I love that the children appreciate classical music more these days. (Even E walks around humming the music!) Overall, it's kind of funny and somewhat silly. Little Amadeus is a bit adventurous and often gets into trouble. Sometimes it's hard to really see what is factual and what is made up for the sake of entertainment. I do not know enough about Amadeus so I probably should read up! (We are planning a quick trip to the library this afternoon, you know what I will be checking out!) There is also a villain in the story that I don't particularly like because he is always trying to sabotage the family when they are on a trip or getting ready to perform. He uses the words, "stupid" and "idiot" often and I am NOT a fan of those words, so we discuss them ahead of time. I remind them that movies have to use these words sometimes, but WE do not use them! We discuss that in every story line there must be a villain so that the main character (Amadeus) must somehow solve the problem and then the story can have a happy ending!
Today we are going to use the accompanying CD-Rom full of activities and lesson plans (for me!). I will continue to review. But this is a great introduction to classical music. Thank you, again, Matt and Leo!
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