Classical Music Composer Study for First Grade

I explained how I have planned to do Composer Study in a previous post. Now I'll list the actual composers we're studying this year and link to the resources we're using.

We're trying to study them chronologically, but I've found it hard to decide exactly how to do that! I've gone mostly by date of birth, but some composers may be slightly out of order because I also tried to keep composers of certain eras together.

I'll update any missing links as soon as possible. We're all sick right now, so if I don't get around to it feel free to remind me!

(Podcasts to Download) Unfortunately this list won't take you directly to the composer, so you'll have to look through the whole list to find the composer that you want.

1. Antonio Vivaldi (b. 1678)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)
    ArtsAlive ~ Vivaldi Activities

2. George Frideric Handel (b. 1685)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)

3. Johann Sebastian Bach (b. 1685)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)

4. Franz Josef Haydn (b.1736)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)

5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)

6. Ludwig van Beethoven (b. 1770)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)
    ArtsAlive ~ Beethoven Activites

7. Franz Schubert (b. 1797)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)
    ArtsAlive ~ Schubert Activities

8. Johannes Brahms (b. 1833)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)
    Brahms in 1890s Vienna: Learning About Chamber Music

9. Modest Mussorgsky (b. 1839)
    (Activity Sheet - pdf) (Listen Online) (My YouTube Playlist)
    NY Philharmonic Kids ~ Orchestration Station