Music Appreciation

Music is so much a part of our modern culture that even those who never took a class can't say they don't appreciate music. Of course there is a difference between appreciating the existence of music and being able to understand the complexities of music. In today's musically illiterate environment the former is certainly more prevalent than the latter.

Psalm 47:7 tells us to sing praises with understanding (sometimes translated as "with a skillful psalm") There is certainly the case to be made that a responsible Christian has a duty to gain understanding of music, if only to be able to sing and write excellent worship music. But especially today, with millenia of music literally at our fingertips, we have more of an obligation than ever to be listening with understanding.

In most schools music appreciation is merely a code word for Western Classical music appreciation, and the books we carry reflect that. But that's not to say you cannot appreciate music written after the 1900s, and we encourage you to learn as much about a wide variety of music as you can.

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Bach's Goldberg Variations
by Anna Harwell Celenza & JoAnn E. Kitchel
from Charlesbridge
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$16.95
Beethoven's Heroic Symphony (Once Upon a Masterpiece)
from Charlesbridge
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$16.95
Bravo! Brava!
by Anne Siberell
from Oxford University
for 3rd-8th grade
in Opera & Choral Music (Location: ELE-MUSOP)
$24.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Child's Introduction to the Orchestra
by Robert Levine
First Revised Edition from Black Dog & Leventhal
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$19.99
Classical Music for Dummies
by David Pogue, Scott Speck
2nd edition from For Dummies
for 3rd-7th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$17.50 (2 in stock)
Classical Music for Dummies
by David Pogue, Scott Speck
3rd edition from For Dummies
for 3rd-7th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$27.99
Classical Music for Dummies (old)
by David Pogue, Scott Speck
from For Dummies
for 3rd-7th grade
in Clearance: Art & Music (Location: ZCLE-ART)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Dance Me a Story
by Jane Rosenberg
from Thames and Hudson
for 3rd-8th grade
in Dance (Location: ELE-DANCE)
$12.00 (3 in stock)
Haydn's Farewell Symphony
by Anna Harwell Celenza & JoAnn E. Kitchel
from Charlesbridge
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$16.95
Meet The Great Composers Book 1 (with CD)
by June Montgomery, Maurice Hinson
from Alfred Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$20.99
Meet The Great Composers Book 2: Classroom Kit
by June Montgomery, Maurice Hinson
from Alfred Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$20.00
Metropolitan Opera Guide
by Mary Ellis Peltz and Robert Lawrence, illustrated by Alexandre Serebriakoff
7th edition from Modern Library
in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Mozart's Magic Fantasy - CD
from Classical Kids
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in Music CDs (Location: CD)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Music Appreciation 1 - Basic Set
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
Music Appreciation 1 - Bundle
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
Music Appreciation 1 - Coloring Book
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$7.99
Music Appreciation 1 - Lapbook Disc
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Clearance: Art & Music (Location: ZCLE-ART)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Music Appreciation 1 - Lapbook Flashdrive
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$29.99
Music Appreciation 1 - Music on USB Flash Drive
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$29.99
Music Appreciation 1 - Student Book
by Elizabeth Tanner & Judy Wilcox
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$49.99
Music Appreciation 2 - Bundle
from Zeezok Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Music History (Location: ELE-MUSHIS)
Music Appreciation 2 - Coloring Book
from Zeezok Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$8.99
Musical Instruments
Scholastic: Voyages of Discovery #4
by Scholastic Books and Gallimard Jeunesse
from Scholastic Inc.
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Pictures at an Exhibition
by Anna Harwell Celenza & JoAnn E. Kitchel
from Charlesbridge
Picture Book Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$16.95
Stories of the Great Composers Book 1 (with CD)
by June Montgomery, Maurice Hinson
from Alfred Publishing
for 1st-6th grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Incredible Orchestra
by Bruce Koscielniak
from HMH Books for Young Readers
for 1st-3rd grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Strike Up the Orchestra
from Friedman / Fairfax
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$8.50 (1 in stock)
Tchaikovsky Discovers America - CD
by Classical Kids
from Classical Kids
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Music CDs (Location: CD)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Welcome to the Symphony
by written by Carolyn Sloan; illustrated by James Williamson
from Workman Publishing
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Young Person's Guide to Music
by Neil Ardley
Book & CD from DK Publishing
for 1st-4th grade
in Music Education & Reference (Location: ELE-MUSREF)
$12.00 (2 in stock)