Bach FAQ 162

Classical Music in Kindergarten, Classical Music in Daycare... and All Without Any Effort, with Tremendous Effect, 100 Percent Free of Charge..

When it comes to Classical Music, there is already a lot you can do for these little rascals: simply play them the most popular pieces regularly. With my selection, this is also quite “bearable” for most teachers! Simply because these 300 pieces are not “annoying” Classical Music. © Pixabay..

Classical Music in kindergarten and daycare ... in a nutshell: On this page of my website, I am indirectly making 300 popular, beloved, and above all easy Classical Works available to you. Indirectly? Yes, I am not allowed to compile them. But I can list where you can listen to them directly ... to the pieces. These works are at the bottom of this website, and clicking here will take you directly there..

With a laptop, a tablet or a smartphone and an ultra-cheap additional speaker (... starting at just $ 8.00* ...), you can play Classical Hits at regular intervals – in your kindergarten or daycare center – at a time that suits you: once a week for an hour, for example. Or once a week for two hours. Or once a day for half an hour. Or always during lunch break. The pieces are so catchy that even fans of current and young music can “tolerate” listening to them..

The technical effort involved is actually zero. I have already collected the works. All you have to do is click on the next song 15 times. By repeatedly listening to these popular Classical Works, you are preparing the “fertile ground” in kindergarten/daycare age for a later interest in Popular Classical Music. After that, perhaps also in more conservative Classical Music. Interested parents can also continue this approach at home if you wish..

At this age, there is little else you can do to sustainably ( ! ) introduce your children to Classical Music. Incidentally, the little asterisk ( * ) above indicates that I am not permitted to provide you with an audio compilation, such as the one below featuring popular Bach works, or a digital playlist. This is clearly regulated by law and the GEMA. However, I am allowed to provide you with a list of pieces that you can click on. Everything is free of charge, by the way, and I am happy to mention that again..

In essence:This, my approach is extremely undemanding, but highly effective! It can be achieved with a minimum of effort on the part of the educators. It is also much more relaxed to implement than any other approach. What's more, my approach achieves the only possible, yet easy-to-implement goal: namely, that all ( ! ) kids, long after their time in kindergarten or daycare, are finally “ready” for the next level at the age of eight or nine. Namely, “Classical Music in elementary school”..

There, the child should quickly and effectively – but unconsciously – realize that what they are encountering is not Classical Music in general, but rather, in a transitional stage, so to speak, Popular Classical Music. For this purpose, as many children as possible should be able to recall as many Classical Works as possible as beautiful memories: positively charged and, as mentioned, unconsciously. With your commitment in kindergarten or daycare, you can significantly optimize the next step. This is when school is no longer 100 percent exclusively about listening to Classical Music. And so the conclusion is: The path to all Classical Music absolutely leads first through an appreciation of Popular Classical Music ... whether in adulthood, in high school, in middle school, in elementary school, or even in kindergarten or daycare..

This is particularly important, in fact, extremely important, even more than that ... ultra-extremely important, because I may not have made it entirely clear in the two previous sections: It is also about listening to Popular Classical Works repeatedly. You also need to listen to Gaga, Swift, Perry, and Grande latest hits at least twice, or better still three times, in order to really appreciate them and be able to hum along. Here, too, the following advantage is important: The more often you follow my approach, the more bearable the repetition becomes for the educators. Specifically: Serving “Peter and the Wolf” to the same little darlings five times in a month is certainly fun for them, just as I used to read the same Pixi book over and over again. For all educators, however, five times a month, is already pushing the limits..

And ultimately ... if you disagree ... that's okay. If one child remembers even just the one melody that opens “Peter and the Wolf,” then the purpose has been fulfilled. One work, not several! A final exaggeration: five times “Peter and the Wolf,” five times “The Carnival of the Animals” (... also with only one dominant melody: “The Swan”!) ... and that's per month ( ! ): This will create two exciting results These are two melodies that every child will “encounter” again in their lives: by chance in a movie, at the theater, on television, while channel surfing on a Classical Radio Station, or elsewhere..

