Meet the Great Composers: Classroom Kit, Book 1: Piano Book, Classroom Kit & CD

This kit transforms composer study from passive reading into active discovery. The combination of carefully chosen repertoire, engaging activity sheets, and recorded audio gives students multiple entry points to understand how great composers worked. Teachers gain a complete, ready-to-use unit that fits naturally into a piano curriculum without requiring supplementary prep.

Opening this kit feels like stepping into a music history class designed specifically for the piano studio. Each page invites curiosity about the composers behind the music, connecting memorable pieces to the lives and times that shaped them.

This kit serves piano teachers working with elementary through early intermediate students who benefit from structured composer study. It also works well for homeschool music programs, group piano classes, and anyone seeking a cohesive introduction to masterworks without assembling materials from separate sources.

• Pair the recorded audio with score study so students hear a professional interpretation before forming their own musical choices.
• Use the activity sheets during practice to reinforce aural recognition of compositional techniques and historical context.
• Return to recorded excerpts between pieces to help students notice how different composers approached similar musical problems.
• Encourage students to complete activity sheets after learning each piece, anchoring the music in memory before moving forward.

Integrate this throughout a school year by working through one composer unit per month, using the activity sheets as homework or group work. The recorded examples work equally well in private lessons, group classes, or as background listening during technique practice. The reproducible format makes it practical for distributing to multiple students or returning to repeatedly without wear.

• Identifying compositional techniques across different musical periods
• Listening actively and describing what they hear in professional performances
• Understanding historical and biographical context for masterworks
• Building connections between music theory and actual music on the page
• Recognizing stylistic traits that distinguish one composer from another