Composer Study (FREE option!)
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Composer Study lessons introduce students (ages 7+) to a number of significant composers and compositions, giving them a sense of the sounds of various centuries and introducing them to beautiful and inspiring pieces from a variety of musical genres and traditions. Lessons are written for easy use in a multi-age context with extensions for older students which include extra reading, discussion, or other activities. As they engage with the music, students learn musical, historical, and cultural aspects of the pieces to help them deepen their relationship with both the music and the time period. Teacher tips, extra helpings, and exam questions all included. Lessons available by year and by term. No extra resources needed - begin lessons tomorrow! FREEBIE: Download Vivaldi lesson plans for free!
The multi-authored Charlotte Mason Centenary Monograph series is designed to highlight and explore the continuing educational and leadership relevance of Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) through the collective contributions of the Armitt Museum and Library, the University of Cumbria, the Charlotte Mason Institute, and other scholars and practitioners worldwide.
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What's included?
Composer Study Bundle: Early Music
- One full year of lessons (1 per week for 36 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
- 11 lessons on Early Instruments
- 11 lessons focused on Thomas Tallis and other Renaissance Music
- 11 lessons on J.S. Bach
Composer Study Bundle: 1650-1800
- One full year of lessons (1 per week for 36 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
- 11 lessons on Vivaldi
- 11 lessons focused on Handel's Messiah & Scarlatti
- 11 lessons on Sancho & Sirmen
Vivaldi (FREE)
- One full term of lessons (1 per week for 12 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
Composer Study Bundle: 1800-1900*
- One full year of lessons (1 per week for 36 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
- 11 lessons on influential instruments/ instrument families in the 19th century (Term 1)
- 11 lessons focused on Edward Grieg (Term 2)
- 5 lessons on Thomas Wiggins (half of Term 3 option 1)
- 5 lessons on Modest Mussorgsky (half of Term 3 option 2)
- 6 lessons on Gilbert & Sullivan (half of Term 3)
Composer Study Bundle: Music Since 1900
- One full year of lessons (1 per week for 36 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
- 11 lessons on Bela Bartók & Hetor Villa-Lobos
- 11 lessons focused on Menotti & jazz
- 11 lessons on Eric Whitacre
Bela Bartók & Hetor Villa-Lobos
- One full term of lessons (1 per week for 12 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
Jazz (and Menotti)
- One full term of lessons (1 per week for 12 weeks)
- Introduction to jazz (8 lessons)
- Amahl & the Night Visitors (3 Christmas lessons)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
Eric Whitacre
- One full term of lessons (1 per week for 12 weeks)
- Notes on musical terminology, music history, and cultural connections
- Links to music and other resources
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