Submitted by Steven Vogel, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Idea posted April 7, 2003
I do a composer of the month each month. I have a 5-year cycle so that each month of EVERY year that a child is in my classroom (grades 1-5), they are introduced to a new composer or pair of composers. I tried to choose ones that were featured in our textbook series as well as ones that I felt were necessary to include. I have some woman composers included, though the men far outnumber the women.
These are the women that I have included... (I have found recordings of their compositions with great success at www.buymusic.com, or I have found printed music to demonstrate on the piano.)
Amy Beach (Mrs. H. H. Beach)
Lili and Nadia Boulanger (sisters)
Natalie Sleeth
Clara Schumann
Teresa Jennings (of COURSE!)
Fanny Mendelssohn (Felix's sister)