Renaissance Period Composers K–2 | Listening, Movement, Maps + Coloring | No Prep

This Renaissance composer set introduces K–2 students to 10 composers through listening, movement, maps, and coloring. Students hear real music from each composer, move to show what they hear, and see where each composer was born. A printable page for each composer lets students make their own Renaissance composer book.

What’s included

• An interactive presentation (53 slides) with kid-friendly facts about 10 Renaissance composers
• Real music clips for every composer, each paired with a movement prompt
• Birthplace maps with globe visuals
• Instrument videos of the cornett, crumhorn, and rackett
• An example of Renaissance sheet music
• 10 printable composer pages, each with easy-to-read facts, a coloring activity, and an emoji reflection box

Composers included

• Johannes Ockeghem
• Josquin des Prez
• Thomas Tallis
• Giovanni Palestrina
• Orlando di Lasso
• William Byrd
• Maddalena Casulana
• Giovanni Gabrieli
• Claudio Monteverdi
• Caterina Assandra

Formats

• PDF
• Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.
• PowerPoint

Ways to use it

• Composer of the Week
• Music history units
• Listening lessons
• Sub plans

Standards (NCAS)

• Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)
• Connecting: Anchor Standard 11 (relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context)

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