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Discovering Liszt's Christmas Tree Suite

Discovering Liszt’s Christmas Tree Suite: A Family Tradition in Music for the Holiday Season (E44)

The Christmas Tree Suite (or Weihnachtsbaum) by Franz Liszt is a delightful, lesser-known suite of twelve pieces written for piano. Liszt composed it over several years, from around 1873 to 1876, intending it as a gift for his beloved granddaughter, Daniela von Bülow, as a way to celebrate the holiday spirit and family. This suite…

Introduction to the Orchestra

Introduction to the Orchestra: a Freebie

Today’s post is from Guest Contributor Abigail Mettrey. Scroll down to learn more and find her site. Let’s jump into an interactive music experience with this freebie mini-course, “Introduction to the Orchestra”! This resource is the perfect way to introduce students to the instrument families within an orchestra, as well as explore the unique aspects…

A Fine Arts Summer Adventure into Narnia: Free Homeschool Music, Art, Poetry event for homeschoolers

A Fine Arts Summer Adventure into Narnia (E13)

For the last few years I’ve been doing collaborations with the wonderful homeschool providers Alisha Gratehouse and her daughter Olivia Gratehouse of Masterpiece Society and Dachelle McVey of Literary Adventures for Kids! Last Christmas we did What the Dickens?: A Christmas Carol Teatime with Dachelle, Gena, Alisha and Olivia. And last year about this same…

Free 15-Minute Music Lesson of Music Inspired by Insects

15-Minute Music Lesson of Music Inspired by Insects ~ Music in Nature Series

Today we have a fun 15-Minute Music Lesson of Music Inspired by Insects as part of the Music in Nature Series. By now you probably know how composers can be inspired by all sorts of things when they write music. But, did you ever think of insects inspiring them? Enjoy learning about three of these…