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15-Minute Music Lesson on Brazil with composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, with 5 free printables

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…

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.)

Free Lesson on The Star-Spangled Banner

Music and Poetry: Free Music Lesson on “The Star-Spangled Banner”

Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through affiliate links in this post. The Star-Spangled Banner Have your kids learned the American National Anthem yet? The poem “The Star-Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 and was originally called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” Background Story Learn the background…