If you've visited our website before, You'll recognize the
craft table where I set up experiments. In the corner
is where I stash some of my music stuff. I have these
lovely composer posters there. Since I'm talking about
resources, I thought I'd share the link where I got them:
http://laytonmusic.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/composer-posters/
She has lots to choose from.
I noticed that she had these same composer cards in a
smaller version and I thought that was perfect for our
calendar! This year, we've been posting a new artist's works
most every week in the calendar. It's great to be able
to include some composers as well. (I made the art cards
myself to size them appropriately for our calendar.)
Here's where I got these composer cards. She also has
some plain composer cards that you can print with
information on the other sides (I don't have those): plain composer cards.
Music Appreciation Books for Kids: There is a series of books that are really great for kids called Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers. Each book in the series covers a different famous composer. This is just a small sampling; there are other composers in the series:
Disclosure: Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase.
You might also be interested in our free Music Theory Curriculum, visit this post: Free Music Curriculum for Beginners. You’ll find links to lots and lots of free music activities there.
See you again soon here or over at our Homeschool Den Facebook Page! Don’t forget to Subscribe to our Homeschool Den Newsletter! ~Liesl
craft table where I set up experiments. In the corner
is where I stash some of my music stuff. I have these
lovely composer posters there. Since I'm talking about
resources, I thought I'd share the link where I got them:
http://laytonmusic.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/composer-posters/
She has lots to choose from.
I noticed that she had these same composer cards in a
smaller version and I thought that was perfect for our
calendar! This year, we've been posting a new artist's works
most every week in the calendar. It's great to be able
to include some composers as well. (I made the art cards
myself to size them appropriately for our calendar.)
Here's where I got these composer cards. She also has
some plain composer cards that you can print with
information on the other sides (I don't have those): plain composer cards.
Music Appreciation Books for Kids: There is a series of books that are really great for kids called Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers. Each book in the series covers a different famous composer. This is just a small sampling; there are other composers in the series:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) (affiliate link)
- Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) (affiliate link)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) (affiliate link)
- Peter Tchaikovsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) (affiliate link)
Disclosure: Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase.
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You might also be interested in our free Music Theory Curriculum, visit this post: Free Music Curriculum for Beginners. You’ll find links to lots and lots of free music activities there.
- Music Curriculum: Week One — See what we actually did during the first week with photos.
- Music Curriculum: Week Two
- Music Curriculum: Week 3 in Pictures – Music Note Identification Game and More
- Music for Elementary - Music Symbols (Week 4)
See you again soon here or over at our Homeschool Den Facebook Page! Don’t forget to Subscribe to our Homeschool Den Newsletter! ~Liesl
What great resources! Thanks so much for all the links! I featured your post and photo in my Montessori-Inspired Music Education post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2012/06/18/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-music-appreciation/
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