Students listen to and read nursery rhymes. They discuss rhyming words. Students play a variety of computer games with rhymes, numbers and telling time. They retell the story through dramatic play, speech, and comprehension questions.

In this The Adventures of Tom Sawyer worksheet, students fill in blanks in a set of 2 paragraphs to complete them, words are given to students.

A nice website discussing music of the classical period. It provides detail into the style of classical music, lists some of the composers associated with classical music.

Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.

From a major publisher of classical music, this website provides a brief biography and picture of literally hundreds of composers of classical music. The discographies at the bottom of each biography allow you to find CDs and often...

The official site of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society which was created to broaden the appreciation and encourage the performance this composer's music. By clicking through the menu, you can learn much information about his works.

Research and ideas about using music, literature, and film to teach the theme of Faust selling his soul for knowledge and power.

Find the answers to questions about concert bands, such as how they differ from orchestras and marching bands, what the historical background is, and what kinds of music they perform. You can also listen to a stream of concert band...

The United Kingdom's British Library is the largest library in the world. It's collections include cultural artifacts from around the world on topics such as art, music and literature. Explore virtual reproductions of classic works of...

Information about one of Bach's most famous and most loved choral pieces, the mass in B minor. The article explains why the B minor mass is considered such an an enigmatic work. With a downloadable version of the text of the mass in...

This site from the Northern Arizona University contains the meanings of the symmetrical binary principle in Bach's music and several other composers of this period.

A survey of the life and works of Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), the German Baroque violinist-composer.

Excellent site with a wealth of info on who influenced Zelenka as well as who Zelenka influenced. Very comprehensive.

Excellent site with a wealth of info on who influenced Zelenka as well as who Zelenka influenced. Very comprehensive.

Short bio with a great list of works.