[Today's article "Should You MAKE Your Child Practice an Instrument" was written by Dr. Melanie Wilson and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] Should You MAKE Your Child Practice an Instrument? Your younger child is whining that he doesn't like to practice his instrument. ... Read More
HomeSchoolPiano for At Home Lessons (Day 23)
[Today's article was written by Gena Mayo and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] Every once in a while a product comes along that I am just blown away by. And that is what has happened while working on the review for HomeSchoolPiano! I am amazed by both the quality of ... Read More
KinderBach: Online Beginning Piano for Preschoolers (Day 22)
KinderBach: Online Beginning Piano for Preschoolers [Today's article was written by Gena Mayo and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to review KinderBach with my kids. Kinderbach gives online piano lessons for preschoolers ... Read More
Why and How to do “Music and Movement” With Your Preschoolers
Why and How to do "Music and Movement" With Your Preschoolers [Today's article was written by Gena Mayo and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] Twenty years ago I started to do some research on early childhood music and movement. I learned about what a great ... Read More
Music is Like Calculus (Day 20)
Music is like Calculus [Today's article was written by Michael Mayo and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] I recently had the proverbial why-do-I-need-to-learn-algebra discussion with a son. His conclusion: “It’s not like I’m ever going to use this stuff!” You’ve heard it ... Read More
An Easy DIY Felt Music Staff to Practice Note Names (Day 19)
An Easy DIY Felt Music Staff to Practice Note Names [Today's article was written by Gena Mayo and is part of the 31 Days of Music in Our Homeschool Series.] One of my favorite classes in college (I majored in K-12 music education) was called elementary music methods. We studied about the ... Read More