No ... it's more like this: Lots and lots of Classical Works ... often offered ... and with no effort at all ... this leads – with the later introduction of the term “Popular Classical Music” – to young people consciously realizing that it is Popular Classical Music that they really like ... and where they can find more of it. This happens then during school years with the same philosophy: that is, as with my free “Classical Music in Kindergarten and Daycare” and with my ... Advertisement begins ... “Teaching Material Classical Music”. It consists of 17 parts and can be purchased for a small fee of € 11.90 including VAT, a one-time flat rate ( ! ), to support our “Bach Mission” and the “Classical Music for Children Mission” ... for the next 20 years..

“Cross-Brushed” ... Is the Essential Criterion for All Our Approaches to Conveying the Enjoyment of Classical Music and Bach ... Also the Suggestions for “Classical Music in Kindergarten and Daycare” Are Conceived in This Way..

This website and this page are also “cross-brushed.” First, the principle is described in a few lines at the top, explaining what you can do to introduce children to Classical Music very carefully and at a very early age, and later ... at a later stage, with teachers and parents. Only in this section does the all-important next step follow, which is to approach Classical Music sustainably, that is, over many decades. Further down, there is also plenty of reading material for all the educators in kindergartens and daycare centers among you who enjoy reading ... and also like my style..

For a very long time, there have been and are approaches to “expose” children to Classical Music as early as in kindergarten and daycare. In my opinion, however, the long-term effect is “zero”. There is no question that children have a lot of fun with activities based on Classical Music. For example, with the guest performance of the Piano Theater (... they only perform in Europe and the page is in German), which I find so inspiring. But ... in terms of content, you could also teach kids in kindergarten and daycare Einstein's theory of relativity, if only it could be done in a child-friendly way, that is, with fun..

The connecting factor? Precisely the hour in which the topic (... embedded in a storytelling context ...) is communicated has no influence on how precisely this topic later leads to a more comprehensive interest in Classical Music using this, let's call it, proven method..

In my opinion, kindergarten and daycare children cannot be prepared for a life of enthusiasm for Classical Music with such “standard” offerings. I mean stories accompanied by Classical Music. In terms of “entertaining” this target group, that is of course possible and also okay..

However, articles in conservative and modern media prove that, despite the well-known and widespread use of Classical Entertainment for our youngest, there is less and less interest in Classical Music in adulthood..

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How Did I Come up with This “Nonsense”?..

I consider myself competent in “selling” Classical Music. Why? First of all, I have been working for around 40 years in a profession that presents contexts, such as how beer is made, how a newspaper is produced, how a cruise company operates, or how a mine works, in a way that is fun and also suitable for children. My father, Peter Bach, Sr., started doing this in 1950, and I learned it from the ground up. Over a decade ago, I began preparing the topic of Johann Sebastian Bach for children, including those in kindergarten and daycare. My website Johann Sebastian Bach for Children came into being. As if you wouldn't notice it yourself: In the next section, I am required to point to it, follows a little advertising again..

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My Bach Biography for Children (... and possibly even for adults ... then “easy going”) was also created for this purpose. There is also a Bach Coloring Book about the Thomas Cantor ... which is, of course, only for the littlest ones. And finally, we have also developed a Bach Game for Kindergarten..

Ten years later, I had the idea that it could be a good “vehicle” to lead people to Bach via Classical Music. In other words, I had the idea that a broader group of people, the “base of those interested in Classical Music,” would then become more interested in Bach if this “foundation” became larger. That was the beginning of my Mission, Classical Music for Children (... in contrast to the website Bach for Children). Actually, it's better to say our mission, because my wife Renate is always “on board”, both creatively and with her Publishing Company..

In 2020, during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the worst wildfire season in California since weather records began, the Teaching Material Classical Music project came into being. There is a free version and an XXL version. The latter is available for a small fee of only € 11.90 (... including VAT). This material helps teachers convey the topic of “Classical Music,” which is already so difficult for this group of dwarfs. Everything is based on my realization that somehow almost everyone knows what Classical Music is. But one simply cannot explain it. It took three months to design the 17-part download offer. It was finally available in its entirety by Christmas 2020..

