Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet | Free Lesson Plan
July 16, 2009
Print a free Great Composer Scavenger Hunt worksheet from the MakingMusicFun.net website, and then introduce your kids to the great composers. You will need to head to the “Meet the Composer” Biographies to hunt for the facts.
Meet the Composer” Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Questions include:
Which composer’s music was performed by 50 musicians on one barge as the king
listened from his royal barge? _________________
and
Which composer sometimes forgot to attach his suspenders, only to have to hold his
pants up while conducting to keep them from falling down? _________________
“Surprise” Symphony | Free Sheet Music, Lesson Plans and Resources
February 25, 2009
Perhaps more than any other music composer, Franz Joseph Haydn is known for his wit. The most popular example is found in his Surprise Symphony when his light simple melody is suddenly interrupted by a loud chord, “surprising” the audience.
The following collection of resources which focus Haydn and his Surprise Symphony are available on the MakingMusicFun.net website. Check out the biography first and then branch out from there. Every one of these lesson ideas and printable resources are sure fire winners!
Hey Kids, Meet Franz Joseph Haydn | Biography
Free Printable Composer Biography
Franz Joseph Haydn Printable BiographyFree Printable Sheet Music
“Surprise” Symphony for Easy/Level 2 Piano SoloFree Printable Worksheets
“Surprise” Symphony Listening Map
Franz Joseph Haydn Word Search
Franz Joseph Haydn Coloring PageMusic Lesson Plans
Haydn Surprise Symphony Listening and Activity Lesson Plan | Grade 3-4
Franz Joseph Haydn | Homeschool Lesson Plans
Anton Dvorak Homeschool Lesson Plans and Resources
September 29, 2008
Learn about the life and music of celebrated composer Anton Dvorak. Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Anton Dvorak was born on September 8, 1841 in a small village in Bohemia which is now part of the Czech Republic. He was one of seven children. Anton’s parents recognized his talent and began his musical training at the age of six. Read more…
Free Word Search Worksheet
Homeschool Music Curriculum
Free Printable Piano Sheet Music
Largo from the New World Symphony for Intermediate/Level 3 Piano Solo
Johann Pachelbel Homeschool Lesson Plans and Resources
September 29, 2008
Learn about Johann Pachelbel, and his celebrated Canon in D. Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Johann Pachelbel composed a large body of sacred and secular music during his lifetime as a successful composer, organist and teacher. He is best remembered for his Canon in D. Read more…
Free Printable Resources
Johann Pachelbel Free Printable Word Search Worksheet
Canon in D Intermediate Piano Sheet Music
Lesson Plans for the Homeschooled Student
Ludwig van Beethoven Homeschool Lesson Plans and Resources
September 28, 2008
Learn about Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most celebrated composers of all time. Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, to Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich. Although Beethoven’s exact birth date is not known, his family celebrated it on December 16. Read more…
Free Printable Worksheets
Beethoven Word Search
Beethoven Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot
Beethoven Coloring Page
Music Lesson Plans
Free Printable Sheet Music
Ode to Joy Easy Piano Sheet Music
Ode to Joy Intermediate Piano Sheet Music
Beethoven’s Fifth Easy Piano Sheet Music
Ecossaise Intermediate Piano Sheet Music
Für Elise Intermediate Piano Sheet Music
Ode to Joy for Easy Flute Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Clarinet Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Trumpet Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Trombone Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Violin Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Viola Solo
Ode to Joy for Easy Cello Solo
Johann Sebastian Bach Homeschool Lesson Plans and Resources
September 28, 2008
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685. As a child Bach’s father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. His uncles were all musicians, serving as church organists and court chamber musicians. One of his uncles, Johann Christoph Bach, introduced him to the art of organ playing.Read more…
Free Printable Worksheets
Johann Sebastian Bach Word Search Worksheet
Johann Sebastian Bach Multiplication Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Johann Sebastian Bach Coloring Page
Free Printable Piano Sheet Music
Minuet in G for Easy Piano Sheet Music
Musette in D for Easy Sheet Music
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring for Intermediate Sheet Music
Minuet in G for Intermediate Sheet Music
Minuet in G Minor for Intermediate Sheet Music
Musette in D for Intermediate Sheet Music
Free Music Lesson Plans
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Homeschool Lesson Plans and Resources
September 28, 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in 1756 in what is now Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold Mozart was choir master, a minor composer and an experienced teacher. When Mozart’s sister Nannerl was seven she began keyboard lessons with her father while the three year old Mozart watched with fascination. At age 4 Mozart himself began keyboard lessons playing without fault and with great sensitivity. Read more…
Free Music Classroom Curriculum
Mozart Word Search Worksheet
Mozart Coloring Page
Multiplication Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Free Homeschool Music Curriculum
Free Printable Piano Sheet Music
Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) for Intermediate Piano Solo
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for Intermediate Piano Solo
Sonata in C Major, K.545 for Intermediate Piano Solo
Turkish March for Intermediate Piano Solo
Free Printable Coloring Pages | Great Composers
September 22, 2008
Get to know the composers of the music you play with these free printable (PDF) composer worksheets from MakingMusicFun.net.
Coloring Pages
Print this free coloring page, grab the crayons, and start the CD. Giving students an activity like this keeps them interested while allowing you to introduce the classics.
Johann Sebastian Bach Coloring Page
Ludwig van Beethoven Coloring Page
Johannes Brahms Coloring Page
Franz Joseph Haydn Coloring Page
Scott Joplin Coloring Page
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Coloring Page
Franz Schubert Coloring Page
Richard Wagner Coloring Page
Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Learn about our great composers by sending your kids on a Scavenger hunt. Print the Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet, and then search the MakingMusicFun.net composer biographies for the answers.
Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Great Composer Multiplication Connect-the-Dot Worksheets
September 22, 2008
Get to know the composers of the music you play with these free printable (PDF) composer worksheets.
Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheets
Build pre-multiplication skills by skip counting with this free printable great composer connect-the-dot worksheets. Then grab the crayons!
Johann Sebastian Bach Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Ludwig van Beethoven Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Great Composer Biographies for Kids
September 13, 2008
Learn about the great music composers with biographies highlighting the composer’s life and music from DSOKids.com (Dallas Symphony Orchestra), NYPhilKids.com (New York Philhamonic) and MakingMusicFun.net.
- NYPhilKids.com features short audio clips to hear the music of the composer.
- DSOKids.com features short audio clips and interesting facts for kids about the composer.
- MakingMusicFun.net features printable sheet music, composer worksheets, and music classroom and homeschool lesson plans for many of the composers.
Baroque Era Composers (1600-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Biography
George Frideric Handel – Biography
Antonio Vivaldi – Biography
Classic Era Composers (1750-1820)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Biography
Franz Joseph Haydn – Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Biography
Romantic Era Composers (1820-1910)
Johannes Brahms – Biography
Hector Berlioz – Biography
Frederic Chopin – Biography
Claude Debussy – Biography
Anton Dvorak – Biography
Edvard Greig – Biography
Gustav Mahler – Biography
Modest Mussorgsky – Biography
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Biography
Gioachino Antonio Rossini – Biography
Camille Saint-Saëns – Biography
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Biography
Modern Era Composers (1910-Present)
Samuel Barber – Biography
Leonard Bernstein – Biography
Aaron Copland – Biography
George Gershwin – Biography
Duke Ellington – Biography
Charles Ives – Biography
Scott Joplin – Biography
Dmitri Kabalevsky – Biography
Sergei Prokofiev – Biography
Dimitri Shostakovich – Biography
John Williams – Biography
