In this grade 2 instructional activity, students use base ten blocks to compose and decompose numbers.

Learn about the typical projects and compensation a composer earns when working on films, games, and advertisements.

Knowledge in Action! Today you will find out if the students are understanding the idea of decomposing and composing shapes with pattern blocks.

Learn to use formulas and unit cubes to model the formula for volume of 3D figures composed of quadrilaterals in this video from KCPT.

Explanations and examples of composing functions with functions.

This site is provided for by the Classical Composers Database. Biographical information on Albinoni with comparisons made to Telemann and Vivaldi' compositions and preferences.

This Classical Composers Database site describes the influence Martin Luther had on music, especially his contribution of the modern Christian hymn.

The Power Essay, like the power paragraph, focuses on helping students understand the structure of a piece of expository writing. The "power" concept teaches students to organize their ideas according to levels of specificity and to...

In this lesson plan students use base ten blocks to explore place value.

This page covers a wide range of topics concerning 20th century music. Included are many references to styles and composers and terms found in 20th century music.

Read about this unusual but creative modern classical composer. Highlighting his major works, this short biography explores his philosophy of music.

A good article on how to take a musical idea and develop it further using theme and variations. Included are a few music samples in written form and mp3 form that help to explain the concept.

Learn how to compose music in 900 minutes through a process known as "Improvitaping." This is a good tool for the upper level student and makes a great teachers help.

The searchable Aria Database features over 1,200 arias from 170 operas by 60 composers. It includes lyrics, translations, synopses of operas, and MIDI files.

This profile of the 11th son of J. S. Bach surveys his life as a successful court musician and composer in Italy and England.

A discussion of the film score of "La Belle et La Bete" (Beauty and the Beast) by composer, Georges Auric. Adriano, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Axios Chorus

Duke Ellington's prominence as one of the greatest American composers and key figure in the development of the genre of jazz is highlighted in this encyclopedia entry.

The purpose of this task is to give young scholars an opportunity to compose and decompose polygons to make rectangles. The students will be shown a picture and are asked to count how many rectangles they see. Explanations and examples...

Classical Net offers links, resources, and lists of works on Benjamin Britten (1913-1976 CE), one of Britain's greatest composers.

Learn much about the life and career of rock and roll performer and composer, Frank Zappa, a 1995 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.

A PowerPoint presentation that introduces the processes of inventing, composing, and revising written works. W.9-10.5 Writing Process, W.11-12.5 Writing Process

This is a brief encyclopedia biography of the ragtime composer, Scott Joplin, whose music was influential in the growth of jazz.

A short and concise history of musical theater with two early performers and a composer highlighted.

This resource provides information on Charles Ives (1874-1954 CE). This American composer's job, and source of income, was actually running an insurance agency. He would compose and play music at night, after work. Use this site to learn...