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Composer Parties

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  When I finished writing Composer Study Companion in 2019 I had no idea what a blessing it would be for our own family during the pandemic. I had been doing some fun activities with composers for over 10 years in the public schools and when we started homeschooling I was blessed to continue sharing my love and passion for music. During the past 6 years of home educating I have found many parents unsure about how to implement composer study in their home. Simply playing and listening to music isn't enough in my opinion. A student needs to develop a relationship with the life of the composer. ( Read more! ) Biographies are the key to this step - enter the Thomas Tapper biographies! https://amzn.to/3AOjXzm After finding these biographies I realized the missing component for many parents was knowing WHAT music to use during the study. I have my own favorites by each composer and pulled some of those as well as the popular pieces by each composer. I compiled these listening pieces with