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The Best Ever Resource to Use When Teaching 20th Century History

The Best Ever Resource to Use When Teaching 20th Century History

Two years ago my kids were studying 20th-century history and I knew they needed to include music history with those studies. I began researching during the summer and taught a 20th music appreciation course at our Tapestry of Grace homeschool co-op during that year to grades K-12. Now, I have transformed it into a self-paced online…

15-Minute Music Lesson: Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos

15-Minute Music Lesson: Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos

Enjoy today’s 15-Minute Music Lesson on Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, just in time for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is one of the most well-known composers, conductors, and folklorists of Brazil. His father taught him to play the cello as a child. He was also interested in street…

Music & Poetry: Fun Lesson on Cats by T.S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Music & Poetry: Fun Lesson on Cats by T.S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through affiliate links in this post. Fun Lesson on Cats, the poetry of T.S. Eliot and musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber: Today’s lesson is a really fun one in studying a whole book of poetry that was used to create an award-winning Broadway musical! T.S. Eliot published Old Possum’s…