Famous Composers
Famous Composers

Objective: This worksheet aims to introduce students to the life and works of a famous composer, with focus on one of their most important pieces of music, while enhancing the students' reading and listening comprehension skills.


Content and methods: The worksheet begins with an informational text about a famous composer, covering their birth and death dates, musical era, characteristics of their music, important works, and influences from other musicians. Students are then tasked with filling out a profile of the composer based on this information. Subsequently, an audio text is introduced to provide more details about one of their most famous pieces of music. After listening, students answer multiple-choice questions about the audio text. The worksheet concludes by providing a link for students to listen to the music online.


Competencies:

  • Reading comprehension
  • Information extraction and summarization
  • Knowledge of music history and famous composers
  • Listening comprehension
  • Understanding of musical works and their characteristics


Target group: Primary and secondary school students

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Enter the name of a composer.