Do you have a child who exhibits a natural love of music?
Does your child sing, whistle, and hum (constantly!)? Do they drum on any and everything? Does listening to music bring them great joy and happiness?
If you have a musical kid you oftentimes just KNOW it, right?
For these children it is important to nurture their love and curiosity wit...
This year marks 250 years since Ludwig van Beethoven's birth.
Celebrations around the world will pay tribute to this pioneer of not only the piano, but also large symphonic works.
Beethoven was also the pioneer of strong emotion in music - he took listeners from the very predictable and structured Classical Era of music - into the emotional wor...
Halloween is a prime time for creepy music, stories, and instrument activities.
You don't have to be a music teacher - or even knowledgeable about music - to implement these ideas.
(In fact... if you have little to no musical knowledge, read on - because this post is for YOU !)
Disclaimer: I don't like super scary things for Halloween. The worl...
As we're picking apples, getting out cold weather clothes, and carving pumpkins, there is something else memorable about fall - MUSIC.
Whether it is listening to Vivaldi's Autumn from The Four Seasons, or Grieg's In The Hall of The Mountain King, there is some music that is distinctly for THIS season.
Music triggers our senses and emotions. M...
The gift of music appreciation lasts a lifetime.
Through the SQUILT curriculum, learning HOW to appreciate beautiful music is simple and FUN!
Once our children begin to learn about great music, it naturally leads to a curiosity about the composers of that music, and to a curiosity about instruments, the orchestra, and much more.
Following...
Including music appreciation in our child's homeschool education is a worthy endeavor.
“Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this, it is clear that the young must be directed to music and must be educated in it.” (Aristotle) Sometimes, however, getting started is th...
I teach at a Christian school to very small classes, and both my older group (11-14) and younger group (5-10) loved the amount of options for the Christmas carol listening calendar! Carol of the Bells and O Come, O Come Emmanuel especially led to lots of great discussion about what makes music sound victorious, joyful, and rich. Thank you Mary!
