Magnificent 7 The Sequel, The

Introduce your young students to the music and lives of seven great composers with The Magnificent 7: The Sequel. This unison collection by well-known composers John Carter and Mary Kay Beall can be used in many ways It's effective as a songbook, or a series of musical history lessons, or add the informative narrative verse to create an enjoyable 20-minute program. The Teacher's Handbook also includes 11 reproducible activity sheets for classroomuse. Both the teacher and student books contain biographical information and portraits of the seven featured composers. The CD features full performances (using children's voices) and accompaniment orchestrations arraged by Alan Billingsley. The clever lyrics describing the composers' lives are set to their most famous melodies. Composers include: Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Verdi, Prokofiev and Joplin. Grades 3 and up.