Music history can be so much fun for children when composers and music are brought to life!

These Music History Activities for Kids with Free Printables are such a great way to guide you through the process.

There are so many different ways to use them, depending on the age group you're working with.

Music is so important for the emotional and cognitive development of children. 

Music History Activities for Kids with Free Printables

Music Composers Picture and Description Match Up

These music history nomenclature and description cards can be used in so many ways!

In the picture above the picture cards and description cards are used in a matching activity.

For younger kids you can use just the picture nomenclature cards.

Older kids may enjoy the description cards.

In my classroom, I like to introduce a composer a week adding more to our nomenclature card activity as the year goes on.

It's also fun to create a timeline using these cards.

Source: I created these cards as part of the Music History Printable Pack. 

Music Composer Name First Letter Sound Clip Cards

Learning the names of music composers can be fun and also challenging. 

One way to help children learn names through pictures is to practice the first letter sounds of last names.

Kids can use the glass beads provided to mark their answers. So many other manipulatives could also be used. 

Source: I created these cards as part of the Music History Printable Pack.

Music Composers Time Period Sorting Activity

It's one thing to learn music composer's names and stories, and it's another thing to learn about music time periods in history and when each composer lived.

This activity introduces children to music time periods in history and allows to children to learn which composer lived when.

Understanding music time periods in history can help children understand why composers created music in the ways they did.

Children sort each composer by time period.

Source: I created these cards as part of the Music History Printable Pack.

Music Composer Listening Activity

It's fun to be able to identify a music composer by picture and know their name.

It's incredibly exciting and satisfying to be able to identify a music composer by their music.

The cards in this activity help you do this.

Each music card includes a composer and one of their most famous pieces.

Children can use technology in the classroom to look up and play each piece of music.

These cards can provide the perfect resource for listening games as well.

Younger children may enjoy drawing a picture while each piece is played initially. 

These cards can also be paired up with music composer nomenclature cards.

If you have older children who are up for the ultimate challenge, you can combine music composer nomenclature cards, description cards, and composition cards.

Source: I created these cards as part of the Music History Printable Pack.

FREE Montessori-inspired Music Composer Clip Cards

Children will love a second clip card option when learning music composers. 

When using these cards children mark or clip the last name of the composer in the picture. 

The first and sometimes middle name of the composer is provided.

Music composer picture nomenclature cards can be used as a control for this activity.

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