Trumpets in the Bible were a symbol of war and of victory, off announcements and of praise. Today in our What to Read Wednesday book recommendations we are learning about trumpets and other brass instruments in the symphony orchestra. Our featured post from last week is Paleo Stuffed Baked Apples (GF) from OCD Kitchen Trumpet […]
5 Ways to Use Music to Teach Spanish
The other day I mentioned three benefits of using music to teach a second language. In today’s post in our 31 Days of Homeschool Spanish series, I am going to give you some practical things you can do to incorporate music into your Spanish class and use it as a learning tool. Here are 5 Ways to […]
3 Benefits of Learning Language Through Music
You may be thinking “Learning language through music? Isn’t music is a language all it’s own?” I guarantee you that the benefits of adding music to your language learning adventure can be tremendous! Here are 3 benefits of learning language through music: 1. Music Trains the Ear When you hear the words pronounced in songs, your ear is learning […]
10 Places to Find Free Homeschool Music Resources
Raise Your Hand if You Love Music! We love music in this house. I didn’t have opportunity to take private instrument lessons until high school, but went on to minor in flute in college. Some of my kids have more music in them than others, but we all love it. If you are teaching music […]
Christmas Carols Around the World
We’ve made it to Day 31 of our 31-Day (plus some) tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here, and stay tuned for news of how to purchase the entire series as a homeschool resource! Christmas Carol History Carols аt Christmas have bееn ѕuсh а popular tradition fоr […]
Kids Books on Music (What to Read Link Up)
Today’s What to Read highlight is Music. Have you ever heard a song in a different language, maybe even a language you didn’t understand, and yet you knew the song, and it spoke to your heart? Music is the universal language, created by God, for his own enjoyment and for ours. It’s also a scientifically […]
Our 2014-2015 Curriculum Choices
It’s that time of year again, I’ve been feverishly planning and organizing our school year and laying out our 2014-2015 curriculum this weekend! I have three in school officially this year with a 3 yr old and a 6 mo. old trailing behind, so we’ll be busy, which is life as usual, but we’re also making […]
Gloria, a Christmas Hymn Study (Review)
In today’s world you are more apt to hear the “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” than “O Come, O Come Emanuel” or “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” at Christmastime. For our family, hearing and knowing the words of the English Christmas Hymns is even more of a challenge as we’re surrounded by the Spanish language […]
Musician’s Gift Guide
Today, as part of our 20 Days of Ultimate Christmas Lists Series, we have put together this gift guide for musician’s and music lovers of all ages. Martin Luther once said: Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. If you are blessed to have a […]
