Queer Composers & Musicians | LGBTQ+ Lessons for Pride Month

From Handel to Tchaikovsky and Lady Gaga to Elton John, queer musicians and composers have been creating music throughout history. These biographical slides offer glimpses into the lives of magnificent musicians that were and are icons of their time. With a crossword puzzle & answer key to demonstrate knowledge, students will be purposefully engaged in learning & listening.

Musicians with biographies:

1. Bessie Smith
2. Billy Tipton
3. Billy Strayhorn
4. Little Richard
5. Elton John
6. Ricky Martin
7. Lady Gaga
8. Sam Smith
9. Demi Lovato
10. Lil Nas X

Composers mentioned:

1. Leonard Bernstein
2. Benjamin Britten
3. Aaron Copland
4. Georg Friedrich Handel
5. Jean Baptiste Lully
6. Francis Poulenc
7. Franz Schubert
8. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

More music lessons with inclusive content for June:

LGBTQ+ Musician Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Posters for Pride Month

LGBTQ+ Pride Posters: Empowering & Inclusive Music Lyric Bulletin Board

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Prince & Knight The Tale of the Shadow King Book-based Music Composition Lesson

Tango Makes Three Book | Compose in Binary AB & Ternary ABA Form

Chrome Music Lab Rainbow Digital Composition Task Cards

LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June) Virtual Bitmoji Library

"Julian is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love Music Mini-Lesson & Self-Love

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World Music & World Instrument Virtual Field Trip Bitmoji Classroom

Distance Learning | Virtual Field Trip to Space with Holst's Planet Suite

Virtual Field Trip | Celebrate AAPI Musicians

Virtual Field Trip: Famous Female Musicians for Women's History Month

Virtual Field Trip Sounds of Civil Rights on Google Slides

Harlem's Jazz Era Virtual Field Trip