Classical MPR and the Minnesota Opera are teaming up to bring opera for young people to the classroom or the living room. This is the second in a series of two lessons that introduces the art form of opera to young learners.


Class Notes Opera: Lesson Two - I Can Express Myself Through Opera!

Classical MPR and the Minnesota Opera are teaming up to bring opera for young people to the classroom or the living room. This is the first in a series of two lessons that introduces the art form of opera to young learners.


Class Notes Opera: Lesson One - What is Opera?

In our latest YourClassical Kids Music Lesson, we will create a musical map of the instrumentation in a segment of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach.


YourClassical Kids Music Lessons: More Musical Maps!

In our latest YourClassical Kids Music Lesson, we will focus on one piece inspired by composer Domenico Scarlatti's mischievous cat.


YourClassical Kids Music Lessons: April Fools' Day, Part II -- Those Mischievous Cats

There are many kinds of maps, including musical maps. Today is the first YourClassical Kids Music Lesson in an occasional series about musical mapping.


YourClassical Kids Music Lessons: Musical Maps, Part I

During the month of March, we celebrate Women's History Month as a way to give special recognition to the contributions and achievements of women. Today's YourClassical Kids Music Lesson features five women composers.


YourClassical Kids Music Lessons: Women's History Month

Due to current circumstances, we have adapted the concert content to provide a virtual Class Notes Concert. Today's YourClassical Kids Music Lesson will be a virtual Class Notes concert featuring Robot Rickshaw.


Virtual Class Notes Concerts: Robot Rickshaw

In today's music lesson, we will learn about an instrument in the brass family--the trombone!


YourClassical Kids Music Lessons: Trombone Talk

Due to current circumstances, we have adapted the concert content to provide a virtual Class Notes Concert. Today's YourClassical Kids Music Lesson will be a virtual Class Notes concert featuring Gaelynn Lea.


Virtual Class Notes Concerts: Gaelynn Lea

Black History Month is a time when we honor achievements and history of Black Americans. Black musicians have shaped and defined every aspect of American music. Today's lesson offers a small starting place to start investigating some notable Black performers and composers.


Katie Condon

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