This title introduces readers to the life and music of Taylor Swift. Colorful photos, fun facts, and a timeline of key dates in her life make this book an exciting read for young music lovers.

(Music Sales America). Book 1 covers the first 15 notes on the descant recorder, introducing each note with illustrations. Book 2 completes the study of the descant recorder, then proceeds to teach the treble recorder.

A collection of repertoire books of enjoyable, interesting, and stimulating material for use in the early stages of learning. Pieces are in chronological order, with brief notes placing them in history.

Winner of the Pura Belpre Illustrator Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael Lopez tell the story of Teresa Carreno, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln. As a little girl, Teresa Carreno loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too--the Civil War. Still, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House! Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa's music bring comfort to those who needed it most?

Babies and toddlers will delight in the wonderful world of classical music with this series that features a sound button on every spread. Press the buttons to hear the beautiful music of Vivaldi! Three flamingos dance to Spring from the Four Seasons. (Watch out for that high kick!) Four frogs synchronise swim to Summer. Two bats sway to the magical sounds of Allegro molto from the Concerto in C Major. These are just three of the wonderfully imaginative spreads that feature animals dancing, skating, and playing instruments in this wonderful introduction to the classical works of Antonio Vivaldi. Children will giggle over the silly illustrations as well as love pushing the sound buttons over and over. What a great way to learn about Vivaldi! The final spread features fun facts about Antonio Vivaldi as well as a colour search and find!

Three year old twins, Tshepi and Sipho, receive a gift of a piano from their father.. Realising that small children have a natural ability to soak up and store information, their mother spends quality time with them, teaching them the names of some keyboard notes in an interesting and fun way. She uses the same method to teach them about the stave on which music is written and how to read a few notes. This book will help young children to develop an interest in playing music and with this basic understanding allow them the freedom to choose to eventually study music if they enjoy it. The author felt that the fact that young children have the ability to learn and retain knowledge in their early years, they could develop a love for music through a book of this type. Valerie has spent many years successfully teaching music to people of all ages and felt inspired to share her knowledge with impressionable young children at home as well as children who attend pre-primary, primary and nursery schools. Her aim is to write further books in this series which will steadily become more advanced with the added benefit that children could become interested in playing other instruments as well.