Introduce pupils to a different composer every day throughout June with this collection of 30 music reading comprehension activities for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.

Designed to develop reading, listening and musical understanding, each activity combines an engaging non-fiction text with structured comprehension questions and a listening activity. Ideal for music lessons, English, tutor time, cover work and cross-curricular learning.

What’s Included

This downloadable PDF contains 30 daily composer activities. Each activity includes:

A short, age-appropriate composer biography (recommended for ages 8–14)

• Five reading comprehension questions covering:
• Retrieval

1. Vocabulary
2. Inference
3. Explanation
4. Summarising

• Full answer sheets
• QR codes linking to carefully selected listening examples
• Print-ready layouts suitable for classroom or digital use

Featured Composers

Pupils explore composers and musicians from a wide variety of musical styles, cultures and historical periods, including:

Mikhail Glinka, Edward Elgar, Georges Bizet, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Carl Maria von Weber, “Korobeiniki” (Traditional), Prince, Tomaso Albinoni, Cole Porter, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Richard Strauss, Teresa Carreño, Benny Goodman, Frederik Rung, John Ellerton, Maurice Duruflé, Igor Stravinsky, Paul McCartney, Marjan Kozina, Jacques Offenbach, Alan Hovhaness, Pablo Bruna, Yann Tiersen, Johann Theile, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Ariana Grande, George Theophilus Walker, George Lloyd, Leroy Anderson and Joby Talbot.

The collection introduces pupils to classical, romantic, film, jazz, popular and contemporary music, helping them develop a broad understanding of composers, musical styles and cultural traditions from around the world.

Perfect For

• KS2 and KS3 Music lessons
• Reading comprehension activities
• Daily June starter tasks
• Cover lessons
• Tutor time
• Independent learning
• Homework
• Cross-curricular English and Music

Learning Outcomes

Pupils will develop:

• Reading comprehension skills
• Musical knowledge and cultural awareness
• Subject-specific vocabulary
• Listening and discussion skills
• Inference and explanation
• Confidence when analysing non-fiction texts

Supplied as a single PDF containing all 30 activities and answer sheets. No preparation is required, making it ideal for daily classroom use throughout June.