

                    Hi Faun,


                    I saw from Amazon website:

                    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Tubby+The+Tuba+&x=0&y=0

                    Which one will you recommend? AS for Oscar the Piano, I tried to search from Amazon, but there's any that is suitable for kids.

                    Do you have a picture to show me?

                    Faun:
                    Hello i3mum,

                    Can't see the CDs, too blur. My ds has 2 favourites, Tubby The Tuba and Oscar The Piano. They're excellent. Her piano teacher gave it to her but she bought from UK. you can check out HMV at Heereen and if they don't have, see if they can order for you. That shop has many other classicals for kids too.

                    The SSO has a version that you can get for around 10 bucks but it's not as good. It introduces kids to the diff musical insruments.

                    Fantasia 2000 is a cartoon with a lot of classical music, the NLB has copies.

                    hope this helps!

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                      art_n_i
                      last edited by

                      i3mum:
                      Dear all,


                      I happened to see these classical music cds in CD-rama. Do anyone of your recommend which of the 3 to buy??

                      Anyone bought? Any recommendation??

                      http://postimage.org/image/121z8dhd0/

                      I have this one and it is a good start to know the famous pieces.

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                        i3mum
                        last edited by

                        Hi Phankao,


                        Do you mean this :

                        http://www.amazon.com/Carnival-Animals-Classical-Music-Kids/dp/0805061800/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1288139699&sr=8-5

                        phankao:

                        I do like individual composers in 1 CD, featuring the most famous works of each composer.

                        Oh, and if you can find Saint-Saens' Carnival of Animals, that's great too.

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