Great Composers Music History Curriculum

Stories of the Great Composers Book 1 and Compact Disc

 "Stories of the Great Composers is designed to give elementary students a glimpse into the composer's life, character and music. There are 12 composer units in this book. Each unit is designed to be completed in a 15-20 minute session. A compact Disc recording of the suggested listening is available."

Each unit in Stories of the Great Composers contains:

• A picture of the composer with a short biography.
• An imaginary story based on fact about an event in the composer's life, family or music.
• A list of three important compositions by the composer, as well as a short description of the compositions.
• A question and answer page for review in the form of a puzzle or matching game.

Stories of the Great Composers is recommended for Grades K through 6

Meet the Great Composers Series

"Each book contains a 17-unit study on famous composers from the Baroque period to the 20th century. The Meet the Great Composers series is a complete music history curriculum designed to give student as appreciation and understanding of the composers whose music they listen to and learn." (Grade 3-9)

Each kit features:

• Important facts about the composer.
• The story of the composer's life.
• An interesting essay about the composer's music or about the times in which they lived.
• A fun, reproducible activity sheet which reinforces what the student has learned.
• A CD with the suggested listening examples.

Meet the Great Composers is recommended for Grades 3-9

Accent on Composers

"Accent on Composers is a 100% reproducible book with listening CD designed to introduce students to the lives and music of 22 great composers. For each composer, students will study the life of the composer, then listen to a well-known musical work by the composer. This is a must for your upper level students."

"Also included are dozens of pages of supplementary materials including:

• A composer time line
• A map of the musical capitals of Europe
• A glossary of musical terms used in this book
• Background information of six eras of music, from Medieval to Twentieth Century, featuring the development of musical styles, forms, notation, and instruments, as well as a listing of other composers not listed in this book and famous world figures who lived during each era
• Additional student pages
• Answer keys

Recommended for ages 11 though adult

Accent on Composers Book and Compact Disc

By Jay Althouse and Judy O'Reilly

Reproducible book with listening CD Recommended for ages 11 though adult

Music Curriculum at Lamp Post Homeschool Store

• Color the Classics
• Composer Coloring Books
• Essentials of Music Theory
• Essentials of Music Theory for Young Musicians
• Music Resources
• Piano for Life
• Worship Guitar

Revised 03/01/08