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August Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed August resource introduces your students to 31 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk - my own website Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 31 daily composer profiles for August Listening links via QR codes and website access 31 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 31 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE / A-Level Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide

July Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed July resource introduces your students to 31 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk - my own website Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 31 daily composer profiles for July Listening links via QR codes and website access 31 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 31 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE / A-Level Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide

June Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed June resource introduces your students to 30 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk - my own website Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 30 daily composer profiles for June Listening links via QR codes and website access 30 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 30 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE / A-Level Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide

May Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed May resource introduces your students to 31 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included: 31 daily composer profiles for April Listening links via QR codes and website access 31 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 31 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS5 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide

April Composers | Daily Music Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource Inspire daily curiosity and develop reading skills through music! This beautifully designed April resource introduces your students to 30 composers across time periods, genres, and cultures. Each day features: A short biography (written with KS2 in mind but suitable for older learners) A listening link to a featured piece via MusicOfTheDay.co.uk Carefully crafted reading comprehension questions Fully completed answer pages Perfect for cover lessons, starter activities, music enrichment, or building listening skills through a cross-curricular lens. What’s Included 30 daily composer profiles for April Listening links via QR codes and website access 30 sets of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and explanation questions 30 matching answer sheets Terms of Use and licensing details Ideal For: KS2–KS4 Music and Literacy General classroom use Form time / daily starter activity Music cover lessons GCSE Music listening variety Substitute/supply teacher packs Cultural appreciation and calendar-linked learning File Type: PDF (Print or Digital Use) Listening links via QR and website Use This Resource To: Explore music history and culture daily Enhance reading comprehension in context Promote independent thinking through music Spark classroom conversation about composers worldwide

This free 7-day sample from the Composer of the Day series is designed to support cross-curricular learning through daily, accessible reading comprehension and listening activities. Originally written with Key Stage 2 readers in mind, the resource introduces culturally significant composers and rich musical concepts that make it equally effective for older pupils — including GCSE Music classes — as a listening enrichment tool. Each composer profile includes: A short, age-accessible biography (written for 8+, suitable up to KS4) Five comprehension questions targeting key reading skills (retrieval, inference, vocabulary, summarising, explanation) Suggested answers QR code linking directly to musical examples via musicoftheday.co.uk Includes composers such as: Johannes Brahms | Kurt Cobain | Ravi Shankar | Florence Price | Nino Rota | Cécile Chaminade | Olivier Messiaen Ideal for use as: Daily starters or plenaries Listening enrichment in GCSE Music Literacy support in music and PSHE Supply or cover teacher packs Homework or flipped learning Printable and digital-ready. No prep required. Like this resource? Get the full set of April resources from: /teaching-resource/-13243541