Music History with Medieval Composer Riddles – music composers – music games

Medieval Composer Riddles are a fun and engaging way for students to study the composers of the Medieval Period in western art music history. Students decipher the composer riddles as they continue to learn about composers from music history. Composers include Guido de Arezzo, Hildegard von Bingen, Léonin, Pérotin, Philippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut, Francesco Landini, and Guillame du Fay. You can use these composer riddles as a quick review, part of your centers and stations, or as an active scavenger hunt.

 

This resource is perfect for:

• elementary music teachers
• middle school music teachers
• homeschool teachers

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR DOWNLOAD

 

• One unique riddle for each composer: Guido de Arezzo, Hildegard von Bingen, Léonin, Pérotin, Philippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut, Francesco Landini, and Guillame du Fay in PDF form.
• Portraits of each composer with their full name, birth and death year.
• Half-page answer sheets for your students to fill out during a scavenger hunt (instructions included)
• Instructions for how to print your riddles
• Directions for how to play a scavenger hunt using your composer riddles
• Directions on how to use the riddles as flashcards for quick review
• Directions on how to use the riddles as part of your centers or stations

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