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2 Free Music Appreciation Lessons: Giacomo Puccini & Gustav Mahler

2 Free Music Appreciation Lessons: Giacomo Puccini & Gustav Mahler

I’m happy to share with you Free Music Appreciation Lessons from my recent music appreciation ebook curriculum. Download a lesson on the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and the German Composer Gustav Mahler. Learn about the composers and listen to their music! The full curriculum contains 25 complete lessons and is perfect for use for Kindergarten…

Free Printable Listening Guides to Use When Experiencing Music

Free Printable Listening Guides to Use When Experiencing Music

[Today we have a guest post by Christa Brown of Little Log Cottage School.] Free Printable Listening Guides to Use When Experiencing Music A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching a Hymn Study Class for a tutorial.  A portion of our activities was to listen to the hymn in a variety of different styles.  I…

15-Minute Music Lesson: Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos

15-Minute Music Lesson: Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos

Enjoy today’s 15-Minute Music Lesson on Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, just in time for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is one of the most well-known composers, conductors, and folklorists of Brazil. His father taught him to play the cello as a child. He was also interested in street…

Get a Free Online Lesson about Duke Ellington

Get a Free Online Lesson about Duke Ellington

Free Online Lesson about Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was an extremely talented composer, performer, and band leader who influenced the style of jazz. Learn about him and his music with this free online lesson about Duke Ellington from Enrichment Studies. There are links, biographies, videos, printables, coloring pages, etc. (Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.)