Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be taking part in the iHomeschool Network “Birthday Lessons in May” blog hop! This month we teamed up and are all sharing a mini-unit study for a famous historical figure.
I have the pleasure of posting on the brilliant composer Johannes Brahms! I created a fun download in honor of Johannes Brahms that I’m please to share with you all today! It is meant to go with my World’s Greatest Composers study, but can stand alone as well.
(EDITED: This lesson is now part of my World’s Greatest Composers Volume 2 Unit!)
Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany on May 7, 1833. He was a composer and pianist and is regarded as one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. He composted for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, voice, and chorus. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the “Three Bs”. While Brahms premiered many of his own works, he also worked with some of the leading performers of the time. He was known as an uncompromising perfectionist and thus destroyed many of his works, and even left some unpublished. His music is rooted in the technique and structures of both the Baroque and Classical masters.
In the unit study you’ll have a chance to listen to some of Johannes Brahms’ finest masterpieces, including symphony, piano, and vocal arrangements. The download also includes lots of fun activities to help keep your student’s minds focused on the music at hand!
As with this unit, the goal behind the World’s Greatest Composers curriculum is to immerse students in the work of each composer so that they are well familiar with their style, methods and music. Much of your time studying will be through open discussion with students and listening to compositions. Upon completion of this curriculum, your student should be able to easily recognize the pieces from each composer studied. They will also have learned several different styles of music, vocabulary, as well as have gained an appreciation for music in general.
–> Click to here to get the Johannes Brahms Unit Study <–
EDITED: Please note, this unit is no longer available on it’s own. it is now part of my World’s Greatest Composers Volume 2 Unit!)
I hope you enjoy the mini-unit study on Johannes Brahms!
If you’re interested in the entire World’s Greatest Composer curriculum, click the link below!
Click below to visit the iHomeschool Network “Birthday Lessons in May” blog hop to see what other bloggers are sharing for this month!
- Jenn at Mama Jenn Blogs – learn about inventor and engineer Elijah McKoy.
- Jodi at Granola Mom – learn about Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer who was the first man to reach the North Pole.
- Tricia at Hodge Podge – learn about Sir James M. Barrie, author of the well-loved Peter Pan.
- Jimmie at Jimmie’s Collage – learn about Justinian the Great, Emperor of Byzantium.
- Heather at Blog She Wrote – learn about Gabriel D. Fahrenheit, the physicist who created the Fahrenheit scale.
- Ami at Walking by the Way – learn about acclaimed Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum.
- Aadel at These Temporary Tents – learn about frontiersman Wild Bill Hickock.
- Rebecca at Mom’s Mustard Seeds – learn about Revolutionary War leader Patrick Henr6.
Hi there,
I am trying to down load your unit study:) but it comes up as “not found” can you please assist. Thanks
I had the same problem when I clicked the download butter. I then tried to save it by right clicking and pressing save as and it downloaded but said it could not be opened because it was either decoded improperly or damaged. Thanks for your kindness! We love your homeschool stuff!
Hi everyone, sorry about the download, it should be fixed now!
I am having the same problem as anna-marie. Thanks for the help.
Also, having the same problem.
Thank you! It work great this time. Thank you for your hard work and generosity!
This looks wonderful! I don’t know how you find the time!!
I’m also having problems with the download. It’s saying File Not Found?
I’m having the same problem. It looks like such a great unit!
Also unable to download, saying “not found”. thank you!
Having the same problem with the download, it says “Not Found”. But looking forward to trying the unit out with my kids. Thank you for another great resource!
Fabulous, thank you so much!!!
I have loved using this resource so far. We started this one yesterday. Unfortunately we don’t have the book that’s used for recommended reading in our area, but even without that there is so much fun to be had and these worksheets are great!