Hey Kids, Meet the Composer | Famous Composer Biographies from MakingMusicFun.net

Learn about famous composers with a biography for kids highlighting the composer’s composer’s life, music and culture. Then check out our related resources for music students, private lesson teachers, elementary music classroom teachers and homeschooling teachers.

Famous Composer Biographies for Students, Music Teachers and Homeschool Teachers

Baroque Era Composers (1600-1750)

Classic Era Composers (1750-1820)

Romantic Era Composers (1820-1910)

Impressionist Era Composers (1820-1910)

Modern Era Composers (1910-Present)

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Play the music of your favorite composer with one of these printable books or play the music of your favorite composer and learn more about them with our exclusive Play and Learn™ editions that include sheet music, a Hey Kids, Meet the Composer biography, and activity worksheets.

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Just click, print and teach! Our Meet the Composer music lesson plans make it easy to teach great composer units that are a hit with your students.

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Our famous composer bulletin board poster packs add pizzazz to your music classroom bulletin boards, while helping kids remember the essential facts about each composer.

Famous Composer FunLibs™ | Story and Worksheet

Read the original story of Peer Gynt or the Nutcracker and then make up a silly variation by substituting your own words in the blanks.

Famous Composer Word Search Worksheets

Build reading skills with our free printable famous composer word search worksheets. Let your students know how many words there are to find, and then ask them to complete the word search by identifying and circling the keywords found in the biography.

Famous Composer Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheets

Build pre-multiplication skills by skip counting with our free printable famous composer connect-the-dot worksheets. Then grab the crayons!

Famous Composer Coloring Pages

Print a free famous composer coloring page, grab the crayons, and start the CD. Giving students a coloring page keeps them focused and quite, providing you with an opportunity to introduce the classics.

Famous Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet

Introduce kids to the great composers with a “Meet the Composer” Scavenger Hunt worksheet. Print the study guide worksheet and then head to the “Meet the Composer” biographies to hunt for the facts.

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Introduce kids to the great composers by asking them to complete an employment application for the composer for your choice.

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