Gifts for Little Musicians, Gifts for Big Musicians ... These Are also Music Gifts for Music Fans of Course

Musician gifts and more musician gifts plus music calendars and more music calendars. 99 different music calendars are available at Bach 4 You. On the topics of Bach and composers ... and just, yes ... music. For adults, for teens and for children. Music calendars ... that's "our cup of tea": Because we can do more than just a Bach Kindergarten Game, a Bach Coloring Book and the Bach Biography for Children. Bach 4 You ... these are really "gifts and more gifts" on the subject of music. And you won't find the 99 music calendars in this compilation almost anywhere else on the internet. Not in the whole world. But, few exceptions are there. Because you will find these 99 music calendars not only in the Publishing House Store, but also on some other websites of this Bach-Mission. Here, on this page, we also present them to you. All 99 music calendars. So you don't have to leave this page at all. And sometimes – in between – there is also a direct way to the shop, so it's really easy for you. And also comfortable.

What an exciting  fun to explore all music gifts in the five "Bach 4 You" Online Shops.

Gifts for Musicians: Gifts for Musicians and Gifts for Music Lovers. Are You in a Hurry? Or Do You Have Plenty of Time Now?

If you are looking "shortly before a special day" still very quickly for a suitable gift for Scott, for Grandpa Dave or for your very best friend (... best would certainly be a musician gift?!), then you are already somehow right here – not exactly, because actually you want then to the store – and on the other hand you are: Here, exactly on this page of the website of our Bach Mission you are in very good care. Because on this page there is also reading fun.

Reading fun? Yes, indeed. Right here we want to describe a little bit all the musician gifts of Bach 4 You. Because they are all something special and each gift also has somehow its own story in our Bach Mission. So there is no information "to the point" here, but simply the surrounding stories, so around the gifts to the topic of music around it. Here – on this page of this website – you should stay with leisure and time and there, we wish that you smile now. Actually, our store is not really a store. But without a little bit of refinancing, such a time-consuming and costly project as the exploration of so many exciting areas of Bach science simply does not work. Well, let's call it hobby science, because we don't do double-blind studies, we don't publish in professional journals, and we also like to pass on our knowledge to interested people in a very unconventional way. That's why there is always a little room for jokes, for the odd, for the exciting, the funny and also for the strange between these many gifts in the matter of music and also on the many pages of our other websites of our Bach Mission. Notice anything? A whole section and we still don't "get to the point" ... or even to the topic of "musician gifts".

Are You in The Mood for Music Calendars? Tadaaaa! Here They Are: 99 Calendars Related to the Themes of Music, Composers, Bach and 33 Music Calendars, in Particular Also for Children and Teens

Do you think one of these calendars might be the perfect gift for a little musician,for a grownup musician or a little music fan or a grownup music fan? Here's you have the option again to "turn" to the shop. Decide there for a gift category, such as composer calendars or music calendars, click there and then click again below the little calendar picture of your choice. There you will finally find – below the product information – all twelve monthly sheets.

Maybe You Prefer Your Music Calendar in the 50:50 Format, Which Is More Common in the USA and Maybe More Countries All Over the Planet?

Regarding Zazzle: "Bach 4 You" Operates Five Online Shops and Offers Soon 10,000+ Music Gifts: a Music Gift Adventure Park, so to Speak

Well, it's a little exaggerated, the definition music gift adventure park ... but ... maybe – especially if you don't know the concept yet – it's a lot of fun to get to know this offer of gifts for big and small musicians.

The buttons 2 to 5 will later take you to similar offers: These online platforms offer gifts. We then turn them into music gifts with our designs on them. "Bach 4 You" (... the first button, also only later) is different and a more traditional online store ... you can read more about it here.

Bach Gifts and Music Gifts: A Quick Summary of Many Pictures

Two options: Stay on this page and read more about many Bach gifts, if you are in the mood and have the time. Or click to the shop, check what you are interested in and read more there. 

Many, Many Gifts in the Subject of Bach: For Little Music Fans and Big Music Fans, for Little Musicians and Big Musicians

No, even if one of the little Bach figures looks like it: Of the Bach statues, Bach busts and Bach figures in the picture above, no gift is really suitable for children.

