Musical Theme Immersion Activities Categorized By Age

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you no doubt know that I often advocate selecting a musical theme for each month and then using it to further your kids’ knowledge in music. 

However, in order to be able to make use of such a strategy, you have to have access or at least know what kinds of activities might be appropriate for kids of different ages. 

And, in this post I will be sharing a ton of different activities that are categorized by age, which you can do in your homeschool to help your children to immerse themselves in the musical theme of the month.

Please note that all the age groups noted here are meant only to provide you with a guide. You will have to use your own judgement and the knowledge of your child’s skills, abilities and knowledge in order to carefully select the correct activities for each child. 

3 – 5 Years

Let’s say your chosen theme for the month is the composer Mozart, then ideal activities might include reading a story about Mozart, having a simple discussion about his life, listening to a playlist of his compositions throughout the month. Printables for this theme will include, but should not be limited to,

– Colouring Pages

– Fill In The Blanks

– Copy work

6 – 9 Years

With this age group, you can ask your kids to do one or all of the activities that have been suggested below. Some of these activities will require you to source printables as well. 

– Create a Mozart Lap Book

– Create a Scrapbook of the lifetime of Mozart (clothes, dwellings, carriages, musical instruments of the era etc)

– Facts, Fill In The Blanks (printables relating to Mozart’s life and works)

– Crossword Puzzle/Word Search (printables relating to Mozart’s life and works).

– Write a short essay (200 words) about Mozart

– Write a comparison of Mozart and a contemporary singer/songwriter your child is familiar with.

9 – 12 Years

Let’s assume that your tween kids decided to study Jazz as a genre of music. Please note however, if you have kids of multiple ages in the household, for convenience sake, attempt to stick to the same theme across all age groups. 

Anyway, to get back to Jazz as a genre of music, here are some additional activities your tweens can do over a period of time. 

– Research the genre in terms of popular composers/singers/songwriters/artists/instruments used etc.

– Write an essay about the genre of music, taking into consideration the research done above, and write about some of the greatest contributors to the genre. 

12 – 14 Years

Again, let’s assume that your teenagers have also decided to immerse themselves in the Jazz genre for the next month. 

So here are a few activities that they can do. 

– Compare and Contrast Jazz as a genre with Reggae or another genre. Make sure it is sufficiently in-depth.

– Create a Multi Media Presentation on Jazz, which includes an introduction to the theme, greatest contributors, songwriters and musicians, the evolution of Jazz through the decades and where it ranks now. 

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