What is Back To Bach™?

Back To Bach™ is an innovative low cost program that provides the easiest, most effective combination of educational tools available to connect children (and adults) with classical music. Theme recognition is the foundation.

How does Back To Bach™ work?

The Back To Bach™ program is based on research evidence showing that we remember music better with words (and words better with music). Children sing along, karaoke style, using the lyrics that the author has written for the most beautiful classical music themes. Since the lyrics contain the names of the composer and composition, children easily retain both in a very short time.

Who developed the Back To Bach™ program?

The Back To Bach™ program was developed by Marjorie Kiel Persons, a children's educator and music education specialist/consultant. She has tested the Back To Bach™ concepts in many classrooms and music education conferences. She has been a well received presenter at state music education conferences in: North Carolina (three times), Texas (twice), Georgia (twice), Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, New Jersey, and West Virginia as well as home school conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama and Illinois.

Marjorie is a summa cum laude graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She later completed post-graduate studies at the University of Minnesota and Kean College in Union, New Jersey. Marjorie is certified in:

• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• English Literature
• Music Education

Marjorie, a history and music enthusiast, and her husband Clyde, a once retired engineer, have worked together to make the program a reality. They have lived in Venezuela, Aruba, Egypt, and Mexico in addition to several regions of the United States. They currently live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina.

Why does Back To Bach™ work?

The lyrics are kid-friendly, often humorous and always educational. The lyrics make the abstract concrete. Children learn the themes quickly and they begin to hear them in many places – cartoons, commercials, cell phones, malls, etc. Children love to "know" and they become excited about classical music.

Why are we called Back To Bach™?

You'll think it's magic the way your children remember the themes and become excited about classical music.

What do I need to begin?

We recommend clicking on "Thems by Level" and beginning with Level 1 Themes. 

Are teaching materials available?

See the "Product Ordering" page. There are many materials that can be used casually or for a comprehensive music appreciation education program. Whether you do just the Basics or continue with the broader Educational Scope of the Program, the object is to have fun, to know classical music themes, and to develop good attitudes toward classical music.

Who is using Back To Bach™?

Back To Bach™ can be found in print via Classical Magic® books with CDs which are favorite educational gifts for both adults and children . The products are also being used by parents with preschool children or children who can read by themselves, elementary and middle school classroom teachers, librarians, and homeschoolers, as well as by college educators of elementary school teachers as an introductory music course.

Who did the illustrations & composer portraits in Back To Bach™ and Classical Magic^® Products?

The illustrations are by Philip Nellis and the composer portraits are by George Ann Johnson.