Do you still have time now? And are you also now not just on the hunt for a gift at the very last minute? Whether it's a gift on the theme of music ... or not? That is on the hunt for a gift that you could have searched for, found, bought and then hidden many weeks ago? Oops, you ... are actually short of time? Then here again for you the link to the musician gifts and gifts for music fans in the shop. Because here we now get to the presentation of our musician gifts and the gift ideas for musicians and for music fans in a completely unusual way.

Gift Number 1 and Star Among All Gifts for Musicians and Gifts for Music Fans: The Biography About Bach for Children and Grownups

This sweet, cute biography also wants to become as unique as Johann Sebastian Bach. Of course, not in his quality ... who can create something like that?! But it wants to be unique. And so it is proud to be almost certainly the only biography or even the only book about Bach, which is offered in most variants - on the planet. This small biography – and with four hours of reading time it is not that small or short – wants to become world champion. That can be verified. As a gift it is best in the originally planned form. That goes without saying! That is, as a high-quality book on real paper. In this variant, the illustrations are a very exciting, cute and also important complement to the text. Few more varieties illustrations are there and also quite sparingly some photos of the very important cities and places where Bach lived and worked. So, you recognize it yourself: It is the perfect gift in terms of Bach and music.

But now it really starts: Because only when the first edition was printed and the first still very fresh copies arrived at various families in the circle of friends and acquaintances, we realized together that this biography is probably also an exciting read for adults. Because it introduces the composer's life in a light and fluffy way. It is not "heavy stuff", no listing of works, dates and names, and therefore boredom certainly does not arise. And thus the biography, in which Veit and Balti, two little baroque cherubs, introduce the life of the Thomas Cantor, gets a first point compared to such books, which "fit" only for kids ... or just for adults.

Like many other books, this Biography of Bach for Children will soon be available also as a paperback. There are then no illustrations in it, also no photos, it is not printed in such a high quality ... but not bad either. Unfortunately there is no ribbon, and it is not printed in offset, it is a perfect binding. And the book is also smaller. But as a gift it is more favorable ... and that is not bad!? In terms of our little competition – you remember – this is really nothing special: book plus paperback. So we have – in terms of gifts about music – the gift number 1, once as a real book on paper, namely quite noble. And as gift variant number 2: of it soon the paperback version.

Now we move on to the other media, away from the "good old paper". We do it together and in addition online. At least, if you want to download the coming variant as a gift. Because there is the Biography about Bach for Children with Vitus and Balthazar also as a PDF file. One to one, that is, with all illustrations and the photos.  It is the perfect variant of the biography for your tablet or for a slightly larger smartphone. So this is already the third gift variant. "So what?" ... you'll ask, "... don't they have more on it?" Yes, we do: Because, of course, you can download this gift without the illustrations. As an eBook (EPUB). Text only, with no pictures.  So our suggestion: Gift No. 1, as a gift variant 4.

But now we are adding to it. Because you can also buy this biography of the maestro from Eisenach, Thuringia in Germany as an audiobook. That certainly doesn't impress you, since many authors now do that with their books ... that is also offering them as audiobooks. But who does this in three different versions? Actually ... nobody does. But what would Bach be without his music and that is exactly what we can offer you with your audiobook. Always in very short episodes of about three minutes, so that you don't have to wait "bored" for the next chapter. 

You just winced a little bit. Right? Bach's music boring? Yes, you'll only find that on the portals of our Bach Mission, that is, either on Bach on Bach or on Bach 4 You. What is implied is the following: Tastes are different. Also, when it comes to gifts: gifts that you give away and gifts that you receive. So now back to the topic, the audiobook. About Bach. To the biography. More precisely? To the audiobook of the Biography about Bach for Kids. Once there is the text, pure. Sure, narrated by a professional, and maybe you even know him: Aaron Regarar does it. So far so good. And now, we're taking the lead with our work.

First of all, there actually is a version that features Bach's music very cautiously. 17 times – that is, as often as there are stories – the narrative is interrupted by one of his incredible pieces of music. Without any exception, these are Bach's most desired and popular works, and you can listen to them all today, even without having bought the book at all. You can do that with one click on the link. Important: First select the piece of music, only then select the photo series. Back to the audiobook: Because there is now the gift variant XXL. This is the audiobook biography, "stretched" to more than an incredible eight hours. With whole 66 interruptions and underlayings – that is, some music works are also very quietly hearable under the text – the biography becomes a "little experience". Strictly, there are only a maximum of around three minutes of music per piece, and they are the 33 most popular and demanded works of Bach. You recognize: In this gift, many a musical work is repeated, and even several times. In order to maximize the educational value, the pieces are repeated several times, a maximum of three times, so that you don't hear them only once. We think that this already places our biography quite at the top of the various ways to "consume" it.

We would now "climb" even more if we also allowed the "film" variant. But we won't do that. Because this biography will certainly never be filmed ... it will not become a second "Lord of the Rings". You agree with us there. Right? We don't want to take that too seriously together, please.

Now comes the ultimate fun. For individualists. For lovers of special gifts and also unusual gifts. Around the theme of music. It is actually the calendar with the Bach Biography for Children. The twelve most exciting illustrations in the book will accompany your child throughout a whole year. It is especially an exciting upgrade if you want to introduce your offspring very carefully to Classical Music.

A Gift for the Littlest Potential Bach Fans: The Bach Coloring Book About the Life of the Composer

The story of the Bach Coloring Book. There is little that you can't find on the internet, and it struck us that you do get a bit perplexed when, despite hours of googling, no success comes into view. For about a year we searched in all kinds of forums, asked all kinds of artists and also many professional creatives for advice, for support and for one or the other useful hint. Namely, who could design a coloring book for us at a reasonable price. Finally, we came up with the "mother of all ideas". We had met our cousin Nancy in the USA and her daughter Briana in 2012 in connection with our genealogy research on Bach. And Briana had already painted us a work of art. You probably know it, it's the painting of Bach in shades of blue – and by now also in shades of gray – a masterpiece. You probably know it, it's the painting of Bach in shades of blue – and by now also in shades of gray – a masterpiece.  And so my husband asked again: whether quite perhaps a fellow student in her study class would and wanted to support us in this project. Just two days later Briana surprised us: She herself wanted to realize this project with us, also as "new territory for herself".  The Bach Coloring Book for Children was born.

And we had thought about offering at least a little bit of "biography" together with the drawings. Thus, the idea of probably the "shortest Bach Biography in the World" was born. That is in less than 500 words. Plus, in order to be able to print a somewhat larger edition than a very, very small one, we decided to offer the whole coloring book in two languages ... which promptly led to a teacher who teaches first-year English finding the idea really "supernaturally cool". One thing was missing at the very beginning, though, and actually my husband didn't want it at all: It's about the coloring suggestions. However, after our tax advisor asked for exactly that when she saw the first "prototype", the decision was made. The coloring suggestions found their way into the coloring book. That's the story of how our little gift Bach Coloring Book came into being.

"Age Old" Gifts for Music Lovers ... Almost Antiques

Correct, these gifts above are all "preowned". Where would you find such a thing: "new" antiques? So, how did we get such an idea? The idea, to offer such a thing. Plus how do we find these antiques? That is what we report about in the oncoming paragraph. By the way: You don't get the Euro and the US Quarter with your purchase. Both coins are only good to show the size of the biography.

First of all: When we started the first website Bach on Bach in 2012, we wanted to illustrate it perfectly. With up-to-date images and also with historical ones. And when my husband plans a small short biography for his project, it can quickly turn into eight versions of different lengths. Plus, then he wants to offer different themes of illustrations. So you have to search for them: these antiques. Everywhere: at auctions, flea markets, bookstores, modern antiquarian bookstores and dealers, who in turn know where to get what. And so one source after another emerges, which he then regularly inspected and searched for small and large Bach treasures.  Of course, the financial means are limited and often – far too often – one wonders if the budget allows buying one or the other treasure at all, "only" to scan or photograph it perfectly ... and that's it. In the process, the idea came to him to perhaps even supplement the budget with these antiques and possibly generate the one or other Euro or Dollar for further projects with the search at the now known sources. What you see today among the gifts as antiques is the result of this process. We know where to find more. And now you do, too. Lithographs, engravings, prints, historic postcards, songbooks, tiny leather-bound Bach biographies, and even smaller and even rarer specimens. Some are the perfect wall decoration for enthusiasts, if they are brought together in a noble passe-partout and a perfect frame and hung on the wall as decoration. Not the tiny Bach books, of course. So much for the subject of old gifts ... better perhaps: historical gifts.

