Great Composers Series

Help your elementary students gain a deeper appreciation of music by introducing them to the men and women who created it! Bach to Beethoven, Schubert to Sousa---kids will enjoy reading mini-biographies and stories of 13 composers from the Baroque to Romantic periods. Each chapter highlights important works of a composer; includes question-and-answer activities; and describes the composition on the companion CD. 55 pages, softcover from Alfred.

This teacher's handbook will help you to introduce your students to 22 great composers. Each entry includes a brief biographical sketch with portrait, a chart of what type of music they composed, factoids, a timeline with other events worldwide, notes on the CD track, and a review quiz with bonus question. The included audio CD features 1 track for each composer. Learn about the great composers of the ages, from Hildegard to Bach to Stravinsky to Copeland. Supplemental pages include timelines, a map, glossary, information on the different periods of music, additional activities, and an answer key with reduced student pages with the correct answers overlaid. 120 pages, softcover spiral bound with CD. Pages are reproducible. Grades 6 and up.