Here's a complete music appreciation course in a single 120-page package! For each of the 22 featured composers there is a composer biography, a portrait, a listing of the type of music he or she composed, relevant facts, and a time line. The CD contains a listening example of each composer, and a listening guide includes information about each listening example, plus a second-by-second "what to listen for in the music." You'll also find reviews (tests) for each composer, plus more than two dozen pages of supplementary material, and it's all reproducible! Composers include Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Handel, Joplin, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and more! Grades 6 and up.

Here's an upbeat introduction to famous composers and their music! The lives and music of composers from Baroque to modern times is introduced in a fun, educational format all ages can enjoy. Each historical period is described and contains anecdotal sketches of the composers' lives, discussion of their music, and activities to reinforce the reading material. This newly revised thirteenth edition now contains portraits of the composers, and the new CD features excerpts from thirty-two recommended works to listen to in sequential order. The video is peppered with skits, sketches and songs as it tours legendary histories and illuminates the fundamentals of music. This is a thoroughly classroom-tested series that provides an enjoyable learning experience for elementary and middle school students!

Part of a series of five volumes, these books explore not only the characteristics of the music, lives, and works of these major composers, but also many social, scientific, and historical aspects of each period. The books feature beautiful art illustrations and include reproducible study guides with activities accompanying the book sections, timeline posters, quizzes, and composer summary charts. Grades 4-8.

Maurice Hinson and June Montgomery, both respected authors, clinicians and teachers, have combined forces to create a valuable set of 17 units which explore the lives and music of 17 great composers. The companion recordings feature keyboard performances of the musical examples used, and the activity sheets offer your students the opportunity to learn about the composers with fun games, puzzles, quizzes, fascinating illustrations and interesting facts. Composers covered are J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Handel, Haydn, Clementi, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Debussy, Joplin, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Bartok and Kabalevsky. Guaranteed to enhance your students' appreciation of serious music!

Discover the world of Mozart's time and see what life was like for this brilliant musician, both personally and professionally. His astonishingly prolific and creative works defined the Classical era of European music. Hear Mozart's works as performed by master pianist Dennis Kobray, and watch as this motivational, inspirational, and historically accurate tale unfolds. It's an enthralling tale of genius and unbounded creativity!

This compact disc offers movement activities for young children. The movements are verbally cued over 10 well-known classical pieces by Mozart. A variety of activities encourage perceptual development, sequencing, motor coordination, counting, and more. 9 more classical selections are offered as instrumentals, perfect for rest time, an enriched environment for learning, or an opportunity for creative activities which are included in the guide. This is an excellent way to introduce children to classical music! PreK-Grade 1.