Description

🎵 November Composers – Daily Reading & Listening Activities (KS2–3 Music & Literacy)

Make literacy and music appreciation part of your classroom every day in November!

This ready-to-use resource introduces pupils to a new composer each day throughout November. Each profile includes an accessible biography, high-quality comprehension questions, suggested answers, and QR codes linking directly to listening clips. Perfect for cultural capital, daily literacy routines, and cross-curricular learning across English, Music, and Humanities.

---

✨ What’s Included

✔️ 30 Composer Profiles (1st–30th November)
Each profile features a 150-word biography written for ages 8–14.

✔️ 5 Daily Comprehension Questions
Covering retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation, and summary.

✔️ Suggested Answers
Ideal for whole-class discussion or independent marking.

✔️ QR Codes for Instant Listening
Directly linking to music excerpts on MusicOfTheDay.co.uk.

✔️ A Broad Range of Genres and Styles
Classical, Romantic, jazz, folk, film scoring, contemporary classical, and world traditions.

---

🎯 Benefits for Teachers and Pupils

• Cross-curricular learning that blends reading with music appreciation

• No preparation required — perfect for starters, tutor time, assemblies, music lessons, or supply cover

• Builds curiosity and cultural knowledge through daily exposure to influential musicians

• Differentiated challenge through varied comprehension question types

• Flexible classroom use, from short tasks to full lessons, homework, or enrichment

---

🎼 Featured November Composers

Your November line-up offers a rich mix of classical icons, contemporary creators, jazz innovators, and global voices:

🎻 Baroque & Classical

• Claudio Casciolini

• Hugh Aston

• Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London

• Johann Nepomuk Hummel

• Johann Friedrich Reichardt

• Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

• Antonio (Anton) Rubinstein

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Unknown – “Scotland the Brave” (Traditional Scottish)

🎼 Romantic & Late-Romantic

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Alexander Borodin

• César Franck

• Joaquín Rodrigo

• Franjo Kuhač

• Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

• Roger Quilter

🎵 Modern, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical

• Ennio Morricone

• Karl Jenkins

• Joonas Kokkonen

• Ludovico Einaudi

• Maria Schneider

🎷 Jazz, Ragtime & Popular Styles

• Scott Joplin

• Artie Matthews

• Art Garfunkel

• Takanori Arisawa

• Luis Cluzeau Mortet

🎶 Folk, Film & Crossover Artists

• John Barry

• Joni Mitchell

• Atilio Stampone

A beautifully varied group to enrich cultural understanding and spark meaningful conversations in your classroom.

---

📚 Curriculum Links

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – National Curriculum

English (KS2 Reading)

• Retrieve and record information

• Understand vocabulary in context

• Make inferences

• Summarise main ideas

Music (KS2/KS3)

• Listen attentively

• Appreciate a wide range of composers

• Understand musical history and context

Cultural Capital
Supports OFSTED-linked aims by introducing pupils to significant musical figures from a wide range of cultures and eras.

---

👩‍🏫 Ideas for Classroom Use

• Begin each day with a Composer of the Day starter

• Build a composer timeline or genre map

• Set comprehension tasks as independent work or homework

• Use listening clips for music appreciation or discussion

• Pair reading with creative tasks like reviews, diary entries, or composer fact files

• Incorporate composers into assemblies or cross-curricular projects

---

🛒 Why Teachers Love This Resource

Teachers save planning time, pupils build literacy and cultural awareness, and classrooms benefit from daily exposure to diverse musical traditions — all wrapped into one engaging resource.

---

🎶 Perfect for:

• KS2 & KS3 Music and English teachers

• Supply/substitute teachers needing instant lessons

• Homeschool education

• Cross-curricular projects linking English, Music, History, and PSHE

---

👉 Add the November Composers pack to your basket today and inspire your class with a month of rich musical discovery!