Best Compilations
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My baby is now over six feet tall, and the sound of this music still makes me feel peaceful and happy. Numbers seven through twelve are instrumental versions of the same pieces, making it even more relaxing for winding down at the end of the day."
"We played this tape every night as our young children fell asleep."
"Having said that, the appeal of this CD and other CDs by J. Aaron Brown (like "Rock-A-Bye Collection Vol 2 and "A Child's Gift of Lullabyes")for me is not only that the songs are peaceful and beautiful, truly worthwhile music, but that it's music that moms and dads find appealing, too, so much so that listening to the songs is enjoyable for the parents, too, while they snuggle with their precious gifts from heaven."
"Well low and behold little sister came along last year on May 15th and I looked frantically for my cassette and couldn't find it. !, now little sister will be lulled to sleep when she comes over to grandma's house just like her big brother did a long time ago. in the mail, and had the family over for supper one Sunday afternoon, I started the c.d."
"There are five songs on the CD with each song having a vocal and an instrumental version (10 tracks on CD). And, Amazon's price for this CD is much better than if you purchase the CD elsewhere (at least it has been each time I have purchased it)."
"Had the cassette when I was little and was enthused to find the CD for my son (since our cassette player is wearing out)."
"My children ages 9 and 5, beg me to sing these precious songs at bedtime. 10/5/09 Update: Almost 5 years later and my 4 youngest children continue to enjoy this CD."
"Like many here,my wife got this tape as a gift in a baby shower.We opened it up and the music was unreal! My son is now 21 and can remember every word on that tape!"
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I admit I originally bought this album because Split Lip Rayfield had a song on it--it's never too early to teach your children about great bluegrass--but it turns out the whole thing is fantastic."
"I bought this CD to get one song: Rosie Flores doing "Red Red Robin"."
"These are fun songs for kids of all ages."
"We received it as a gift for our son's birth and now I give it as a gift to other friends."
"The preschool member of the family loves "Senor Don Gato". Thank you Bloodshot for making a kids' CD that doesn't suck!"
"Bought this YEARS ago when my kids were still little."
"I checked this out at the library and liked it so much that I bought a copy for myself."
"It sets the tone of the album, which is almost relentlessly upbeat, fun music, with just the occasional slow song like It's not easy being green, performed by Rex Hobart and the misery boys. Apart from Red red robin, perhaps the most famous songs here are Camptown races (done as an instrumental), I am my own Grandpa (sung here by the Asylum street spankers), Three billy goats gruff (narrated by Carolyn Mark) and The fox (sung by the Waco brothers)."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So many songs that we've heard in class."
"My children and I LOVE this CD."
"Love the kids music from Old Town School of Folk Music, it has everyone singing in the car!"
"Love love love these children's songs!"
"It is another good album to add to the arsenal of songs to keep the kids engaged and learning new music."
"We love this CD - even the adults enjoy the music."
"We'd been listening to They Might Be Giants for quite some time, and while we love them, I was ready to hear something new."
"Can't figure it out because I have never had an issue with any other CD in it, but looks like maybe it is a burned CD and that is why?"
Best Compilations
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I admit I originally bought this album because Split Lip Rayfield had a song on it--it's never too early to teach your children about great bluegrass--but it turns out the whole thing is fantastic."
"I bought this CD to get one song: Rosie Flores doing "Red Red Robin"."
"These are fun songs for kids of all ages."
"We received it as a gift for our son's birth and now I give it as a gift to other friends."
"The preschool member of the family loves "Senor Don Gato". Thank you Bloodshot for making a kids' CD that doesn't suck!"
"Bought this YEARS ago when my kids were still little."
"I checked this out at the library and liked it so much that I bought a copy for myself."
"It sets the tone of the album, which is almost relentlessly upbeat, fun music, with just the occasional slow song like It's not easy being green, performed by Rex Hobart and the misery boys. Apart from Red red robin, perhaps the most famous songs here are Camptown races (done as an instrumental), I am my own Grandpa (sung here by the Asylum street spankers), Three billy goats gruff (narrated by Carolyn Mark) and The fox (sung by the Waco brothers)."
Best Improvisation
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I really like the calm music for me and my son."
"Great relaxing nursing and naptime music."
"Looks cute haven't had a chance to listen because it is a gift."
"The music is all very soothing and my daughter drifts off to sleep every night by the 5th-7th track."
"I always fall asleep listening to classical musin - finally someone sells it as a sleep aide."
"A delightful, sleep inducing album."
