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Antonio Vivaldi - Composer Biography Video Lesson for Kids

This FUN popsicle stick theater video lesson from the MakingMusicFun.net academy features Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. Watch the composer video lesson with your kids or students. Explore the supporting resources, including the FREE printable study guide, the FREE Meet Vivaldi word search, and the FREE “Meet the Composer” Job Application worksheet.

Watch the Meet Vivaldi Video | Composer Biography for Kids

Read the “Hey Kids, Meet Antonio Vivaldi Composer Biography”

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Print the FREE Meet Antonio Vivaldi Study Guide, Word Search, and Composer Job Application Worksheet

Your kids will have fun with study guide, word search, and job application worksheet for Antonio Vivaldi! 

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Meet Vivaldi | Free Study Guide

Meet Vivaldi | Free Word Search Worksheet

“Meet the Composer” Job Application Worksheet

 “Spring” and “Winter” Sonnets

Some scholars think that Vivaldi’s Four Seasons was inspired by sonnets that he wrote himself. Armand D’Angour, a British scholar and musician, translated the sonnets in 2017.

SPRING

Springtime has now arrived, and full of cheer The birds greet her return with festive song, And streams caressed by breaths of western breezes With gentle murmuration flow along. Casting a dark mantle over heaven, Come thunder, lightning, harbingers of spring: They die away to silence, and the songbirds Take up their tuneful strain once more and sing. Now in the lovely meadow, filled with flowers, Under the branches rustling overhead The goat-herd sleeps, his faithful dog beside him. Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, The nymphs and shepherds lightly dance and sing Beneath the brilliant canopy of spring.

WINTER

In icy snow we tremble from the cold, Caught by the bristling wind with its harsh breath; We run and stamp our feet at every moment, With teeth a-chatter, cold as very death; Or by the fire we sit content and happy While outside pours down a torrential squall, And tread across the ice with careful footsteps, Cautious from fear that we might trip and fall; We turn abruptly, slip, and crash down earthwards, Then rising, hasten on across the ice In case the surface cracks and breaks apart. Through bolted doors we hear the winds competing, Sirocco, North Wind, all the winds at war: It’s winter, but it brings us joy for sure.

To read the entire translation of Vivaldi’s Four Sonnets, visit the site of Armand D’Angour.

Play the Soundtrack from the Meet Vivaldi Composer Biography Video Lesson

The Meet Vivaldi video features sheet music from MakingMusicFun.net. Visit the links below to print the piano sheet music:

Spring (Four Seasons) for Easy Piano Sheet Music

Autumn (Four Seasons) for Easy Piano Sheet Music/Level

Check Out Antonio Vivaldi Trivia

There was an earthquake that shook Venice the day Vivaldi was born.

J.S. Bach was an admirer of Vivaldi’s music.

Vivaldi composed 500 concertos, 90 sonatas, 46 operas, and many sacred choral works.

He was a very good violin player.

Some of Vivaldi’s music is lost or hidden, but new pieces are discovered all of the time!

Asthma prevented Vivaldi from mastering wind instruments.

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Meet Musician Johann Sebastian Bach – Composer Biography for Kids with FREE Study Guide

Want to teach your music students or your kids about the German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach? This post includes a lot of FREE music lesson resources to help you plan your next lesson. Gather the kids together and watch the Meet Bach video that touches on the life of Bach in a fun way. Afterwards, check out the FREE accompanying worksheets. 

Get the FREE Meet Bach Study Guide

Get more out of the free MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy video lesson, Meet Bach | Composer Biography for Kids with this free study guide. Click the following link to print the worksheet.

Meet Bach FREE Study Guide Worksheet

Print Free Music Lesson Worksheets

Bach FREE Word Search Worksheet

Bach FREE Composer Coloring Page

Play the Music to Meet Johann Sebastian Bach

The Meet Bach soundtrack features MakingMusicFun.net piano sheet music arrangements that celebrate the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. 

