Music Appreciation: Great Composers (Part One)

Course Summary

Learn about composers, including insight into their spiritual lives. Learners will make their own simple book about each composer.

Course Description

The lives of composers are filled with valuable lessons that can be applied to our lives. This four-week course (Part One) provides an opportunity to learn about four composers: • Bach • Beethoven • Brahms • Chopin ★ Each class will include: • a short story about the composer • interesting facts, including spiritual details of the composer's life • a brief quiz to increase comprehension skills • listening to a portion of a song composed by the artist (music appreciation) • a hand-made book project • show and tell ★ The book project will include: • folding and stapling paper to create a simple book • cutting out images • gluing images into book • basic drawing and writing ✨ Students will have the opportunity to show their books at the end of class. NOTE: Each class in this series can be taken separately and in any order.

Syllabus

WEEK ONE Bach WEEK TWO Beethoven WEEK THREE Brahms WEEK FOUR Chopin

Supplies

Each class: ✔︎ One copy of the printable found in the Session Resources section ◻️ Five blank sheets of white paper (computer, construction, cardstock) ❖ Stapler ✏️ Pencil or pen 🖍️ Crayons or colored pencils 🔴 Glue stick