The Very Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Tune up and take your seat – the orchestra is about to begin!

Introduce the maestro-in-making in your life to orchestral music. Follow Ava and Jayden on a magical journey as they discover the instruments of the orchestra and explore beautiful scenes inspired by the music.

Young readers can discover instruments from the violin to the trumpet, and learn about the composers and their dazzling pieces. The spreads tell the story of the classical tune, while the sound button brings it to life.

Discover 10 famous classic pieces appropriate for children, including:

– Williams’ The Lark Ascending;
– Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals
– Rossini’s William Tell
– Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee
– Handel’s Messiah
– Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
– Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
– Strauss’ Sunrise
– Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4
– Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor.

Ideal for young fans of classical music aged 4-7 years and those beginning to learn an instrument, The Very Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is guaranteed to amaze and inspire.

The story text leads you through magical scenes inspired by the orchestra and music with easy-to-read rhymes pulled out for younger readers and fascinating fact boxes to reinforce learning.

The easy press buttons play 10 seconds of music each. Parents and carers – save the batteries, and your patience, with an on/off switch for the musical sounds located on the left of the back cover.

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This book is a “Rabbit Trail” book from Beautiful Feet Book’s Music Appreciation Family Package.

All other “Rabbit Trail” titles for the Music Appreciation bundle can be viewed here. More titles will be forthcoming.

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The Very Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra