Scherzo's Magical Musical Adventure

Scherzo's Magical Musical Adventure is a whimsical story that opens the musical realm to children and relates it to nature, giving them a more expansive way to learn and increase awareness of our world.

Music is a multi-dimensional art form and visualization is an important ingredient of artistry.

To use a musical term in relationship to an animal creates a picture easily remembered and understood, and, of course, humor makes learning fun.

Using animals to describe emotions or conditions is not new, i.e., gentle as a lamb, happy as a lark, or busy as a bee. Each animal represented in Scherzo's Magical Musical Adventure has its own unique voice to express and communicate.

Scherzo's Magical Musical Adventure is illustrated with 23 oil paintings by the author.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nancy E. Bennett has been teaching voice for over 40 years to students ranging from children to professionals. She holds an M.A. degree in Voice. As Assistant Professor at California State University and Chaffey College she gave voice lessons, taught music appreciation and music theory, and was music director for the theatre productions. She has been a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing for 40 years. As a professional singer, Nancy has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Los Angeles Master Chorale and several European tours, in addition to many recitals and productions in the Los Angeles area. She is a self-taught oil painter. An avid animal lover and supporter, she feels that in writing this book she has combined her three passions-love of singing, teaching, and animals. Nancy lives in Carmel, California, and gives private voice lessons, leads a community voice class, and teaches voice at Santa Catalina School in Monterey.