Introduce your students to the lives and works of twelve composers from the 17th to the 20th centuries! Fully developed lesson units provide a cross-section through various eras of music history. The concept of this volume includes, in the spirit of an integrative approach, a reading hour with a child-friendly text about the life of a composer. This is followed by a music listening session. The lesson plans can be directly adopted without any special prior knowledge. Each lesson unit includes the necessary reading texts, slide templates, images, worksheets, and assessment tools as photocopiable templates. The volume contains: - Lesson plans - Reading texts and worksheets as photocopiable templates - Images and slide templates - Assessment tools. Additionally, a CD with audio examples is available to complement this volume.