Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies Vol 2

I was dubious about introducing these CDs thinking they'd just be novelty tunes and to some extent they are Certainly they're just a small "background" part of our music curriculum But it is amazing how much of a "theme" (the core section of a piece of music) you can pick up with a simple silly songAs another reviewer comments the "can-can" song uses the word "derriere" I wish they'd chosen another but for us it's not the end of the world Also I really wish every song mentioned at least the name of the composer A few on each album don't although most do Favorites from this second CD include the brilliant "Hall of the Mountain King" and "Sing Verdi Very Loud" Schubert's "Trout Quintet" very cleverly becomes a memorable "fish story" to go with the title and often there are other details woven into the themeThese CDs will never be the entirety of any child's classical music education but as a way to show that classical music can be lighthearted and to introduce a few well-known tunes it's a lot of fun My daughter 5 walks around humming Beethoven and Vivaldi and the other day came out of her ballet class and announced that they'd played Schubert Pretty impressive!