Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Baroque Music Period

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Music appreciation can start very early and providing a historical context makes music more meaningful. Present this information to your students to help them understand the people, music, and instruments common to the Baroque Period....
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Not Your Grandma's Music: A Lesson in Music History

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students experience and discuss the different musical periods such as Baroque, Classical and Romantic. In this music lesson, students discover musical theory and apply it to the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Students will...
Lesson Plan
San Francisco Symphony

Music Reflects History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Exploring the baroque era can be exciting and fun when it's done thorugh the arts. Middle schoolers examine the music and art history of the baroque era through research. They use their findings and class notes to create an expository...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Best of Baroque

For Teachers 6th
Students study about listening strategies, as well as the culture, music and two prominent composers of the Baroque period, namely J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. They demonstrate their understanding of the content through several assessments.
Worksheet
Curated OER

George Handel

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music worksheet, middle schoolers look for the facts that help to complete the questions and then they draw a picture to complete the sheet.
PPT
Curated OER

The Enlightenment Spreads: CH 22

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Explore the Enlightenment period through literature, music, and autocratic rule. Each slide contains basic information on major Baroque, Classical, and political figures contemporary to the late 1700's and early 1800's. Vivaldi, Bach,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Influences on Musical Styles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss music of other eras students discuss the influence of elements such as politics, social events, etc. on music of the time. They examine the cause and effect of musical diversity after watching a video segment: "Behind...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Boombox Classroom: Baroque, By George!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this music worksheet, students circle the various types of music composed by Handel. They select the vocabulary term that refers to a mini-opera without acting.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Boombox Classroom: Baroque, By George!

For Students 5th
In this music worksheet, 5th graders select the types of music that were composed by Handel. They answer multiple choice questions where they define oratorio, anthem, and cantata.
Website
Other

George Frideric Handel: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has indepth information on Handel. It goes from birth to death and beyond. Contains chronological listing of when compositions were composed and where performed. Also has a good reference page for more info.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Moldenhauer Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
The Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress contain approximately 3,500 items documenting the history of Western music from the medieval period through the modern era.
Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: George Frideric Handel Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Brief biographical sketch of German-born British composer, George Frideric Handel.
Handout
Other

Baroque Music: Composers

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio with listing of works by genre with dates composed. Just click on "Lully".
Primary
Other

Jewish Christian Lit: Jephtha: An Oratorio in Vocal Score

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete vocal score and story of the oratorio Jephtha by G.F. Handel.