Composer Study Series: FREE Printables, Resources and Ideas – Stravinsky

This is the seventh post in our composer series!
One of my favorite things about homeschooling is being able to incorporate the fine arts into our home. Studying about specific composers and listening to their music throughout the day has been such a fun and relaxing time in our homeschool. I thought it would be fun to do a series on some favorite composers!

The basic idea of composer study is this:
Pick a composer to study, read great books about him and listen to the music often! I also like to incorporate coloring sheets, worksheets and even notebooking while they are listening the the music. The Charlotte Mason way of composer study is usually to take an entire term to study one composer. That would be one composer every 9-12 weeks. I prefer to do one a month or one every 6 weeks, that’s just my preference.

This week is all about Stravinsky!
We were part of a Charlotte Mason co-op and one of the composers we studied was Stravinsky and we specifically studied the Firebird. That was a few years ago and my kids STILL remember the story, the ballet and the music!
Below is a list of printables, resources and ideas for you to use to create your own Stravinsky Composer Study!

Biography:
Igor Stravinsky Audio Biography with music clips from Classics for Kids.

Igor Stravinsky Biography from 52 Composers.

Lesson Plans, Printables and Unit Studies:
Stravinsky Biography with lots of historical information along with videos of his famous works from Kids Music Corner.

The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky Curriculum Guide by Maestro Classics 

The Firebird coloring pages and printables from Activity Village.

Here is a great article called Parrallel Paths on a comparison of the stylistic approaches of Picasso and Stravinsky. This would be great for older students to read.

Tech Savvy Homeschool has a wonderful unit study and resources on Stravinksy: The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.

Music:
The Best of Stravinsky