From the Marine Band to opera to Rock and Roll, ROCCO KEEPS THE BEAT! Music at the White House introduces young readers to music that the presidents have enjoyed and shared with their guests for more than two hundred years. From the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps at a State Arrival Ceremony to the Marine Band during a Holiday Reception, Rocco also shares how the presidents use music to welcome guests to the White House. In the book, Rocco, who enjoys playing drums and the recorder, travels through time to share his love for keeping the beat with musically talented presidents and their families. Readers will learn that President Thomas Jefferson played the violon, President Harry S. Truman played the piano, and President John Quincy Adams played the wooden flute. Rocco also shares the musical interests of some of the first children including President Millard Fillmore’s daughter Mary Abigail who played the harp, piano, and guitar!