For you, as a visitor to this website and as a kindergarten or daycare teacher, the 14th component is already “very exciting” today: Because for about half the price, you get my “Bach Biography for Children” in three versions ( ! ). It is the winning prize in the “ Teaching Material Classical Music” category. For this reason alone, it would be worth purchasing ths Teaching Material Classical Music , because you could “knock out” 19 shares, and you would get the Bach Biography for Kids alone at half price. However, not on paper. What's more: You can copy the audiobook, the tablet version, and the eBook version for all children. And not just this year, but, depending on how old you are, for the next 20 years, the next 25, or the next 50..

Here's the trick: When it comes to “Classical Music for kids", you're laying the perfect groundwork for the next step. That step then takes place at school. And it requires no effort. It's now “tolerable Classical Music” for teachers. All of this costs nothing and has a big impact. Children must have heard Classical Works during their first decade of life. Then, later on, recognition generates the desire to find and listen to more music like this. To this end, it is necessary for kids (... later) to learn that what they are listening to can be found using the search term “Popular Classical Music.” Your “educational colleagues” will then take care of this. © Pixabay..

At a very late stage, when this work “Teaching Material Classical Music” for elementary schools and other schools – but not yet explicitly for children in kindergarten or daycare – was being created, something else occurred to me. When compiling the Classical Works I was familiar with, there was another source that had inspired me throughout my life. Up to that point, I had only written about how well-known and Popular Classical Melodies can be heard by chance on television or in the movies, in films or series. And then, of course, in advertising as well..

I had completely forgotten that I myself had my first encounters with Popular Classical Music when I was in kindergarten. I remember the place where we lived back then and the kindergarten I attended. So the time period can be determined..

At that time, when I was attending kindergarten – daycare centers were quite exotic back then, if they even existed in Germany – my parents had purchased three or four LPs of Classical Works performed by James Last. At the time, James Last was almost the only composer and bandleader who interpreted Classical Music in a modern way. And only popular, well-known Classical Works. It was only in 2020, when I came across many of these titles – today and on the internet, of course – that I realized that my current “Teaching Material Classical Music” and the resulting project “Classical Music in Kindergarten and Classical Music in Daycare” also consisted of memories of these ten to 20 titles. The “seed” – “planted” back then – only germinated a full 50 years later. And that led me – actually only after 95 percent of the work on my “Teaching Material Classical Music ” was finished – to my current free offer “Classical Music in Kindergarten and Classical Music in Daycare.” And – to my realization – I believe: That's something you have to discover first!..

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So, and because I now intend never to mention this, my “Teaching Material Classical Music ” on this page again, that is where the “advertisement ends.” This means that – in the next sentence – the font will be gray again. And no longer dark blue..

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What Do I Mean It? There Is No Other Way to Introduce Classical Music in Kindergarten, Daycare, and Elementary School..

Well, I am convinced that there is absolutely no Classical Music for children, neither in school, nor in kindergarten, nor in daycare. Yes, yes, I know: There is Peter and the Wolf and of course there is the world famous Carnival of the Animals, which is mentioned everywhere in connection with this particular topic (... you remember?!). And you can turn that into one or two or more great school lessons. It's also an exciting time for the kids in daycare and kindergarten. And so many, many children come into contact with Classical Music at a very early age. That certainly has a positive effect on this subject..

But ... sustainable is different. Because we have to “take away” those schoolchildren – now only in the case of “confrontation” in elementary school and the school level after that – who would also – but differently – have found their way to Classical Music later on. I mean: Experiencing Classical Music once does not generate a desire to turn to something similar later on and develop from it. Specifically: Someone who enjoyed an hour of “Peter and the Wolf,” whether at school or before that in kindergarten or daycare, will not because of that ( ! ) “venture” into Mozart, Bach, and Handel five, ten, or twenty years later. However, I am very much convinced that a development, as was the case with me and has now become my philosophy, can be initiated..

