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ACTIVITIES

Have students choose a musician who particularly interests them.  Explore his or her life in more depth with a trip to the library and a visit to some links.

Ask the music teacher for help in getting a recording of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” Students will choose their favorite concerto; then, working in small groups, they will create a mural to celebrate Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer.  Encourage them to capture in images what they hear in Vivaldi's music, using a variety of media.  Display the four murals in a prominent location.
(Check out more activities like this one on the “Curricular Connections” page for Lives of the Musicians on the Audio Bookshelf website at http://www.audiobookshelf.com/lomusic_cc.html)

Harcourt study guide section on Musicians

Approximately 38 things to do with biographies in the classroom