Ralph Ellison was a musician who later became a writer. His book Invisible Man is written like a jazz composition. In this lesson, students will interpret key themes and concepts in Invisible Man that are also found in jazz music.

Through solfege, students will create their own musical compositions as Maria did in the musical The Sound of Music.

This resource provides information and sources that discuss the elements of dance.

Learn about John Philip Sousa's last composition, "The Library of Congress March," which was performed for the first time in 2003.

A look at the life of French composer, Francis Poulenc and the influences on his music. Contains a list of his compositions.

When composing music, it is good to be sure you have the right set of chords surrounding your melody. This column provides a brief overview on how to begin to think of chord structures for your songs.

This site from the North Park University provides a brief biographical sketch of pianist Frederick Chopin describes briefly the Polish nationalist themes in his compositions.

A fun card game that you can create for your music class. Students should first be given instruction on the various instruments and their ranges. Then students will be given the card game to help them remember and reinforce the concept...

Students will become familiar with transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Students predict whether items are transparent, translucent, or opaque. Finally, students will show what they have learned by producing a song, poem, cheer,...

In this lesson, students write the words and compose a melody for a school alma mater.

Quick, simple and short; this biography covers all the territory. Extremely basic.

Interested in popular and serious music, Gershwin (1898-1937) played a big part in bringing jazz to a more important place in American music. He helped mix it with classical music in his compositions. Read more about his work, including...

General information on Clara Wieck Shumann.

Is it true that this piece is the "greatest piece never heard". Learn about this piece of Beethoven's genius that has been left behind.