The beauty of Shakespeare set to music… Romeo & Juliet.   We have been studying Shakespeare this month.  The kids decided they wanted to study Romeo and Juliet; coincidentally, the first week of Composer study was Tchaikovsky!  We had a CD , but at the last minute we misplaced it.  Our search on YouTube yielded [...]

On this day, in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry” during the war of 1812.  It was made our national anthem in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover.  I still get tears in my eyes when I sing it. Lyrics* O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What [...]

Did you know that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over 600 works in his short 35 years? Did you know he started his composing between the ages of three and five? Can you name one of his famous compositions? Mozart was born January 27, 1756.  The next day he was baptized in St Rupert’s Cathedral.  Mozart’s [...]

I am excited to be joining fellow homeschool moms in a weekly link-up!  If you would like to join us this year as we study the composers, please visit A Teaching Heart. From the website:  The goal in studying composers is exposure.  Exposing your child to great music.  Training and teaching their ear as you [...]

As a child I remember music class.  It was one time a week.  I remember thinking how fun it would be if it was every day.  I am excited that I can give my children the experience I longed for: to be creative while learning! While searching for a video on recorders, we found this [...]