Classical music has an incredible ability to change and enhance a mood or atmosphere. If you need convincing, you have only to think of your favourite films or TV programmes and see if you remember the music.
The best films are the ones that engage you on all levels and the soundtrack has a huge effect on that.If you think back to your own childhood, there will be songs and music which you associate with the best things you remember.
My father loved 40’s dance band music and so whenever I hear it played, those warm childhood memories come flooding back and I think of him. I love that music just as much now.
Give some thought to the music that you play in your home while your children play and when you are relaxing together. You can choose music to create different moods. There are the perfect tracks for when kids need to blow of some steam and it’s awful weather outside and equally, when they’re in need of calming down it’s very useful to have just the right piece of music to play for that particular vibe.
If you put some music on while your kids are playing or doing some art activities, it really encourages and stimulates creativity and imagination, as well as building a love of classical music. So here is a list of 10 different tracks chosen especially to enhance calm and tranquillity in your home.
People often ask what equipment I use for playing musical excerpts in music lessons. Of course if you have the original CDs you can play them with a conventional music player using a remote control for stopping and starting.
But these days the easiest way is to play them straight from youtube by using your phone or ipad and some handy bluetooth speakers. Here are two really good choices; I’d recommend the Anker Soundcore for use in an average sized room, but these JBL Flip 4 speakers pack a bit more of punch if you’re in a bigger space.
10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility
Handel : Water Music
Pachelbel : Canon In D
Satie : Trois Gymnopedies
Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube
Debussy: Prelude Apres Midi D’un Faune
Beethoven : Moonlight Sonata
Pergolesi : Stabat Mater
Bach : Air On A G String
Chopin : Raindrops
Would you add any to this list? We’d love you to come and share you suggestions in the comments below, or over on our Facebook page! and check out our Classical Music for Kids Pinterest board below.
Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! This is a great resource for anyone wanting to introduce children to the world of Classical music. Composers and instruments brought to life in a kid friendly way.
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Minna says
February 21, 2019 at 2:35 pmHi, I think your blog might be having browser compatibility
issues. When I look at your website in Safari, it looks
fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping.
I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, superb blog!
Sara Mullett says
February 22, 2019 at 1:00 pmThanks for the heads up Minna, but yes our website responds best on the most popular browsers like google chrome or safari.
Ann Stokman says
December 4, 2018 at 12:23 pmVery good list of classical music for calm and tranquility
Sarah says
April 7, 2016 at 8:52 pmJust played the first one and my 3 yr old daughter fell straight to sleep…off to buy a cd now!!
Sara Mullett says
April 7, 2016 at 9:20 pmPerfect! I bet she’ll have lovely dreams 🙂
David Brinton says
August 28, 2015 at 2:19 amThroughout my wife’s prenancy I played Pachelbel’s Canon from my cellphone on her tummy. When our son was born, he wouldn’t stop crying. I pulled out the cellphone and turned on the Canon, he immediately quieted down. We’ve had it playing all night every night since. He began violin lessons at 4 1/2. He’s now turning six years old and we decided it’s time for him to have an alarm clock. I tried a rooster. He hated it. I tried the various bells and buzzes. No. The alarm will also play an MP4, so I asked him, “Ok, what sound would wake you up without annoying you?” He answered, “Beethoven. Dee Dee Dee Dummmm…”
Sara Mullett says
August 28, 2015 at 9:06 amWhat a great story! I’m not surprised at all that he is growing up to be such a musical little boy! Keep up the good work! 🙂
Kristina says
February 6, 2015 at 7:19 pmHi
Do you have a spotify playlist with these tracks on you can share?
Thank you
Sara Mullett says
February 7, 2015 at 1:29 pmNo, sorry Kristina – do post it here if you end up putting one together though!
Sandra Madden says
December 6, 2014 at 8:41 pmDo you have the best ten calming classical track for calm in a C D format or just off the Utube thank you
Sara Mullett says
December 7, 2014 at 12:50 amHi Sandra,
Sadly I don’t own any of the tracks so I can’t put them onto CD to sell. If you click the title of each song it takes you to Amazon where you can buy them as MP3 downloads and then maybe you can copy them to a CD?
Hope this helps!
Sara
Fariba Parvaneh says
October 7, 2014 at 10:06 pmGreat
So beautiful
catanya says
May 3, 2014 at 5:21 pmall links are broken 🙁 the account has been deleted…
Sara Mullett says
May 3, 2014 at 5:28 pmThanks for letting me know – will fix them 🙂