Renaissance Period in Music History Quick Guide – Music Composers

The Renaissance Period Quick Guide in Music History is a quick guide to music samples, videos, fun facts, and major composers of the Renaissance Period of western art music history. This interactive slideshow allows you to introduce middle school or junior high students to the music and composers of the Renaissance Period.

 

**Now compatible with both Google™ Slides and PowerPoint**

 

This resource is perfect for:

• general music teachers
• middle school music teachers
• high school music teachers
• homeschoolers

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN THE RENAISSANCE POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION:

 

VIDEO LINKS

Disclaimer: three of the eight videos contain content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Please review each video thoroughly before showing to your students.

 

♬You have the option of playing through Youtube, Safeshare, or Viewpure.

an internet connection is required to view each video.

 

• Fast and Friendly Guide to Early Music
• Renaissance History Crash Course
• Renaissance Music Overview
• History of Renaissance
• Thomas Tallis’ Spem in Alium
• Another Day in History: Opera
• Des Prez’ Ave Maria in graphical notation with lyrics
• Palestrina’s Sicut Cervus in standard notation

 

MUSICAL TERMS

• renaissance
• motet
• madrigal
• homophony
• consort
• counterpoint

 

FUN FACTS

• brief list of fun facts about the Renaissance Period

 

ARTIFACTS

• images of Renaissance art and a musical score
• images of period instruments (lute, gittern, shawm, cornamuse)

 

COMPOSER PAGE FEATURES

• audio samples & video links of their music
• birth and death year
• a map to show where they were born
• several facts about their life as composers and musicians

 

COMPOSERS

• Ockeghem
• Des Prez
• Tallis
• Palestrina
• Lassus
• Byrd
• Casulana
• Gabrieli
• Monteverdi
• Assandra

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, PROJECT GUIDES, & WORKSHEETS

Google Forms are included for distance learning

• Editable outline of the slideshow presentation (in Microsoft Word)
• Project guide: students travel back in time to choose a composer for their court
• Compare and contrast today’s music with music from the Renaissance Period
• Students compare and contrast music from the Renaissance Period with another music period of their choice
• Students name facts they know about each composer

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

• instructions to play your slideshow using PowerPoint
• instructions to play your slideshow using Google Slides

 

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WHAT CUSTOMERS LOVE ABOUT THIS QUICK GUIDE:

 

“I love this whole series. To have visual, audio, video all in one place and well presented is fantastic.”

 

“I’m excited to use this with my choir- they are going to love learning about this musical time period!”

 

“I also have the Medieval Period presentation and, just like I wrote for that resource, this is outstanding too! I especially like the heads up you gave regarding possibly “inappropriate” content for some classrooms – so helpful! Thank you!”

 

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