Maestro Classics: The Soldier’s Tale and My Name is Handel: The Story of Handel’s “Water Music” Review & Giveaway

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

My Name is Handel: The Story of Water MusicThe Soldier's Tale

Thanks to a lot of young children’s toys and shows engaging our children through the beautiful notes of classical music, most children today are exposed to classical music at a very young age.  I have to admit that I actually had minimal exposure to classical music myself until I became a parent and bought my son a classical baby CD and a few other baby products featuring classical music.  I now find myself enjoying classical music as much as my children.  However, it is clear that my children associate many classical songs to the toys, shows, and characters from which they first heard the music.  This has led me to wonder how will I get my children interested in new classical songs as they out grow these toys and shows geared toward very young children?  Naturally when I discovered the answer to my question, I just had to share it with you.  And the answer is…..Maestro Classics!

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Maestro Classics award winning collection of CDs are designed to help you incorporate music into your lives.  I have zero musical talent, but I have always appreciated all forms of musical talent.  Most of all, I have always enjoyed listening to music.  Maestro Classics are a great way to explore music and its story as a family.  My boys are still pretty young, so I have been the primary audience for these CDs thus far.  However, once they are a bit older, I think these CDs will be fun to listen to along with my kids.  These CDs are fun and educational, so they would also be great for home schooling and other educators.  The Maestro Classics website even has music teacher lesson plans!

When asked, “Why do you include folk, jazz, pop, Dixieland, university marching bands and even a song in the style of Elvis on these CDs introducing orchestra?” Maestro Classics answered, “Music is a broad and varied tapestry that should be enjoyed in all its many forms. These CDs spread the joy of music.” This is a great message to pass onto to children and something we as adults should remember as well.  We are creatures of habit and it can be extremely easy to live life with tunnel vision and miss out on many amazing experiences along the way!

Maestro Classics CDs come with a small story book inside each CD case.  The story book is filled with great information, fun illustrations, and you may even find some words to the music to help you sing-a-long!  So, if you are young or not so young, well educated in music or not so knowledgable, I recommend Maestro Classics.  These stories in music are a treasure and the education you gain in the inexperience is just a bonus!

Buy It!

You can purchase Maestro Classics CDs such as The Soldier’s Tale and My Name is Handel: The Story of Handel’s “Water Music” online at Amazon.com or the Maestro Classics website.  If you tend to listen to music on your iPod, cell phone, ect., you can purchase Maestro Classics songs on iTunes as well!

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One lucky reader at The Children’s Nook is going to win a copy of either The Soldier’s Tale CD or The My Name is Handel CD.  The winner gets to pick which one they would like to own! Mandatory Entry:  Visit the Maestro Classics website and comment about something you learned there, or which CD you’d be interested in listening to.

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Congrats to Domestic Diva on Random.org choosing her winning comment!

Giveaway will end at 11:59 p.m. (central time) on February 26, 2012.  This giveaway is open to residents in both the U.S. and Canada.  The winner will be selected by random.org and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

I received the Maestro Classics CDs, The Soldier’s Tale and My Name is Handel: The Story of Handel’s “Water Music” free of charge for review purposes.  All opinions are mine alone and based off of my experience with the product I reviewed.

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112 Responses to Maestro Classics: The Soldier’s Tale and My Name is Handel: The Story of Handel’s “Water Music” Review & Giveaway

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