Even though young students might not play Bach until later in their development, you can whet their appetite and create interest by highlighting the more interesting parts of his life.
• Composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany in 1685.
• Bach had 20 children!
• Bach, a great organist, once walked 200 miles just to hear the famous organist Dieterich Buxtehude perform.
• Bach was forbidden as a child to touch sheet music for fear he would get it dirty. He used to sneak out in the middle of the night to get into the music cabinet. He copied every note by hand, which took him six months!
To learn more, visit Alberti Publishing.
Illustration by Heidi Cabrera
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