History of music

Teaching the History of Music Timeline can be a daunting task. Maybe it was something you loved to learn about in college or maybe it was something you really struggled with (insert me raising my hand!). This subject can be taught boring and monotonous - spitting out dates and names. BUT, what if I was to tell you, there are things you can do to liven it up? What if I could tell you that it doesn't have to be a snore fest? Here are my 3 TOP TIPS for making the history of music timeline shine…

THE BRITISH LIBRARY - Sandra Tuppen explores some highlights from their digitised collection of music manuscripts, including those penned by the hand of Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and a very messy Beethoven.

Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I'm working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it took me to complete this infographic. While working on this I finished watching the entire series of Tim…

A brief history of classical music periods. Get to know the different periods of classical music and the key composers during the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century Period.

What’s killing classical music? Here’s a list of all the things that were supposed to finish it off, going back centuries. So far, all have failed.

Music is often labelled a “universal language,” and according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a good reason for that.

The ultimate reference guide for how each genre came out! Have a closer look and find out what all time famous bands are in your favourite genre.

It was during the Classical period that the piano's popularity grew among composers and audiences alike. But how did it happen?

The elements of music can be seen as being the building blocks of music. Without them, music (of any style/age) would not exist because sound itself would

Overview of the history of classical music explaining the differences between the periods with highlights of important composers & pieces.

Players and scholars are turning to computer tablets and leaving paper scores behind.

An overview of musical style periods for the Get Inspired! Episode series for music students.

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The Dark Magic of Niccolò Paganini

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4 Periods of music history

It's feels so great to be finished with my first year of grad school! To celebrate, I made an infographic about the history of music therapy. Enjoy!

Learn about famous mathematicians in a fun and interactive way. I came across a dime store find of a book called Historical Connections in Mathematics, Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom by Wilbert and Luetta Reimer. Great find!! It has colouring biography sheets, biography read aloud pages, and cool math activities. I was so inspired by the fun possibilities for math that we made the book part of our learning year. We then found the book, Mathematicians Are People…