Music Appreciation: Book 2 for the Middle Grades - Chopin

Music Tracks in Chopin Early & Later Years

Week Two: Tracks 1-4 (Chopin Early Years)
    1. Page 93 Mazurka
    2. Page 98 Mazurka
    3. Page 103 Waltz
    4. Page 108 Mazurka
Week Three: Tracks 5-8 (Chopin Early Years)
    5. Page 117 Prelude
    6. Page 120 Prelude
    7 . Page 130 Theme
    8. Page 153 Grand Waltz
Week Four: Tracks 9 & 10 (Chopin Later Years)
    9 . Page 35 Mazurka
    10 . Page 47 Revolutionary Etude
Week Five: Tracks 11-19 (Chopin Later Years)
    11. Page 70 Mazurka
    1 2. Page 96 Prelude
    13. Page 106 Prelude
    14. Page 122 Etude
    15. Page 130 Nocturne
    16. Page 136 Trio
    17. Page 148 Concerto
    18. Page 150 Largo
    19. Page 154 Nocturne

App Alerts

Learn more about Chopin's birthplace.
(From page 23 in the student activity book.)

Watch the video below for a visual description of Poland’s history.
(From page 25 in the student activity book.)

Watch the video below to learn more about reading music.
(From page 36 in the student activity book.)

Watch this video for more information on key signatures.
(From page 48 in the student activity book.)

For another example of imagery in music, watch the Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.
(From page 58 in the student activity book.)

View a more advanced song being played with classroom instruments.
(From page 58 in the student activity book.)