DDR Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 My son is in his second year of piano and my daughter will be starting soon. I'm hoping to do very simple composer studies with them throughout the year. I'm thinking pick one composer a week, listen to the CDs during breakfast and check out some library books on each one. My knowledge in this area is nearly nonexistant so I'm eager to learn with them. Can anyone direct me to a list of composers to use as a starting point? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hi! I encourage you to check out Dawn's composer study; it's GREAT! She graciously shared it on another post. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292513 Dina :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 briefly glanced at it since I'm up to my eyeballs in history planning, but it looks fabulous. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tracy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 We did that a couple of years ago, and I also had no previous knowledge or experience in this area. There were two particular series of books that we liked that we were able to get through the library. The Famous Children series and the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers series by Mike Venezia. Famous Children is just about their childhood and is really good for a younger child. The Venezia books are for a little older child in that they have a lot of humor that my then 4yo didn't understand, but she still enjoyed the books nonetheless. So each week or two, I got a book from each series about the same composer, and I also was able to get some CD's at the library so we could listen to the music. We had a great time with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks. . .that's just what I had in mind. It will be great to combine these helpful resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Wow! Everyone has really good ideas. I just wanted to add the Beethoven Lives Upstairs series as a supplement to a formal list. Sometimes your local library has them to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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