I know I already wrote about this above. But ... I'm going to do what they do in TV commercials: I'll repeat the “message” so it sticks better. Frequently playing Classical Music and getting to know the “Popular Classic” genre means that children –whether in elementary school or later – will remember how to find more music like this. Namely, by using these two keywords on Google: "classical" and “popular.” © Pixabay..

As mentioned above, my “real” interest in Classical Music began about 50 years after my time in kindergarten, when my wife Renate discovered that I am actually related to Johann Sebastian Bach. My project Bach über Bach was born. This was followed by one Bach website after another, including “Johann Sebastian Bach for Children.” On Bach über Bach, there is a section called FAQ, which stands for Frequently Asked Questions – first in German, of course, today in English as well – and for many years, as the project has grown, I have always wanted to create an FAQ called “Oh, that's from him …”..

The basis for this was my realization that Classical Works are heard very often on radio and television. But even with a lot of effort, it is difficult to find out what the title is and who composed it. Some things work, such as Schubert's Ave Maria or Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. But these are actually the exceptions. “The Wedding Waltz” in every American film in which a wedding takes place: Who wrote it and how can you find out if you don't know the name of the Classical Piece? Okay, it's the exception. You google “classical + wedding + music + composer.” But you don't need any more examples... or do you? Which piece starts the Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now or the exciting work and now cult science fiction movie 2001 – A Space Odyssey at second 35? Yes, my mental acrobatics are that sophisticated. “Oh... that's by him” means “Oh... this Classical Work was composed by that composer”! And it's now clear that AI is perfectly capable of researching the last question. But not if you heard a Classical Piece without any approach for research and then ask about it..

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“Oh... that's from that one!” was a “vague” and not necessarily “doggedly planned” project that I had come up with sometime in the past for the future. This was also because I hadn't yet figured out how I could get hold of these at least 50 well-known Classical Music Titles, as I had assumed at the time..

André Rieu ... You don't like him at all? His facial expressions, his humor, his performances, his fun entertainment, his music? Then please read here ... So, let's start from the beginning: André Rieu ... We clicked into one of his concerts in Maastricht for the first time in 2017: while channel surfing and by chance at the very beginning of the event. It was the very first time in my life that I consciously listened to more than 20 minutes of Classical Music “in one go.” Except for the pieces mentioned above, while I was still in kindergarten. I had also enjoyed a Bach concert on Good Friday..

And we – Renate and I – were thrilled that we had managed to do that ( ! ) at all. You can read why we were thrilled in the next section. Back to Rieu. The same thing happened in 2018. I love channel surfing on TV as much as Renate loves switching between Facebook and the Bach genealogy on her tablet. And once again, we managed not only to “land” at the right time and on the right channel, but also not during a commercial break. In the end, we enjoyed the entire concert. This time, we also recognized the melodies “from the first time.” And, as if it were meant to be, we managed to do it again in 2020. A third time, actually..

Then it dawned on me: What I was looking for already existed ... even with this term, as I found out much later: It was and is “Popular Classical Music.” I had never heard the term before. And continuing with Rieu ... he performs mostly this kind of Popular Classical Music..

In addition: When you search for Rieu's works on YouTube, YouTube always offers countless “similar works” in a collection on the right-hand side. There they were: all the Popular Works of Classical Music. With many weeks of intensive searching, you can find them ... exactly like that! Of course, the following gems you find will naturally become “less and less popular,” so you can decide for yourself: 300 "is enough!"..

And so it came into being, my unique Classical Top 100. Uniquely available on the internet, because the other Top 100, Top 25, or Top 10 collections are based on completely different, rather meaningless criteria. Fortunately, this process also took a completely different turn shortly before I began compiling my collection. When I first started thinking about how to implement the project, I wanted to write to dozens of institutions, such as the Beethoven House in Bonn. In Austria, the most exciting contact would have been the Mozart Community Vienna. Back in Germany, I would certainly have contacted the Foundation Handel House in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, to ask the specialists there not only about the specifically “suitable” composers, but also about other masters and their most popular pieces..

