Composer of the Day – 366 Music Reading Comprehension Activities

Description

🎵 Composer of the Day – 366 Music Reading Comprehension Activities

Bring music, reading and listening into the classroom throughout the entire year with 366 ready-to-use Composer of the Day activities.

This complete collection contains all 12 monthly Composer of the Day packs, giving you an activity for every date of the year, including 29 February.

Each activity combines an accessible non-fiction biography or informational text with five comprehension questions, suggested answers and a QR code linking to carefully selected listening on MusicOfTheDay.co.uk.

The collection is particularly well suited to KS2 and KS3, with flexible use for KS4 enrichment, literacy, starters and cover work. Activities can be followed by date, selected individually or used whenever you need a purposeful, no-preparation Music or reading task.

💰 Save 20%

The 12 individual monthly collections cost £60 when purchased separately.

Buy the complete bundle for £48, saving £12 – 20% off the individual monthly price.

⭐ What’s Included

The bundle contains all twelve monthly Composer of the Day collections:

• January – 31 activities
• February – 29 activities
• March – 31 activities
• April – 30 activities
• May – 31 activities
• June – 30 activities
• July – 31 activities
• August – 31 activities
• September – 30 activities
• October – 31 activities
• November – 30 activities
• December – 31 activities

That gives you 366 complete activities and 1,830 comprehension questions across the full collection.

🎼 Every Activity Includes

• An accessible biography or informational text
• Five comprehension questions
• Questions covering retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and summarising
• Full suggested answer sheets
• A QR code linking to carefully selected listening
• A consistent, print-ready layout for straightforward classroom use

🌍 A Broad Range of Music

Composer of the Day goes far beyond a traditional collection of classical composers.

Across the year, pupils encounter musicians, composers and musical traditions from a wide range of periods, countries and styles, including:

• Baroque, Classical and Romantic music
• Twentieth-century and contemporary classical music
• Jazz
• Film and television music
• Folk and traditional music
• Popular and rock music
• Musical theatre
• Global musical traditions
• Video game music
• Female and underrepresented composers and musicians

The result is a flexible resource for broadening pupils’ musical knowledge while also developing reading and listening skills.

🎯 Benefits for Teachers and Pupils

• Provides a complete year-long bank of no-preparation activities
• Develops reading comprehension alongside musical knowledge
• Encourages focused listening, discussion and musical curiosity
• Introduces pupils to a much broader range of composers and musicians
• Supports cross-curricular links between Music and English
• Saves time finding separate biographies, questions and listening examples
• Gives teachers the flexibility to use activities daily, weekly or individually

📚 Curriculum Links

English – Reading

• Retrieve and record information
• Understand vocabulary in context
• Draw inferences
• Explain ideas using evidence
• Identify and summarise key information

Music

• Listen attentively to a wide range of music
• Develop knowledge of composers and musical traditions
• Explore music from different historical periods, cultures and styles
• Discuss and respond to music using appropriate vocabulary

💡 Ideas for Classroom Use

• Follow the calendar with a daily Composer of the Day activity
• Select one activity each week for regular music appreciation
• Use as Music lesson starters or plenaries
• Build a year-long composer timeline or classroom display
• Combine reading with whole-class listening and discussion
• Use individual activities for cover lessons
• Set selected activities as homework or independent learning
• Use composers to support wider musical topics and historical periods
• Incorporate into cross-curricular English and Music work
• Create a whole-school Composer of the Day focus

The activities do not need to be completed consecutively. Teachers can follow the calendar, choose particular composers to complement existing teaching, or simply select an activity whenever a ready-made task is needed.

🛒 Why Teachers Will Find This Useful

Instead of searching separately for biographies, comprehension activities, answers and appropriate listening, the complete collection brings everything together in one consistent format.

With 366 activities across 12 monthly packs, it provides a substantial bank of Music and literacy material that can be reused flexibly throughout the school year.

🎶 Perfect For

• KS2 and KS3 Music
• KS4 enrichment and cover activities
• Music appreciation
• Reading comprehension
• Music history
• Daily and weekly starter activities
• Cover lessons
• Tutor time
• Homework
• Independent learning
• Cross-curricular English and Music
• Whole-school music initiatives
• Enrichment programmes

Supplied as 12 downloadable monthly PDF collections containing all 366 activities and suggested answer sheets.

👉 Complete your music resource library: pair the year-long Composer of the Day collection with the separate Christmas Music Reading Comprehension pack for additional festive listening and reading activities.