music appreciation

What is music appreciation and Why Take the Time to Include it in Your Homeschool

The Art of Listening: Exploring the Depths of Music Appreciation and Why Include it in Your Homeschool? (E24)

As homeschool parents, we often find ourselves juggling multiple subjects and wondering if we can fit in what might be deemed to some people as “extras,” like music appreciation. But is music appreciation really just an extra, or is it a valuable component of a well-rounded education? What do you learn in music appreciation? In…

Getting Started Homeschooling a Preschooler: Best Ways to Include Music Education in Your Homeschool Preschool

Getting Started Homeschooling a Preschooler: Best Ways to Include Music Education in Your Homeschool Preschool (E22)

Homeschooling a preschooler is an exciting journey filled with countless opportunities to ignite your child’s passion for learning. Among the many subjects to explore, music education stands out as a particularly enriching and enjoyable experience. Music can foster creativity, enhance cognitive development, and build foundational skills that will benefit your child for years to come….

7-Top-Reasons-Fine-Arts-in-Your-Homeschool-is-an-Absolute-Must-Plus-How-To-Do-It from Music in Our Homeschool

7 Top Reasons Fine Arts in Your Homeschool is an Absolute Must Plus How To Do It! (E14 and E15)

Today we’ll be talking about the 7 Top Reasons Fine Arts in Your Homeschool is an Absolute Must plus how you can include Fine Arts inexpensively and effortlessly, even if you personally have no talent or training in music, art, dance, or theater. We’ll learn Who am I? I thought I’d start with an introduction…

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…

16 Homeschooling Tips for Including music education in your homeschool

16 Homeschooling Tips for Including Music Education in Your Homeschool (E12)

Today, I’d like to give you some of my top homeschooling tips for including a quality music education in your already jam-packed, busy homeschool. As many of you know, I’m a veteran homeschooler of almost 20 years, and have homeschooled all eight of my children. Four have graduated from high school (2 of those have…