Exactly this is what we mean: Such a rarity is what you find absolutely rare. It is the St. Thomas Church together with the St. Thomas School, which stood there until 1902. This historic picture will become a real eye-catcher if you put it in a frame with large frame mat. Of course this is an original and the ink on it is authentic: What a gift related to music.

Thousands of music gifts ... learn more.

Bach Tin Figures for Music Lovers ... Gifts From Metal

Johann Sebastian Bach made of tin: Once on the right the so-called blank and then on the left this figure, painted by an artist. Can you imagine that the little angel in the front right makes quite as much work as the large Bach figure? Of course, you knew it ... it is just everything even "a portion" more delicate. The coins are again not included in the offer. But the tin figures ... you can buy them both.

If you have a father, respectively father-in-law, who collects tin figures quite enthusiastically and then combines them into whole themes and also exhibits them publicly, then it is obvious that tin figures are often a heavy topic when you see one or the other for birthdays, at Christmas or just for no reason at all. Peter Bach ( ... have you noticed the missing "Jr."?) collects tin figures on the subject of "The History of Beer" with passion. This then always involves whole groups of these small figures, each representing a theme: The "Purity Law", the "first Sumerians brewing beer" and about 150 other events around beer. And the topic "fire department" inspired him and also for this there are no few topics. At least so many that fire stations all over Germany requested his figures to exhibit them for a while. However, it was not yet done with the figures. He also built dioramas for them ... or he had them built.  A diorama is a background connected with sides, in which the tin figures are then set up: castles, interiors, the desert in Egypt, a medieval village. It's like a shoebox without a lid with one side missing. But what ... has all this to do with the theme of Bach gifts?

Correct, you have met him before. You call those figures 3D figures. Compared to the flat ones. And this Bach is larger in size as well, that is to say it's double in size or 80 millimeters, which is 3.15 inches. And it's "way" heavier.

And that is how he looks painted. Our Mr. Bach. In particular the combination of a blank and a painted tin figure of Bach, like it's combined in the left picture, looks really cool. One figure is a decoration, two figures tell a whole story. To the shop.

As a son and as a daughter-in-law, with such a father, you get to see a lot of how tin figures are created. How many artists are involved until a blank is developed. And what is then still necessary so that the tiny figures are finally painted to perfection. You learn something about engravers, about sizes and eye heights, you learn deburring and finally you know how high the quality of a creative artist must be to paint robes with shadows realistically on a some four centimeters high ( ... in this case the flat) Bach figure. By the way, four centimeters are 1.57 inches. So, what do you do if your name is Bach, and you think that the one Bach tin figure that already exists doesn't perfectly match your quality standards? Then you, quite simply, have a completely new one made.

And so another Bach gift was born. It begins with the template. And what is better suited for this than one of the important Bach monuments? The one in Eisenach seemed best and a historical engraving was the basis for the engraver, who first makes a special drawing from the original wood engraving. With that the complete little angel disappeared, because it causes the same work as the whole big Bach. But half of the monument? That would be like moving a monument and rebuilding it somewhere else, in a different combination than the artist once thought of. But ... that's exactly what happened with the monument ... in Eisenach. The next step is engraving. A "dummy", so to speak, the original figure. After that, a negative mold is created from it.  A long way, then, to its existence as one of the gifts of the Bach Shop Bach 4 You. A so-called "stone", made of slate, is finally the casting mold. And from it, many, many small Bachs are then created by hand. One after the other. One Bach gift after the other. All must be deburred before painting, and then it is ready: the first of the tin figure gifts ... the so-called bare blank. A great decoration.

