Year 7 Music

READING TASKS

Classic FM's Big Book of Classical Music

Classic FM's Big Book of Classical Music: 1000 years of music in 366 days by Darren Henley, Sam Jackson & Tim Lihoreau

From the birth of Chopin on 22nd February, to the premiere of the Eroica Symphony on April 7th and the death of Mozart on December 5th, every day reveals a fascinating new musical milestone - the perfect excuse to sit back, relax, and listen to your favourite classical music.

Lives of the Musicians

Lives of the Musicians: Good times, Bad times (and what the neighbours thought), by Kathleen Krull

It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people - and other famous musicians - really like? What did they eat? And what did their neighbors think? Discover the fascinating stories of twenty famous musicians.