"I originally received this CD as a baby gift and played it every night for three years."
"all babies should have soothing music."
Best Sonatas
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Track 6 is just beautiful."
"A must CD for all trumpet players."
"The trumpet doctor and Erich kunzel pops are in fine Italiano mode and visions of woody woodpecker in the barber of Seville rise up in the imagination."
"The Doctor's rendition of opera pieces ordinarily sung by tenors is quite enjoyable."
"I bought this for my Dad who is a retired trumpeter."
"This and a Herb Alpert CD are my only trumpet music albums."
"Doc does his usual fantastic job of trumpet playing."
"Love Doc."
Best Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If you have any love of piano music, Clair De Lune is a must."
"BEAUTIFUL, VERY SOOTHING AND GREAT FOR RELAXING."
"Lovely music, well-performed."
"I love this performance of "Reverie" more than any I've heard ."
"Great CD, totally enjoying the clarity & beauty of Debussy's music."
"I love this music...I can't believe such grand music exits on this disc."
Best Educational
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Really great having this along with the course."
"It's great for being able to read Latin and understand it immediately without translating."
"All of the chapters of volume 1 of Orberg's Lingua Latina are recorded here with the Ecclesiastical pronunciation. I recommend you read the chapter, do the exercises, then re-read the chapter, and keep re-reading it until you can read it at the speed of English, without looking up any words. This is Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation, not classical! They've done a great service to those of us who are trying to move from Latin translation to Latin fluency."
"As a homeschooler I wanted them to have a chance to try something different (they were getting burned out) and this series seemed a wonderful opportunity to have some fun and see their previous studies bear fruit in the pleasure of reading real stories. I went back on-line to order myself a book (I had realized I wanted a text, too) and was surprised to see that there was a new addition to Amazon's set: "Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata Pars I: Familia Romana Latine Audio: Ecclesiastical Pronounciation" in MP3 format."
"This sounds like a recording of students in a college latin class or spoken latin club."
"To learn to speak Ecclesiastical Latin one must hear it spoken and this CD provides an excellent means used in conjunction with the Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata Pars I. I highly recommend it."
"This is a review only of the audio samples here on this page."
"Really great audio that makes study time that much easier."
Best Lullabies
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have since bought it for many baby shower gifts and just purchased 2 more copies to give each of my sons for their future families because they love it so much."
"This lullaby cd was my children's favorite."
"I bought this for one pregnant friend and now the daughter she bore uses the same tape (I think it was a tape) for her baby!"
"When my niece (now 21) was little, her grandparents, parents, & I had copies of this DVD (cassette tape back then) in all our houses & cars, so it was played anywhere she napped or slept -- for years."
"My daughter grew up listening to these songs and now it is the album she falls asleep to every night and she is four and has quite the selection on the ipod."
"This music rocked my children to sleep 25 years ago, now passing them on to my grandchildren and grand-nieces/nephews."
"My grandbabies love the sweet music!"
"On being satisfied by the research performed on this collection, I decided to take a plunge and bought the mp3 version here and downloaded onto an Ipod with a Dock. Tanya Goodman has a special god-given voice that will immerse you in a sea of melody. My wife usually sings the songs while sitting on a rocking chair with our baby on her arm, while Tanya Goodman's voice/magic fills the bedroom. Tanya Goodman's voice and the lyrics will be enjoyed by all irrespective of age, gender and religion."
Best Sing-A-Longs
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Find Best Price at Amazon"They loved this CD and we listened to it throughout can their childhood and sometimes if find them, as teens, still singing these songs!! They've always talked about their fond memories of the songs and our family singing these songs together. We all love hearing our littles singing these songs even when we aren't playing the music!!"
"Great songs for kids to sing along to and without knowing it they are learning great life lessons."
"I highly recommend Teaching Peace by Red Grammer!"
"When you purchase a CD, do you ever expect that EVERY SINGLE SONG will be great? People have told me that "my kids" were still singing "Teaching Peace" (along with the ASL signs) at lunch together in high school."
"We listened to this as kids and now my daughters love it too.... barnyard boogie is the favorite."
"Much better in my opinion than listening to "old macdonald" or "itsy bitsy spider" over and over (not that they don't enjoy adult music too, but they love the simplicity of kids tunes)."
"I bought this collection as a cassette tape 30 years ago for my children. While some songs have been updated (I miss Baby Beluga!)."
"I have to admit too that since having children, I have found it hard to relate to popular music on the radio, but with Red Grammar's Teaching. Peace, I feel like I've found something that resonates with me too."