The Story Orchestra

By Katy Flint, Jessica Courtney Tickle (illustrator),

Book cover of The Story Orchestra: I Can Play: Learn 8 Easy Pieces of Classical Music!

Book description

From the The Story Orchestra series, a beautifully illustrated first piano sound book! Press the keys to learn 8 famous classical tunes from the story books.

​While other books in the series play famous pieces of classical music, in this new Story Orchestra title, young readers can now play the…

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1 author picked The Story Orchestra as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Children must have fun while being introduced to classical music. This book introduces children to classical music and the magical keyboard. As Rowan Baker suggests it is important to first have the child listen to an excerpt of the original instrumental piece before playing the melody on the keyboard.

Jessica Tickles illustrations are delightful and a child’s attention is drawn to them as the original piece is played. I believe the magical keyboard is a jumping-off place for more stimulating activities while teaching classical music to young children.

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