Never again in their lives will adults find it so easy to “make Classical Music appealing” to their children. Not in elementary school, not in their teenage years, and certainly not when they are young adults. Just like I once did, your little ones will proudly recognize one or two Classical Works the next time they encounter this genre of music. And if you are a classical music fan yourself, then you can add a few other suggestions to mine in the direction of “Classical Music in kindergarten.” © Pixabay..

So, as promised: Why were Renate and I so excited and proud to have made it through an entire concert (... by Rieu) of Classical Music? I knew – not yet in kindergarten or daycare, but from elementary school onwards – that I didn't like Classical Music!..

Excuse me? Well, I preferred listening to Chris Roberts, Middle of the Road, and later Simon & Garfunkel, followed by Eros Ramazzotti. Classical music was simply not an option. And it didn't get any airplay on my favorite radio stations either. Playing the recorder was “off the table” for me after just one lesson. Because my instrument only squeaked..

So how else was I supposed to come into contact with Classical Music later on?! I don't even remember whether Classical Music was a topic in elementary school and high school. Whether I was absent or just endured these lessons. Or whether I quickly suppressed them afterwards. Unfortunately, for educational reasons, I can't tell you about my grades and transfers. Because children might read this. Even my godchildren never found out about these “low points in my evolution” at the wrong time. So ... I'm not going to publish them here today either. Conclusion: Until well into adulthood, Classical Music was not “my cup of tea”!..

But I get to the bottom of some things. So I was ready, time and again, when the opportunity arose, to at least try to like Classical Music. On television, but even more so in my car, on the road. On long trips, stuck in traffic for hours and in rush hour commutes. How? I love to zap through channels in my car too. Radio stations, of course. Always one channel further, until a gem appears that's worth listening to: Phillysound back then, a long, long time ago ... or, roughly speaking, also from that musical era, “No Milk Today” by Herman's Hermits. Always alongside the current chart hits. Today, I prefer Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Ariana or – more age-appropriate – Madonna, again and again..

Back to the index finger on the “next button”. Every 20 to 30 stations, you also come across Classical Music offerings behind the wheel. And that's where Classical Music always got “a chance” from me. Not ten times per trip, not even once a month, maybe not even once a year. But every now and then, “I felt like it.” You can tell from the first note: Classical Music. And I decided not to click further, but to listen to half an hour of Classical Music. And what was the result? After two minutes at the latest, I ended up switching channels again. In order not to rate the offering as “annoying” or “droning,” I invented a new “Classical Music qualification for music listeners”: I realized for myself: “I'm not yet mature enough for Classical Music. Maybe later”..

So I gave Classical Music a chance. Not exactly from my time in kindergarten, but later on, seriously and regularly. For around 40 years. Nothing changed, except for the maturing of the plan to realize such a collection of Popular Classical Pieces (... which I didn't know were Popular Classical Music). Enjoying Classical Music just for the sake of enjoyment, not to create websites, still didn't work out until well into the years when so many Bach websites came into being between 2010 and 2020. Not yet sustainably. I still believed that you either had to like all Classical Music somehow – some masters more than others – or not. I didn't know the genre of “Popular Classical Music” yet. On the contrary, so to speak: it got dramatically darker before a dreamlike sunrise began with the first sparse light on the horizon. You think I should strive for a little more down-to-earthness in my writing style? Fine. You're right..

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What do I mean by that ... it first got darker? Right at the beginning of my Bach Project and our Bach Mission, I bought a Best of Bach CD in the USA. I simply wanted to get to know Bach's music. Now that I was related to him and wanted to publish his work and life even more widely around the world (... by the way, Bach on Bach appeals to interested parties in 20 languages, ranging from Spanish to Hindi and from Chinese to Japanese)..

So what did I think of Bach's work and Bach's music? Most of the pieces on this CD were nasty, two were okay, and two I thought were cool, meaning I really liked them a lot. But how could so many people, worldwide and for 150 years (... only the period of the Bach Renaissance counts now), find Johann Sebastian Bach's music heavenly, while I found most of it “terrible”? I investigated this because I needed to know the answer in order to spread his music..

