Learning about Music History is a bit like learning to eat your vegetables as a child. If you approach it in an authoritative way and say “You must eat your Vegetables” - and don’t enjoy them yourself you’ll have quite a hard time! (P.S. I know this because I currently have a three year old!)
Students will love being exposed to a variety of composers, and there is none more important than J.S. Bach for learning about the Baroque Era. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable music lesson plans. Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include
music lesson plans like these ideas are fun to create and fun to do with students: Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a
If you're teaching music history your lesson plan can include a few fun ideas like these: Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. However, pianos were not around in Handel's day and the music was originally written for an instrument called a harpsichord. Have the students
Here are a few ideas you can include if creating a music lesson plan about Baroque composer G.F. Handel. These days Handel's keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. However, pianos were not around in Handel's day and the music was originally written for an instrument called a harpsichord. Do some research on
These days Handel's keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord. Do some research on the differences between the two, considering when each instrument was invented, how the sound is
Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord. Do some research on the differences between the two, considering when each instrument was invented,
Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into the music classroom. you can use this as a basis for your music lesson plan for your next music history lesson: Use Beethoven's life as the topic