Today I'd like to answer the question “What are SQUILT Music Lessons?” My friend Mary Prather is the author of SQUILT, which has been a very popular music appreciation resource for several years now. SQUILT stands for Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time. She even has a new version of SQUILT called SQUILT Live that brings you live lessons taught by Mary herself.
It's so simple to use–just open and go! Here are the great features:
Features
Each volume has 10 lessons.
There are volumes for Baroque Era, Classical Era, Romantic Era, and Modern Era, as well as 2 volumes of Christmas Carols
There are note booking pages included.
All links to the music are included (not need to buy anything else)
I'd like to give you some more information by telling you about SQUILT Music Volume 3: Romantic Era.
Romantic Era
The Romantic Era volume has 61 pages. First, Mary gives you ideas of how to use the curriculum. She says, “SQUILT can be as little or as much as you make it!” There are 10 lessons. You can spend on day on a lesson, a whole week on a lesson, or even a whole month on a lesson! Each lesson consists of learning about a composer and one of his works.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Impromptu in G flat – Schubert Lesson 2: Dies Irae – Berlioz Lesson 3: Minute Waltz – Chopin Lesson 4: Libestraum No. 3 – Liszt Lesson 5: Ride of the Valkyries – Wagner Lesson 6: “La donna e mobile” from Rigoletto–Verdi Lesson 7: Symphony no, 4, Third Movement–Brahms Lesson 8: “November”, from Seasons–Tchaikovsky Lesson 9: “Love Theme” from Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture– Tchaikovsky Lesson 10: Also Sprach Zarathustra – Strauss
For each lesson, you listen quietly, fill out a SQUILT notebooking page (included), and read the lesson which gives information about rhythm/tempo, instrumentation, dynamics, and mood.
I'm quite pleased with the simplicity of SQUILT music. It is such an easy way to add some music appreciation to your homeschool or classroom!
Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time is such a clever way to build focus and listening skills, especially for young violin learners. Really liked how the structure encourages attention to dynamics and mood—so valuable for expressive playing.
Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time is such a clever way to build focus and listening skills, especially for young violin learners. Really liked how the structure encourages attention to dynamics and mood—so valuable for expressive playing.