Meet the Great Composers: Activity Sheets, Book 2: Reproducible Activity Sheets

Hinson and Montgomery have created a genuinely useful resource that connects repertoire to composer history in a way that enriches how students understand the music they learn. Rather than treating composers as abstract names on the page, these activity sheets invite students to discover the people behind the pieces, making practice sessions more engaging and meaningful.

Encountering these sheets feels like stepping into a curated gallery of musical history, where each composer's story becomes a pathway into understanding their voice at the keyboard. Rather than abstract biographical facts, students discover the human motivations and artistic contexts that shaped the repertoire they're learning.

Piano teachers looking for classroom-ready materials to deepen their students' understanding of the composers in Book 2. These sheets work equally well in group lessons, studio settings, or homeschool instruction where you want to build cultural literacy alongside technical development.

• Assign one composer profile per week during your regular piano curriculum to create a cumulative biography project students can reference year-round.
• Have students complete sheets before performing pieces from the corresponding repertoire to deepen their interpretive choices.
• Use the profiles as discussion starters in group lessons or studio classes to contextualize why different composers approached the piano differently.

Assign one composer profile at a time as students work through the corresponding pieces in Book 2. The reproducible format means you can distribute sheets to your entire studio or class, making them ideal for supplementing regular lesson materials or creating take-home enrichment activities.

• Understanding composer biography and historical context
• Making connections between a composer's life and their musical style
• Deepening familiarity with repertoire through structured study