I discovered the reason: Such Best of Bach compilations, as well as Best of Mozart, Best of Handel, and Best of Other Composers, did not feature the most popular pieces. Instead, they featured pieces that the publisher had already paid for. Or pieces that were cheap to buy. Or pieces that were familiar from the top 100 lists. But not ... I repeat myself because it is so important: the most popular pieces. This is the hidden reason why there are exactly three types of music fans today: those who love Classical Music. Secondly, those who don't like Classical Music. And thirdly, the actually quite large group of music-loving people who are enthusiastic about popular, that is to say, well-liked Classical Music..

Even early on, I wanted to “transport” the most popular Classical Pieces. On the right “platform”. On the internet. That's why you're here now, reading this. And hopefully at the right time in your life. Not at the right time in my life, but at the right time for many people. To “spark” an interest in Classical Music. Or for you to “serve” it to your little ones. Even if your kids are still just “playing around” in kindergarten or daycare..

My almost unsolvable problem: I am not allowed to offer public music on my website. Not even Bach music played by cool orchestras, even though Bach has been dead for a very long time. And why is that? Because GEMA keeps a very close eye on everything. For 50 years, and even before that, my father, Peter Bach, Sr., and I have worked very well with GEMA. Because we know the rules and follow them. Back to Bach. To J.S. Bach. Anyone can play his works and even earn money from them. Why? Because a composer's works are in the public domain 70 years after his death. You can do whatever you want with them. Anyone!..

Bach has been dead even for over 270 years ... so what? This is where the orchestra or the musician from above comes into play, performing exactly the piece that can be found today on the internet, via streaming services, or even on an old LP. This musician is or these musicians are almost certainly members of GEMA. GEMA protects their rights, and that's right and good! But these artists have practically all not been dead for less than 70 years. An example: 55 years ago ( ! ), my parents bought the aforementioned LPs (... two or three or even four) by musician, bandleader, and composer James Last. So around 55 years have passed since then. You might think 70 minus 55 = still 15 years. Incidentally, that kind of calculation led to my poor grades half a century ago. But ... it turns out quite differently: James Last died in 2015 in Florida. So now that is the point from which the count begins ... even for the works he performed 55 years ago. In plain language: This means that I will only be able to use his music free of charge and without penalty in 2085. Another example? Fine. Let's assume that André Rieu will still be alive in 2025 for another 20 years, then I will only be able to post his music on my website in 2115. If the legal deadline does not change by then. Here in Germany..

How cool: Minis are practically effortless to prepare for something that can then be enjoyed for a lifetime. Namely, the enjoyment of Classical Music. © Pixabay..

The solution? The PC! My PC! And a friend who taught me how to use the necessary software. And so I produced (... I didn't play them ...) 33 of Bach's most popular works. Because I don't play an instrument myself. What would have been useless anyway, because I would have had to be able to play many instruments in order to do without my PC..

So, in a production period of around 18 months, these “my” popular Bach works came into being, which you can listen to here and now and further down, and also use in your kindergarten and daycare center. Yes, that’s right ... music teachers, professors of music, passionate musicians, professional musicians, and even discerning music fans will now be shaking their heads: ... Classical Music via PC! Please be a little forgiving. For my purposes, the PC music offering is perfectly adequate (... for example, in your car, with your little ones for a first introduction to Classical Music. Or in “mini format” on your smartphone)! Later on, it's easy to move on from Popular Classical Music to more serious Classical Music. The same applies to Classical Performances by real orchestras. By well-known orchestras. And by orchestras that perform at the very top of the world. For the beginning of the journey to Classical Music in your kindergarten or daycare center, this quality standard is ... in my opinion ... of really minor importance..

A Very Important Note on the Topic of “What Exactly Is Classical Music?”..

Classical Music. What that is ... there is no reasonable, correct, and accurate information available. At least not ... on the Internet. But on a website I created specifically for this question, you can read what Classical Music “exactly” is. And that is important if you find that some, a few, or even many of the following pieces are not Classical Music works at all. Enjoy reading. There..

