Fun With Composers

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Teacher Guides for Ages 3-6

  • Foreword
  • Let's Warm Up

Musical Selection.....Composer.....Suggested Theme

  • The Marriage of Figaro.....Mozart.....Health and Nutrition
  • (Figaro the Magical Chef)
  • Slavonic Dance no. 1.....Dvorak.....Farm/Barnyard Animals
  • (The Great Barn Dance)
  • Minuet in G Major.....Bach.....Royalty
  • (Royal Dance)
  • Tritsch Tratsch Polka.....Strauss.....Circus
  • (The Ringmaster and the Tightrope Walker)
  • Minuetto.....Mozart.....Friends and Family
  • (The Snobby Pears)
  • Pizzicato Polka.....Strauss.....Bugs and Butterflies
  • (Bugsy and the Pizzicato Polka)
  • Aquarium.....Saint-Saëns.....Fish/Ocean
  • (The Giant Octopus)
  • Surprise Symphony.....Haydn.....Music
  • (Sneakers and Sleepers)
  • Persian March.....Strauss.....Pirates
  • (Sneaky Sam)
  • Composer Biographies & Activity Sheets

Recommended Instruments:

  • Rhythm sticks and/or claves
  • Maracas or shakers
  • Triangle
  • Jingle bells
  • Hand drum (recommends two)
  • Sand blocks (come in pairs)
  • Tambourine
  • Cluster bells
  • Guiro
  • Finger cymbals (come in pairs)
  • Large cymbal
  • Cabasa

Children's Guide for Ages 3-6

  • Foreword
  • The Marriage of Figaro
  • Figaro the Magical Chef
  • Slavonic Dance no. 1
  • The Great Barn Dance
  • Minuet in G Major
  • The Royal Waltz
  • Tritsch Tratsch Polka
  • The Ringmaster and the Tightrope Walker
  • Minuetto
  • The Snobby Pears
  • Pizzicato Polka
  • Bugsy and the "Pizzicato Polka"
  • Aquarium
  • The Giant Octopus
  • Surprise Symphony
  • Sneakers and Sleepers
  • Persian March
  • The Sneaky Sam
  • Composer Biographies & Activity Sheets

Teacher Guides for Ages 7-12

  • Foreword
  • Let's Warm Up

Musical Selection.....Composer.....Suggested Theme

  • Rondo Alla Turca.....Mozart.....Mysteries
  • (Mystery of King Lou)
  • Tritsch Tratsch Polka.....Strauss.....Circus
  • (The Ringmaster and the Tightrope Walker)
  • Symphony no. 40.....Mozart.....Composers
  • Persian March.....Strauss.....Pirates
  • (Sneaky Sam)
  • Fossils.....Saint-Saëns.....Halloween
  • Aquarium.....Saint-Saëns.....Sea Creatures
  • (The Giant Octopus)
  • Anitra's Dance.....Grieg.....Spies/Secret Agents
  • (Spy Dance)
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5.....Brahms.....Medieval Knights
  • (Vladimir the King's Favourite Knight)
  • Habanera.....Bizet.....Opera
  • Composer Biographies & Activity Sheets

Recommended Instruments:

  • Rhythm sticks and/or claves
  • Maracas or shakers
  • Triangle
  • Jingle bells
  • Hand drum (recommends two)
  • Sand blocks (come in pairs)
  • Tambourine
  • Cluster bells
  • Guiro
  • Finger cymbals (come in pairs)
  • Large cymbal
  • Cabasa

Children's Guide for Ages 7-12

  • Foreword
  • Rondo Alla Turca
  • Mystery of King Lou
  • Tritsch Tratsch Polka
  • The Ringmaster and the Tightrope Walker
  • Symphony no. 40
  • Persian March
  • Sneaky Sam
  • Fossils
  • Voyage on the High C's
  • Aquarium
  • The Giant Octopus
  • Anitra's Dance
  • Spy Dance
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5
  • Vladimir the King's Favourite Knight
  • Habanera
  • Composer Biographies & Activity Sheets