History Alive: King's Singers' "Masterpiece"

Have you been looking for a new way to explain music history to your intermediate students?  Me too!  

Aptly titled, "Masterpiece," this piece performed by the King's Singers is an a capella work designed to showcase the styles of most of the major composers.  The lyrics are filled with the composers' names and a few of the distinguishing dynamic, articulation preferences specific to each composer.

We had so much fun this week trying to figure out what they were saying and watching the King's Singers' humor.  Enjoy!

Know of another way to make Music History fun to learn?  Please share it with us!

Absolutely amazing, wasn't it?  If you are feeling adventurous you can find the sheet music for this performance here:

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Masterpiece (Collection) By The King's Singers. By Paul Drayton. SATB. King's Singer's Choral. 44 pages. Hal Leonard #HMB165. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.8740325) (2) ...more info