Toccata in D Minor (Bach) | Free Easy/Level 3 Piano Sheet Music

Toccata in D Minor (Bach) | Easy/Level 5 Piano Sheet Music

Musette in D (Bach) | Free Easy Piano Sheet Music

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach) | Easy Piano Sheet Music

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Meet Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids

This popsicle stick theater production is one of many from the MakingMusicFun.net academy. This edition features American ragtime composer and pianist, Scott Joplin. Share it with your kids for a fun music appreciation lesson. Share it in your next music composer unit in your elementary music classroom. Share it with your music lesson students to give them a richer understanding and appreciation for the music they practice and perform.

Start with the video. Next, check out the supporting resources, including a FREE composer study guide, coloring page, word search worksheet, and piano sheet music arrangements.

Learn About Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids

Get the FREE Meet Scott Joplin Study Guide

Get more out of the free MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy video lesson, Meet Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids, with this free study guide. Click the following link to print this Meet Scott Joplin worksheet.

Meet Scott Joplin | Free Study Guide Worksheet

More Scott Joplin Worksheets

Scott Joplin | Free Composer Word Search Worksheet

Scott Joplin | Free Composer Coloring Page

Play the “Meet Scott Joplin” Soundtrack

The Meet Scott Joplin soundtrack features MakingMusicFun.net beginner and easy piano sheet music arrangements that celebrate the music of Scott Joplin. Click the links to print the piano sheet music.

Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) | Free Easy/Level 3 Piano Sheet Music

The Entertainer (Joplin) | Beginner/Level 1 Piano Sheet Music

The Entertainer (Joplin) | Easy/Level 3 Piano Sheet Music

Easy Winners (Joplin) | Easy/Level 3 Piano Sheet Music

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The first piano lessons should be easy and remarkable to your kid! That’s why it is a good idea to start with an easy and fun song such as “Mary had a little lamb”! Check out the video and make a little first steps count!

Learn to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on the piano with this beginner piano lesson (tutorial) for kids from the MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy. 

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"Mary Had a Little Lamb" Trivia

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was inspired by a true story. It was at the suggestion of her brother that Mary Sawyer took her lamb to school. The school mentioned is believed to be The Redstone School, built in Sterling, Massachusetts in 1798. It now stands in Sudbury, Massachusetts. "

Mary Had a Little Lamb" Lyrics Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school. 

And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near, And waited patiently about, till Mary did appear. 

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" the eager children cry; "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know", the teacher did reply. 

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Learning to play the piano is an exciting journey every kid is looking forward to taking! To make the first steps easy and memorable, start with "Amazing Grace" which is fun to learn and easy to memorize! Check the video, and see the progress after your very first lesson!

  Learn to play "Amazing Grace" on the piano with this beginner piano lesson (tutorial) for kids from the MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy. Print the FREE beginner piano sheet music for "Amazing Grace" at MakingMusicFun.net to practice after this lesson. ✅  Print the beginner piano sheet music for "Amazing Grace" 🔵  RECOMMENDED FIRST PIANO LESSONS for KIDS The following MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy tutorials will teach your kids everything they need to know for their first week of piano lessons. First Beginner Piano Lesson for Kids, PT1 First Beginner Piano Lesson for Kids, PT2 Piano Finger Numbers for Kids 🔵  Want to Learn More? Try MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy TODAY! The MMF Music Academy does more than just teach songs. Our lessons, supporting piano books, worksheets, and games train kids to become well-rounded musicians. Get started today with piano lessons from a leader in online elementary music education.  History of "Amazing Grace"      The lyrics for "Amazing Grace" were written in 1772 by English poet and  clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). Newton's lyrics are based on a prayer of King David, in which he marvels at God's decision to choose him and his house. This hymn is a favorite among Christians, and it is one of the most recognizable songs in the English-speaking world. "Amazing Grace" was popularized during a 1960's folk music revival in the USA. Since then it has been recorded thousands of times by artists like Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, The Byrds, Elvis Presley, and Willie Nelson. "Amazing Grace" Lyrics Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come. 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear. It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds And drives away his fear.

Must Jesus bear the cross alone And all the world go free? No, there's a cross for ev'ryone And there's a cross for me.

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