Welcome to the wonderful world of music history! In this class we will explore composers from the baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary music periods. This class will dive into the history of his/her life, inspirations, and music. Each lesson we will learn about a composer and listen to a selected piece or two of his/her music. This class is designed to introduce learners to important composers through the centuries and expose them to music of these different musical time periods. This is an excellent class if your learner is interested in music and history! Perhaps they are starting to play classical music and want to learn more about the composer behind the composition!

Week 1 - Week of September 1: Bach
Week 2 - Week of September 8: Haydn
Week 3 - Week of September 15: Handel
Week 4 - Week of September 22: Mozart
Week 5 - Week of September 29: Beethoven
Week 6 - Week of October 6: Schubert
Week 7 - Week of October 13: Clara Schumann
Week 8 - Week of October 20: Fanny Mendelssohn
Week 9 - Week of October 27: Chopin
Week 10 - Week of November 3: Franz Liszt 
Week 11 - Week of November 10: Edvard Grieg 
Week 12 - Week of November 17: Tchaikovsky 
Week 13 - Week of November 24: Giacomo Puccini 
Week 14 - Week of December 1: Richard Strauss
Week 15 - Week of December 8: Amy Beach 
Week 16 - Week of December 15: Maurice Ravel 
Week 17 - Week of December 22: Claude Debussy
Week 18 - Week of December 29: John Cage
Week 19 - Week of January 5: George  Gershwin
Week 20 - Week of January 12: Stephen Sondheim
Week 21 - Week of January 19: John Williams