One question will probably remain unanswered forever: Is “rustling through autumn leaves” more fun at kindergarten age than listening to Popular Classical Music? That's right: The question cannot be answered. Not at all. © Pixabay..

The “User Manual” for Classical Music in Kindergartens and Daycare Centers ...   ..

... is really easy: Connect speakers to your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. In the case of Bach's musical works, all you need to do is click on the Bach Music Link (... below the postcard) and you're ready to go..

In the case of my four following collections (... the most “digestible,” that is, light, short, popular classical works, each lasting about 45 minutes) and the “Classic Top 100,” click individually on each piece of music (... that is, always on the next piece). You may want to skip the ads (... if, despite our best efforts in selecting the pieces, there are still ads). Enjoy!..

Parents who are familiar with the internet and YouTube could also put together a playlist for you. Or you can do it yourself. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to do it for you. So, as with my Bach pieces for you, all you have to do is press "play". Once again, enjoy!..

This Is How the Playlist Works in Every Kindergarten and Daycare Center..

It was only in the course of developing these projects for kids, big and small, that I came up with increasingly better recommendations on how you could “fill” your kindergarten or daycare center with Classical Music. Initially, my only recommendation was to compile YouTube offerings into a playlist. To this end, I played my recommendation lists for you myself, over and over again, because YouTube does not always show ads, and so there were some pieces that did show annoying ads in the very last test. Nevertheless, the recommendations are based not only on the suitability of the type of Classical Work – it has to be popular anyway – but also on the fact that great importance is attached to the entire collection being as ad-free as possible. Not ideal, but better than no approach at all..

Only later – I'm still learning – did I discover the option of creating a playlist, which you can then compile free of charge with the Amazon Prime service if you use it anyway. For everyone else, this might influence your decision to give it a try. Spotify is another alternative, and "Amazon Download" offers an additional option. By the way: We do not receive any commission from Amazon or Spotify. With just 20 to 30 works, you will have enough Classical Music for the rest of your life and for this purpose..

Simply send this PDF (... below) electronically to all parents or ... © Info..

... print out the template above and simply give each child a quarter of the page to take his or her parents.. 

Here follows the Bach Collection ... and below that, four of my suggestions for the "most accessible", light Classical Pieces. Finally, there is the list of the 300 most Popular Classical Pieces..

1. My Popular Bach Classical Works as Mp3 for You ... Already Compiled: Just Click Here!..

■   Bach   Air      3:11  

■   Bach   Präludium (Das wohltemperierte Klavier)  2:20

■   Bach   Menuett in G-Dur      1:20  

■   Bach   Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe      2:59  

■   Bach   Orchester-Suite Nr. 2 in h-Moll      1:31  

■   Bach   Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2      3:13  

■   Bach   Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3    3:43  

■   Bach   Französische Suite Nr. 5      1:25  

■   Bach   Schafe können sicher weiden      3:10  

■   Bach   Bauern-Kantate      2:36  

■   Bach   Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme      3:52  

■   Bach   Menuett      1:31  

■   Bach   Toccata in d-Moll      2:21  

■   Bach   Fuge in g-Moll      3:03  

■   Bach   Musikalisches Opfer      3:25  

■   Bach   Ouvertüre Nr. 2 in h-Moll      1:28  

■   Bach   Suite Nr. 1 aus den 6 Cello-Suiten      3:13

2. My Suggestions of Popular Classical Pieces for Conservative Listeners (... No Playlist ... These Pieces Just Need to Be Played One After the Other)..

■   Bach   Badinerie      1:27

■   Beethoven   Für Elise      2:55

■   Beethoven   Ode an die Freude   2`55

■   Binge   Elisabeth-Serenade      2:43

■   Boccherini   Minuetto      3:34

■   Charpentier   Te Deum      2:02

■   Clarke   Trumpet Voluntary      3:01

■   Grieg   Morgenstimmung      4:18

■   Händel   Ankunft der Königin von Saba    3:18

■   Mozart   40. Sinfonie      3:06

■   Mozart   Rondo Alla Turca      3:31

■   Pachelbel   Kanon in D-Dur     4:40

■   Rimski-Korsakow   Hummelflug      1:10

■   Smetana   Die Moldau      3:05

■   Strauss (Richard)   Also sprach Zarathustra      1:42

■   Wagner   Brautchor (Lohengrin)      2:04

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3.   My Suggestions of Conservative, but Lighter Popular Classical Works.. 

