Of Note: August 2010, featuring Charles Ives

	News from Classics for Kids™ • August 2010 CHARLES IVES, BUSINESSMAN AND COMPOSER, IS AUGUST’S FEATURE ON CLASSICS FOR KIDS American born composer Charles Ives was actually a successful businessman who wrote music in the evenings and on weekends. Because of this independence, he could compose exactly what he wanted and that helped put his music ahead of its time. The shows for August include: About Charles Ives Marching Through the Country Band March Folk Tunes in Classical Music American Hymns in Classical Music Download this month's activity sheet (Requires Acrobat Reader) CLASSICS FOR KIDS NOW AVAILABLE IN PODCAST FORM Does your child seem forever attached to his/her iPod or Mp3 player? Then infuse it with some great music! Download the Classics for Kids™ radio show in podcast form right to their player, and give them a blast of Bach or a touch of Tchaikovsky. Podcast information is available here. Johann Strauss Jr. composed many waltzes and marches, but did you know he started his own orchestra and conducted it when he was only 19? Shows for September include: About Johann Struass Jr. Other Members of the Strauss Family The Waltz Musical Conversation What is it like to be a composer? Naomi Lewin interviews Charles Coleman to learn about the life of a composer. To hear the interview, click here. School is starting back up. Let Classics for Kids™ help your curriculum with free lesson plans. They meet national standards and they are yours for the clicking. Check them out be going here. Parents and teachers, you know Classics for Kids™ loves to hear from you about the program, the website, and how it can be improved and more relevant to you in making classical music part of your child’s life. Just fill out the feedback form here. We also want to hear from your kids, so have them check out our Bulletin Board section here to see what other kids have sent and how to send in their own artwork or letter. "The most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time change and perhaps grow obsolete, as new scientific manifestations emerge. But art is eternal, for it reveals the inner landscape, which is the soul of man." Martha Graham
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