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Humanities was one of my ALL time favorite classes in college. I loved learning about great works of music and art. I was actually a music major my first year of college. I ended up minoring in it. That being said, I love teaching these things to my kids, like really a lot. I get excited when they recognize a classical piece of music or a great work of art.  Even though I love these subjects, when I teach something extra like art or music, I need easy or it does not get done.  So, in this post, you are getting my simple composer study ideas. This is the simplest way I can find to do it and make sure it gets done!
Simple Composer Study Ideas
- Choose 3 or 4 composers to study for the whole year. Do not try to cram in too many different ones at once or in a year. Keep it simple! Have composer study once a week, but listen to their music frequently.
- Get an album of their greatest works. You can get these for so cheap on iTunes. I get albums of 100 greatest songs of that composer and they are around $5-$7. Listen to it lots! They will begin to recognize their style of music.
- Check out (or purchase) some books on the composer you are studying. This gives the kids a background story and helps them connect with them better. Â We love the Mike Venezia ones- Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers. We also really love the Opal Wheeler stories about the different composers. Â These are the books sold with the Zeezok Music curriculum. They are FABULOUS!
- Find YouTube videos of different renditions of their music. There are some really fun ones!
- For more background info visit Classics for Kids. Â This site has short radio programs that you can listen to about different composers. There are also games and coloring sheets that you can print.
- If you want it ALL done for you, check out the website Enrichment Studies. We have used this a ton in the past few years & really love it. They plan composer & artist studies (they have recently added other topics, too) for you & you pay a one-time fee to access different collections.
That’s it! Â Easy enough?! Â If your kids are young, you do not want to overload them. Keep is easy and enjoyable. Â This also makes it easier for you to want to continue doing it. If your kids are older, add in a little more research, maybe a written report or project.
You CAN do this!
Leah Courtney says
These are some great resources. We love Classics for Kids as well. Thank you for sharing.