■   Claydermann   Ballade pour Adeline*     2:36

■   Denza   Funiculi Funiculà      2:43

■   Dostal   Fliegermarsch*      2:30

■   Jarre   Doktor Schiwago      3:27

■   Liszt   Liebestraum Nr. 3      5:50

■   Loewe   I Could Have Danced All Night*     2:38

■   Mendelssohn Bartholdy   Hochzeitsmarsch     3:06

■   Modugno   Volare*       3:49 

■   Schmidt   Tiritomba*      2:50 

■   Schubert   Ave Maria      6:15

■   Steiner   Vom Winde verweht (Tara’s Theme)*     3:39

■   Strauss (Johann, Sohn)   Annen-Polka      3:00

■   Tschaikowski   Schwanensee      3:30

■   Tschaikowski   Russischer Tanz (Nussknacker)      1:17

■   Verdi   Nabucco      4:15

* ... für sehr konservative Klassik-Fans „sehr grenzwertig!“..

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4.   My Suggestions of Young, Popular, English and American Classical Pieces 

■    Arnold   Independence Day*      6:12

■   Berlin   God Bless America      3:51

■   Bernstein (Elmer)   The Magnificent Seven    5:40

■   Bernstein (Leonhard)   America     4:28

■   Cohen (Leonard)   Halellujah      3:27

■   Copland   Fanfare for the Common Man      4:16 

■   Elfman   Mission Impossible*      1:02

■   Elgar   God Save the King (Brit. Hymne)      2:19

■   Sanderson   Hail to the Chief      1:40

■   Smith   The Star-Spangled Banner (US-Hymne)   1:14

■   Sousa   The Washington Post March   2:37

■   Ward   America The Beautiful      3:18 

■   Williams   E.T.*      3:46

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5.   My Suggestions: Definitely, Absolutely “Borderline ( ! )”, Young Popular Classic..

■   Faltermeyer   Top Gun Opening Theme*   4:09

■   Last   Der einsame Hirte*   5:39

■   Last   Morgens um 7*   3:36

■   May   Who Wants to Live Forever*  4:11

■   Morricone   Once Upon a Time in the West*   4:08

■   Serra   Der Diva-Tanz (Das 5. Element)* * * * *     4:59

■   Silvestri   Back to the Future Main Theme*    3:15

■   Vangelis   Conquest of Paradise*   4:40

■   Webber   Phantom der Oper Theme Song   6:31

■   Williams   Star Wars Main Theme*   1:29

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An Alternative for the Really Enthusiastic Among You: Why Not Put Together Your Own Playlist (... Your Favorite Hits) from All 300 Popular Classical Hits I Found?!..

I searched for and found the 300 most popular Classical Hits for you. And these ... are, by definition, the most popular Classical Works. Otherwise, they wouldn't be at the top of the rankings on YouTube and Google. As above, a link to the piece is provided directly with each suggestion. However, you have to click twice. First right here, and then again on the first link on the page you "land" on..

So ... and importantly: This compilation is not below, but on a website I designed specifically for this topic..

If You Are Now Completely Enthusiastic About My Approach, Then We Could Also Involve the Parents of “all Kids” in the Mission..

This is the final proposal. However, it is only for educators who truly regret that more people do not appreciate Classical Music. Those who want to participate in our mission with great commitment. And those who find it worthwhile if even one more boy or girl per “year group” finds their way to Classical Music: If you send this second note home about a week later than the first, then perhaps we can achieve this together. And again, you can send the note above to the parents. Print out the note below, share it, and give your kids a quarter each to take home with them..

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To the 100 most important Bach FAQ.

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