Before the topic of "painting" comes to the turn, it should be mentioned here that there are different – but standardized among themselves – heights. And there are fully plastic (... 3D) tin figures. So there is something for everyone. To collect or just ... as a gift. To paint these miniatures you need of course first of all ... a very steady hand, then well functioning eyes ( ... so Bach probably would not have been able to paint tin figures, at least not at the end of his life) and of course – it is the most important – the artistic ability. And the whole thing must then also take place in Germany. Because these tin figures, in this small quantity and with these quality requirements, are simply not available outside the borders of Germany. Why is that so? I don't know, but many a collector has tried it and today has them painted in Germany again. This idea is not exciting even if only ten Bach blanks are to be turned into ten colored Bach gifts.  But if you reenact the Battle of Waterloo ( ... these are then tin soldiers ... but Peter Bach, Sr. collects tin figures), then you need  200, 300 or even 500 "foot soldiers" and also half as many riders. Or even thousands! Every year collectors, artists, creative folks and interested people meet and there exactly the contacts arise, from which now the younger Bachs profit from the older Bachs. But if you reenact the Battle of Waterloo ( ... these are then tin soldiers ... but Peter Bach sr. collects tin figures), then you need 'times 200, 300 or even 500 "feet" and also half as many riders. Or even thousands! Every year collectors, artists, creative people and interested people meet and there exactly the contacts arise, from which now the younger Bachs profit from the older Bachs. For mother and mother-in-law namely also collects and paints: Easter bunnies and Christmas motifs.  On the way to these exciting gifts, something like a cross-generational exchange of experience and ideas practically resulted. Today you can choose between two different tin figures of Bach ... and each painted and unpainted. What to do with them, with such gifts? Well, you put them on the dresser, on your piano or on a small podium next to a Bach portrait.

A Cool Add-On ... The "Bach Quotes and Tributes Medley" for Friends of Classical Music

It's just a little over an hour of entertainment. And right, there is really nothing else in this compilation than you can also read or also hear on the website Bach on Bach. Because there are the music pieces, there are also the quotes and at a completely different place there is also the biography about Bach. But what is exciting is that we have mixed it. A professional narrator reads the quotes and alternates with that with a female narrator, also a top professional. At first, the collection was a relatively short "story": one quote after another and "... that was it." Until, with a little leisure, we realized that this doesn't work in a chop-chop fashion. After every single quote, a pause for reflection was simply a "must" ... a short period of time in which the listener can reflect on what has been said, accompanied by Bach's divine music. For listening, this compilation is indeed most suitable in a traffic jam. Or even during a free ride. But most importantly: in your car. Just listen to a listening sample. And with it you can even make yourself a gift and then also pass it on as a second gift. Or as five gifts, or as ... well, I don't want to exaggerate now. A download is fun for you first. On your way to work, to the concert, to acquaintances. And at Christmas you can also give it to your parents, grandparents and best friends. Now, just click and "test-listen" for a minute.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures ... And in a Picture Frame They Become Music Gifts, Really Cool Music Gifts

8 portraits = 8 artists = 8 great pictures on canvas for a music lover. Not everybody likes every painting style. But every portrait is exciting. To the shop.

Pictures on canvas. High value. In a great quality. In many designs. By many, many artists. Nowhere else you can probably buy Bach in so many variations as canvas pictures in high resolution. And certainly not since 2017. The motifs are painted by artists who died 200 years ago and by those who have been alive for only 20 years at all. They are by artists here in Germany and by creatives around the world. This works in four standardized sizes and every single motif is made individually for you: to hang up at home or just as one of the many gifts. Here's a little less text and just more examples. So more viewing instead of reading. Also fine. Or isn't it?

Puzzle Yourself Happy ... Cool Music Gifts for the Patient Folks Among You

What Would Bach Be Without Music? 

Music as the ultimate gift. Music by Bach. By whom else?! How many CDs are there, how many orchestras and soloists play, how many recordings in exciting places are offered? The answer? A ... no idea. B ... thousands?

Bach 4 You wants to become a "real" small, big calendar publisher one day. Reliable, original, sophisticated and also affordable in price, with many rare offers and a huge selection of music gifts in terms of Bach and calendars. But, everything has its limits and the many music offered on the subject of Bach almost breaks all boundaries. That is when it comes to individual works or individual performing artists. And with that ... you will certainly find your way around on your own. You know where there are offers. You know which quality of orchestra you want, which instrumentation, whether it should be a well-known conductor or a newcomer, whether a renowned orchestra is playing or whether it should be a contemporary interpretation ... whatever: Bach 4 You does not compete in the market of Bach music offers.

