Introducing Classical Music to Kids

I like music. And while my kids are still very small, I think it's important to introduce them to culture and classical music is one of the places I find I can do that.

One of my new favorite resources is this Classics for Kids podcast. Each month it focuses on a different composer, with a short podcast on one aspect of that composer's work each week. I have been picking a composer from their list each month and then finding other music by that composer on Amazon prime or my library's Hoopla app to play in the background while they do other work throughout the month.

Gena from Music in our Homeschool has lots of free 15 minute music lessons for elementary students, including this one on Star Wars that my kids love. My six year old points out motifs in movie music now!

Squilt Music which stands for Super Quiet Uninterrupted Listening Time has simple lessons and organizers that you can use to teach kids to pay attention to specific elements in a piece of music. There is a free downloadable lesson on In the Hall of the Mountain King for submitting your email.

Erica from Enrichment Studies offers this free Handel Unit study to all her subscribers, along with a ton of other goodies, including a Jazz composer unit on Duke Ellington. Her studies are jam packed with information, videos, downloads, and links.




This book tells a story to go with the Camille Saint-Saens's Symphony The Carnival of the Animals. It comes with a CD of the book read by John Lithgow set over the music of the symphony. There is a similar book available for Peter and the Wolf. It's a great way to get very young children interested in classical music.

What are some ways you introduce classical music to your kids?