Classical Music Appreciation (Grades 5-6 / Lesson 2)

Fifth graders experience performing arts by participating in a music performance. In this music history instructional activity, 5th graders practice playing notes on an instrument in class and discuss the challenges associated with...

Music is beneficial for all learners. Help your learners with special needs learn about different styles of music, as well as the ways that music is represented on paper, with 30 different worksheets. 

In this music appreciation worksheet, students listen to "Turkish Rondo" from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Students read about the composer and the piece. Students follow a "listening map" and complete a...

Students experience and discuss the different musical periods such as Baroque, Classical and Romantic. In this music lesson, students discover musical theory and apply it to the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Students will...

This is a "WebQuest," lesson plan in which students follow links for information about Salieri's possible involvement in Mozart's death. Great fun for kids while learning.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Mozart wrote his first sonata when he was only four years old. He liked to play pool and enjoyed liver dumplings and sauerkraut. Use this resource to learn more about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 CE), famous Austrian composer, and...

Students become familiar with the young composer through his life's story and his music. They get to make some music of their own by using musical instruments that exist both online and all around them.

A short biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 CE) written for young audiences. Site is hosted by a classical music radio station. You can follow a link to listen to previously aired "Classics for Kids," radio shows on Mozart...

Visit this site to read about the life and works of great composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, plus many more!