The Magical Music Box

Features

• A different fortnightly story involving the siblings Sarah and Jamie
• A CD or tape with each issue
• The story in spoken word with an accompaniment of classical music
• The classical music on its own
• History behind the stories and the music
• Facts about the relevant composer and instruments
• The formula for the magazine was simple. It followed the adventures of Jamie and Sarah, siblings who seemed to be magnets for danger. The stories had no sense of realism and were pure fantasy. The children seemed to be running around having adventures with no money, food or supervision. It is a pure fantasy which excited the youths imagination at the time. The music was used to construct the narrative through the adventurers and to the conclusions. That is why the magazine came with a tape or CD so you could listen to the story and the music. The magazine also had a strong educational element after each story. The narrator introduced the learner to each part of the music that had been played, and explained which instruments were used.

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