With two exceptions, which we can offer to you from whole conviction and also gladly want. As a rounding off of our gift offer – and perhaps also in the case that you feel really comfortable with us – that is both on the portal of my husband Bach on Bach as well as with the offer of my publishing house. First of all, there is the compilation of all music titles, namely 33, which you can listen to on the website Bach on Bach. If you like my husband's interpretation, then you are 100 percent right with this selection of pieces: They are indeed the most popular, most loved and most played pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach. Just click here. Important: Decide first for one of the 33 pieces of music and only afterwards for one of the photo series. The other way around ... it works ... not at all.

However, we would like to offer you one hit: It is a collection of 142 CDs and there are actually all works by Bach included. Up to those of which one believes that they might not have been by Bach at all. But let's leave that open and hand it over to the experts among the scientists in Bach music. So who is this collection good for? It is perfect for all who can well imagine enjoying Bach's music, but who are still at the beginning of their acquaintance with the artist. All those who would like to have more authentic musical instruments than in the 33 most popular melodies by my husband. But who are not yet at a stage to prefer the interpretation of the Bach Orchestra Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany to the performance of the musician Glenn Gould. These 142 CDs are less perfect for all those music lovers who prefer the London Philharmonic Orchestra to the experts in Vienna or who now prefer to listen to Paul Casals and not Jaques Loussier. For them among the music fans, for them, we do not find the right offer anyway. But – as mentioned – for Bach starters, who want to approach the Bach complete works in a second step, but are more demanding beyond the music offer of "Bach on Bach": For those, this compilation of music is incredible value for money to find out whether you like Bach's cantatas better, prefer the St. Matthew Passion to the St. John Passion, or enjoy the Brandenburg Concerts. 142 CDs for a sensational price and you can explore the amount with a click here. And there are eight free and high-quality add-ons on top of that.  That is ... simply superb. And an ideal music gift. So to speak almost ... the "gift of all gifts". Or the "mother of all gifts"? Whatwever.

We almost stay out of his music. But: That's not quite true either. Two cool offers at "Bach 4 You" you can very well "process" into gifts (... that is, you wrap them in wrapping paper): First of all, this is a dream offer, namely the Bach complete works of 1,128 music pieces on 142 CDs combined in one box. This purchase is your option number 1. Option number 2 is free of charge, and it is the 33 music titles that you can also listen to immediately on the website "Bach on Bach". Please check briefly if you like this style. 

The Bach Kindergarten Games Is Also a Music Gift

A gang of kids that you can absolutely outsmart on the subject of Bach.

Tadaaaa. First of all, there is our "little" Bach Kindergarten Game, a somewhat curious idea. That is: We are looking for comrades-in-arms – so to speak – that is educators, parents, fathers, mothers, teachers, neighbors, mayors, school principals or gladly also employees in the administration. People who are electrified by the idea that introducing very young people to classical music is perhaps an exciting opportunity. A chance to reach the many "dwarfs" when they are not yet into Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber or starlets and stars who are not even musicians today.

This is what one of the drawings looks like. And of course all children get the matching coloring suggestion.

A Bach Kindergarten Game consists of 24 drawings, 24 coloring suggestions, one game instruction and the option that everything works even if there are more than 24 children ... or even five less ( ... by the way, the music notes you see on the pictures above help here). To the store?

Did you read the last paragraph twice? Or did you click on the shop button next to the picture with the children? And now you are wondering whether the two Bachs from Flein, Germany have finally "gone mad"? Yes, at the beginning our consideration of this idea was also accompanied by doubts ... but it was at least worth a try. Do we want to outsmart the little ones together? Then it works like this: Take over a sponsorship in the Johann Sebastian Bach Mission. Order a Bach Kindergarten Game. And then clip this game under your arm and rush to the kindergarten of your choice, or drive there ... that's also possible. The exciting side note: You can do this even without any relationship to that kindergarten. As a Bach supporter, you don't have to have any offspring of your own there. Now you hand over the game to the EoD (... educator on duty), explain that you are on a "sacred mission" and perhaps wish to have contact again later, when all the pictures have been painted. Your intention is now enthusiastically accepted ... or not. In any case, together we have at least made a committed attempt. But how are the little ones outsmarted now?

Have you counted the kids in the pic above? How many had there been?

Many, many coloring proposals is what you already have seen on the pic above. Here you get an additional impression of the "manual", which in our case of course is a game manual.

