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Composers

For Students 8th - 10th
In this music worksheet, students use the appropriate reference and respond to 4 fill in the blank questions about composers and famous song titles.
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Classical Music Composers Puzzle

For Students 5th - 12th
In this composers word search puzzle, students identify the names of famous composers of classical music. Examples include Mozart and Bach. A list of 60 names is provided to assist students in their search.
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Joe Trio

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this music worksheet, students answer 6 questions about classical music and do one piano keyboard labeling activity. Student watch a Canadian show in order to answer the questions.
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What is a Concerto? Who is Alban Berg?

For Students 1st
For this music history worksheet, 1st graders learn about the concerto as a form of instrumental composition by reading an informative paragraph. Students then read a biography of composer Alban Berg and answer 10 questions. Note: There...
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Composers and Musical Terms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this music learning exercise, high schoolers look for the words found in the word search that name composers and parts of music. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Composers and Their Styles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this music worksheet, students find the words that are naming the major composers and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Famous Composers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the naming of famous composers. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Everything Music

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music activity, students find the terms that are related to music and composers. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Baroque Presentation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use Microsoft Publisher to create a concert program of music featuring a Baroque composer of their choice. They research their chosen composer using the provided internet links. They then create a computerized presentation.
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ELA Lesson Plan Focusing on Artists and Composers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students research a selected composer and artist. They write a biography about each one and include information about at least two works created by the chosen artist or composer. Students note similar characteristics of their compared...
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Learning From Lyrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze a song to determine the composer's point of view regarding the subject addressed in the song. They design and create an original visual aid that illustrates the theme of the song. Students identify any social...
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Compare and Contrast Composers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify various pieces of music that are familiar to them and define how the music made them feel. Then they select their favorite piece of music heard and the activities in which they like to do. Students also attend a...
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Malambo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use appropriate terms to reflect a working knowledge of the musical elements and use terminology from music and dance to analyze and compare structures of musical and other artistic works. They also identify the purpose of the...
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Lesson Plan for Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the music of Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They compare the sounds individual instruments make. They listen to and study the story of "Scheherazade" and compare it to other pieces that also portray a story or...
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Composer/Musician Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research a musician or composer of their choice and present their research through a written paper and free choice activity. This lesson can be done over the course of five to six classes with some homework. The paper...
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Duke Ellington: Great American Musician and Composer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students delve into the life and music of Duke Ellington as a major American musician and composer. The elements that made the sound of his orchestra unique and the talents of his band members are explored in this lesson.
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Learning Styles/Holistic Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils, in groups, research a music composer of their choice. They create a video showing the composer's life in which students act in it. They also create a pamphlet for a future band concert for that composer.
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Notable American Composers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars visit web sites for each of the composersand listen to selections of each composer's music and place important dates of the composers into a pre-printed time line.
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The Sting

For Students 5th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt from the movie The Sting and identify the American composer, Scott Joplin, who found ragtime jazz music heard in the movie. They also respond to eight questions related to the excepts read.
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Concert Program Notes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write program notes of composers. They discuss music, composers, themes and style and movements in music. They select a composer from a target language culture and write two paragraphs int eh form of concert program notes. ...
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Misterioso: Thelonius Monk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the musical style of Thelonius Monk, particularly Misterioso. They write in their journals how the song sounds and fits with the way Monk dresses. They journal about how their own music might sound if they wrote jazz music.
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Composing From a Thread

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to music composed in the 20th century and discuss varying interpretations. They play a contemporary piece of music and explore techniques available to a modern composer.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time

For Students 9th - 10th
View this collection of documents and objects to find out about music in Mozart's time and music in the present time 250 years after Mozart.
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Pbs: Geography of Music the World in the Age of Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map helps illuminate the relationships among the various composers as well as connections between music and its historical and cultural context. It also illustrates the importance of the physical and cultural...