Leonard Bernstein Follow-up

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This is a mini-follow up on my last post. 25 out of 53 of Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts are available on DVD! Go to Amazon and read some of the reviews. They are fascinating and insightful. Here is a partial list of the topics Leonard Bernstein covered with a sold out Carnegie Hall full of kids for 15 years:

1. What Does Music Mean? 
2. What is American Music? 
3. What is Orchestration? 
4. What Makes Music Symphonic? 
5. What is Classical Music? 
6. Humor in Music 
7. What is a Concerto? 
8. Who is Gustav Mahler? 
9. Folk Music in the Concert Hall 
10. What is Impressionism? 
11. Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky 
12. What is a Melody? 
13. The Latin American Spirit 
14. Jazz in the Concert Hall 
15. What is Sonata Form? 
16. A Tribute to Sibelius 
17. Musical Atoms: A Study in Intervals 
18. The Sound of an Orchestra 
19. A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich 
20. What is a Mode? 
21. A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time 
22. Quiz-Concert: How Musical Are You? 
23. Berlioz Takes a Trip 
24. Two Ballet Birds 
25. Fidelio: A Celebration of Life 

This is a must have for you and your child's arts library.