Great Composers Music History Curriculum

Meet the Great ComposersAlfred  Publishing has some very nice music products especially suited for home educators. The various kits for studying the great composers could be used to accompany your history studies. In Stories of the Great Composers, you will study 12 composers and their music. Grades K to 6.

The Meet the Great Composers Series is for students in grades 3 to 9. There are two kits that cover famous composers from the Baroque period to the 20th century. Each kit includes a book, a listening CD, and reproducible activity sheets. Grades 3 to 9.

For serious upper level music students, you'll want Accent on the Composers. Accent on the Composers covers the lives and music of 22 great composers from six eras of music from medieval to twentieth century. Age 11 to Adult.

Stories of the Great Hymns includes information about who wrote the hymns, why it was written, and a simplified piano arrangement for each hymn in the text. Upper Elementary to Intermediate.

Ten famous Christmas Carols are studied in Stories of the Great Christmas Carols. Learn the stories behind O Holy Night, The First Noel, and more for the upper elementary to early intermediate grades.

A study of seventeen different jazz musicians is found in Meet the Great Jazz Musicians.

In addition to their music history curriculum, we also carry music theory curriculum from Alfred's.

Stories of the Great Composers

Stories of the Great Composers Book 1 and Compact Disc

By Maurice Hinson and June C. Montgomery, Alfred Publishing

 Stories of 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

 

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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 Series Book 1 Kit

By Maurice Hinson and June C. Montgomery, Alfred Publishing

Meet the Great Composers Book 1 KitThe Meet the Great Composers Series Book 1 Kit includes Book 1, CD, and Reproducible Activity Sheets.

Meet the Great Composers 1 is recommended for Grades 3-9

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Meet the Great Composers Series Book 2 Kit

By Maurice Hinson and June C. Montgomery, Alfred Publishing

Stories of Great Composers Book 2 and Compact DiscThe Meet the Great Composers Series Book 2 Kit includes Book 2, CD, and Reproducible Activity Sheets.

Meet the Great Composers2 is recommended for Grades 3-9

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Accent on Composers

Accent on Composers Book and Compact Disc

By Jay Althouse and Judy O'Reilly, Alfred Publishing

Accent on Composers Book and CD"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

 

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Stories of the Great Hymns

Stories of the Great Hymns

By Various Composers, June C. Montgomery, and Kenon D. Renfrow, Alfred Publishing

Learn the story behind great hymns. Recommended for upper elementary and early intermediate.

Stories of the Great Hymns In Stories of the Great Hymns there is "information on the men and women who wrote the text and the music, a story about the creation of the hymn, a simplified piano arrangement (at the late elementary to early-intermediate level), and a fun activity page that reviews the information presented in the unit." Titles include:

Amazing Grace

Brighten the Corner

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

God Will Take Care of You

Holy, Holy, Holy

Jesus Loves Even Me

Jesus Loves Me

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Take My Life and Let It Be

This is My Father's World

Trust and Obey

Recommended for upper elementary and early intermediate.

 

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Stories of the Great Christmas Carols

Stories of the Great Christmas Carols

By Various Composers, June C. Montgomery, and Kenon D. Renfrow, Alfred Publishing

Learn the story behind great Christmas Carols.

Stories of the Great Christmas CarolsFor each carol there is information on the authors who wrote the text and music; the story about the creation of the carol; a simplifies arrangement of the carol with text; and a fun activity page that reviews the information presented in the unit.

Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible (1611).

The carols included in this book are:

Away in a Manger

Angels from the Realms of Glory

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Silent Night

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

The First Noel

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

What Child is This?

O Holy Night

Recommended for late elementary and early intermediate grades.

 

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Meet the Great Jazz Legends

Meet the Great Jazz Legends Book

By Ronald C. McCurdy, Alfred Publishing

"Short Sessions on the Lives, Times and Music of the Great Jazz Legends"

Meet the Great Jazz Legends BookLearn about famous jazz musicians of the twentieth century with stories of their lives, times and music. The book includes 17 units on artists such as Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Meet the Great Jazz Legends Classroom Kit

By Ronald C. McCurdy, Alfred Publishing

Meet the Great Jazz Legends KitThis set includes the book and the reproducible Activity Sheets

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