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Lesson 1 (from Preface through Chapter V)

Objective

Preface through Chapter V

Harold C. Schonberg (1915 - 2003) was an American music critic and journalist and was the first author to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in music. The Great Pianists is a work of historical non-fiction published in 1963 and updated in 1987. The historical period covered in the text runs from 1709 when the piano was invented to the late 1980s. In this lesson, students are introduced to the book The Great Pianists and its author Harold C. Schonberg.

Lesson

1) Research Activity: Allow students time in the beginning of class to conduct independent research on the author of The Great Pianists, Harold C. Schonberg. Students should examine the author's other works, criticism and awards, style, and biography. Additionally, students are to examine an overview of the text, its subject, themes, and major figures.

2) Group Activity: Following the research activity, students are to gather into groups of...

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