'Tis the holiday season and the Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Nutcracker Prince come alive with a teaching and study guide for Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Background information, activities, games and puzzles are all included in...

How many of the world's greatest composers were born in Austria? Or Germany? Or the United States? An interactive map provides young musicians with information about prominent composers in the last few centuries, as well as the periods...

Take a quick tour through the last 350 years of music composition with an interactive timeline tool. As learners scroll through the years, they see which composers were born and working during the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern...

In this music worksheet, learners find the words that are naming the major composers and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this word groups worksheet, students read the words in each problem and choose what group they all belong to. Students complete 10 problems.

In this famous people worksheet, students read a passage about Margot Fonteyn and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

An online story for beginning readers about Peter Tchaikovsky, and two ballet dances that are based on his music. A short biography of Tchaikovsky is also found here.

Try to put this list of nine famous composers in order from the earliest to the most recent. If you need help, click on "Give me a hint," or check your answers at the end of the quiz.

Choose one of four games (matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search) to practice or review your knowledge of famous composers and their works.