Beethoven: Free Music History Study
Free PDF and audio recording for a music history lesson all about Beethoven!
Here’s a free unit study on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven!
This study is aimed towards elementary aged students.
Listen to the (free!) audio file of the story of Beethoven’s life.
Then print out your (also free!) PDF filled with corresponding worksheets!
No worries if you know nothing about Beethoven! An answer key is provided!
This study of Beethoven includes childhood stories, making Beethoven relatable and memorable for children!
Listen to the audio reading right here on the blog, and print your PDF out at the bottom of the page!
Have a Yoto player or another offline device you want to listen to this audio file on? You can get it here by using this link!
Audio File
Listen to the audio file (it’s a 15 minute listen!) below of the story of Beethoven before completing the worksheets:
The above story that is used for this Beethoven study is from Thomas Tapper’s book Beethoven : The story of a little boy who was forced to practice. It was written in 1915.
Listen to the audio file first, or let your child work on their worksheets while they listen to the story!
Let’s take a closer look at what’s in the PDF below!
What’s included in the (free!) PDF:
This PDF of Beethoven worksheets is 7 pages long.
(The 7th page is the answer key, so grab that before giving this to your child!)
These worksheets are all based off of the audio recording above.
Make sure your child listens to that recording before (or while!) completing these worksheets!
These worksheets cover basic facts about Beethoven’s life, plenty of childhood stories, and a bit about Beethoven’s adult life and accomplishments, too.
Your child will learn about Beethoven’s family, his childhood music lessons, other famous composers he met, his most famous recognizable music, and more!
The stories about Beethoven’s life have illustrations included, helping your child better remember each story about Beethoven!
The worksheets have questions, fill in the blank answers, and a writing prompt and quiz at the end!
The writing prompt and quiz at the end of these worksheets are taken directly from the book by Thomas Tapper.
Ready to print?
Ready to print out your worksheets?
You can do so below!
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