Chesky Records is proud to introduce its children's division Chesky Records Kids, and out first musical title: Classical Cats- A Children's Introduction to the Orchestra. Combining humor and feline charm, four fuzzy, utterly irresistable characters bring the wonders of orchestral music to yound children. Maestro Leopold -- the eccentric conductor, Fidleo -- our straitlaced violinist, Furbert -- cellist and troublemaker extraordinaire and Christina -- always the sweet voice of reason, she plays the harp and has been known to really let loose on the drums! Classical Cats...is a wonderful way to present classical music and its instrumentation to children. Told in a playful story, with beautiful music by composers from Tchaikovsky to Copland, Classical Cats...uses splendid metaphors to teach children about the four main sections of the orchestra: strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. Classical Cats...is an audio-visual tool that promotes creativity and learning as well as an essential, early appreciation for the arts. This package contains an audio CD and an educational coloring book, filled with delightful pictures of Leopold, Fidleo, Furbert, and Christina and their instruments. (Cassette package also available.) It's a great and fun way to introduce musical culture to the children you love. Also purrfect for schools and libraries.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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A Poor Idea,
By D S (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classical Cats: A Children's Introduction to the Orchestra (Audio CD)
Don't be surprised if children who listen to this imitate the main characters and behave badly. The main characters who introduce the music are obnoxious. They are an overbearing female who is always right and a misbehaving boy who she scolds. Sometimes the boy will say something cute and be praised for it by the always superior female. This would be especially awful for a younger brother and older sister. There are many good recordings of classical music directed toward a young audience like Prokofiev's well loved "Peter & the Wolf" and Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". Try the recording of these with narrators Alec Clunes and Lorin Maazel on DG Musikfest. There are numerous other recordings of Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf and Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, each with different narrators. Try also Classics for Children by Arthur Fiedler with the Boston Pops on Bmg/Rca Victor. This recording has a delightful and humorous version of Saint Saens' Carnival of the Animals and other classical music as well. And there is Tubby the Tuba, this introduces the orchestra with the adventures of a tuba. The story is almost like the Ugly Duckling, sweet and funny. There are versions by Danny Kaye and the Manhattan Transfer among others.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
music to my ears,
By bertzoe@gateway.net (Richmond, Rhode Island) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classical Cats: A Children's Introduction to the Orchestra (CD + Book) (Paperback)
My two year old daughter loved this book and tape. The characters are lovabe. She now knows the names of more musical instruments than she would have otherwise. It's a fun, educational set. Defintely worth buying
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Teaching Tool,
By Mandy Bailey (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classical Cats: A Children's Introduction to the Orchestra (CD + Book) (Paperback)
I am an elementary music educator and use this book with First and Second Grade children to teach instruments of the orchestra. The CD plays wonderful examples of each instrument by its orchestral family. The "cats" are very funny characters that the children fall in love with. Using this as a teaching tool, the ability of First Graders that can tell you the names of each orchestral instrument and the family it belongs in will amaze you. An added plus is the coloring book that shows the cats playing their instruments.
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