Now revised and expanded, Rebecca Manor's History of Classical Music: A Literature Approach for Intermediate Grades features full-color pages plus additional books, resources, activities, comprehension questions, and web links. Covering the development of classical music composition from the Baroque to the Modern Period, this Charlotte Mason-based guide will introduce students in 4th-8th grade to the lives of the great composer, the formation and instruments of the orchestra, the complex job of the conductor, about the most famous ballets, and more. Based upon a combination of living books and audio CDs, students will read favorites such as Opal Wheeler's Paganini, The Story of the Orchestra, Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers, and others, while following the lesson plans in this convenient guide. Organized into easily followed, simple, bullet-point lessons, students will learn the history of the classical music along with corresponding historical and geographical notes. Students will complete a separate notebook where their reports and other written work are kept. Contains 72 lessons; it's recommended that 2-3 lessons be completed each week to finish the study over the course of one year. 44 full-color pages, softcover. Non-reproducible, non-consumable resource. All required books sold -separately. Answer key included. Upper Elementary/Middle School: Grades 4-8.