It is indeed simple in families of musicians today. You play, practice an instrument and music is one of the important topics at breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. Offspring grow up in this musical environment just like that – like Bach and his sons – and very soon the kids listen to the wonderful music of the master from Eisenach ... of course, and that of other masters as well. Bach is not the only good composer. But it is quite different in all other families, where we have to distinguish. If the parents love classical music and listen to it day in, day out ... then this enthusiasm could well spread to the offspring. And no further persuasion is necessary. But if the kids do the opposite, because everything their parents do is simply uncool, then our common Mission has a problem. Indeed, we won't get them through the back door.

So ... let's think together about how we can outsmart the offspring of the average German and international family. Apart from the fact that many would like their children to be more interested in Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and the like than in Young Sheldon, Al Bundy and "Pokémon Go". Indeed, those families don't usually listen to classical music at home. They listen to local radio stations, pop songs, country and western music and whatever else. Not classical music. So how do you inspire your offspring of "such" people? And this is where one or the other Bach Kindergarten Game comes in.

Well ... we approach the unsuspecting little ones without them hearing a single note of classical music to begin with. They should paint, better color. They are supposed to draw pictures of a man who once lived and who is supposed to have been the greatest musician. They are told that there are still more than 1,000 works by him, that he was once in prison, that he had twenty children, two wives (... one after the other, of course) and that he once attacked one of his choir students with his épée. The kids deal with a phenomenon in the music world and because they don't have to listen to his music, at least not by sitting quietly on an armchair ... and listen, they have a first positive experience. There is nothing wrong with classical music. One does not have to. That alone filters us a single individual out of 100, who does not wave off the next contact with classical music, even before the first note is heard. So maybe we could introduce one child out of 100 to classical music more effectively with this method. That would be ten in a thousand. One hundred for every 10,000 and one thousand in 100,000. We estimate that there is about one classical music enthusiast for every 10,000 people. So using the Bach Kindergarten Game would result in an increase of enthusiastic people in the next generation by a multiple. What a success, what an enthusiasm.

What kind of nonsense is that! You may think that now. But it's a little entertaining how the approach might work. Right? Even a large portion more exciting and educational would be the time that Maddox, Brinley, Declan, and Adeline spend time coloring if you offered Bach's most popular and requested pieces of music to go along with it. There's a compilation of 45 minutes Bach music. Free and ready to watch. And if your son or daughter listens to these works multiple times, it fits 100 percent with both of our missions: that is, to encourage interest in Bach and in Classical Music. So, after all? Do the kids have to listen to Bach's music after all? No, and yes. Or: Of course they hear Bach's music in the background ... but the effect should be that they don't have to sit silent and listen to classical music. And if your son or daughter listens to these works multiple times, it fits 100 percent with both of our missions: namely, to encourage interest in Bach and in Classical music.  So, after all? Do the kids have to listen to Bach's music after all? No, and yes. Or: Of course they hear Bach's music in the background ... but the effect should be that they don't have to sit still and listen to classical music. Instead, they are allowed to find out for themselves that what they hear quietly while painting and, in the case of the kindergarten game, later when determining the winners, "wasn't so bad at all. Now that's particularly cunning, isn't it?

Pipe Organ Calendars, Composers Calendars, Bach Calendars and Music Calendars for Both Children and Grownups ... That ... Is "Bach 4 You"

Gifts for musicians, gifts for musicians ... that is the motto of this long page on our Bach Kindergarten Game website. Of course these are not gifts for musicians only, but gifts for music fans, too. Plus for all people who look for a gift for someone who adores classical music. And these 99 music calendars are certainly a cool gift idea for those who love music, but just not classical music. Another way to visit all the stores within our mission is below.

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A music calendar for children on the left side, a Bach T-shirt on the right side.

"Music calendars, music calendars" is the motto of the small Publishing House "Bach 4 You". But there is much more in the shop: musician gifts and more musician gifts (... that is the other motto in my Renate Bach Publishing House). On the left is one of the two smallest Bach biographies, on the right is the current pipe organ calendar. Click on this link to get to the shop.

Renate Bach Publishing "Bach 4 You" – Bildstrasse 25, 74223 Flein / Germany – Phone: +49 7131 576761 – info (at) bach4you.de