Composer of the Month bulletin boards are a great way to introduce new music to your students while incorporating music history and listening activities to supplement lessons. They look great as décor and can be changed as often as needed to reflect your curriculum or performance pieces.

Suggested month: June
Pages include:
• Month labels
• Generic Composer of the Month title page (no composer name)
• Generic Spotlight Composer title page (no composer name)
• Composer of the Month title page (with composer name)
• Spotlight Composer title page (with composer name)
• Birth and death years (with composer name)
• Definition of the Month: Lieder
• Spotlight definition: Lieder
• Definition of the Month: Chamber Work
• Spotlight definition: Chamber Work
• Public domain picture of Schumann
• Facts about Schumann: Saxony/Prussia Option (Schumann's time); Germany option (current)
• Types of compositions by Schumann
• Schumann's famous works (clickable SafeShareTV links):Kinderszenen Op. 15 "Scenes from Childhood"; Carnaval; Symphony No. 4; Papillons; Piano Concerto in A Minor

Blank option pages include:
• Blank landscape page (with musical background and white-filled frame)
• Blank portrait page (with musical background and white-filled frame)
• Blank Definition of the Month page
• Blank Spotlight definition page

Two PowerPoint files have been added (one for portrait and one for landscape pages) that include the four blank option pages noted above. Font information and installation help links included.

Pages containing content are not editable, but the PowerPoint templates will allow you to add your own supplemental information.

Both PDFs and JPGs available for all pages.

All pages include an ink-saver option. Use these black-and-white options to print on your own colored cardstock or use as handouts for activities, centers, and more!