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How to Include Engaging Portrait Drawings in Art Lessons in Homeschool
Do you have a child who likes sketching people? Help them improve their skills of portrait drawings with lessons from Sparketh.
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The Ultimate How to Teach Music in Homeschool Guide
Homeschooling is life schooling, I say this time and again. Homeschool music appreciation curriculum doesn’t have to look like books and paper. The best way to teach music in homeschool is to have music playing in your homeschooling. I think it’s important for homeschoolers to round out a child’s education with a study of the arts. We do this in a variety of ways like, visiting art museums, studying classic composers, enrolling in an art class or music lessons or just viewing or listening to great works of art. This post is made possible by Gentle Guitar and contains sponsored content as well as affiliate advertisement links to third party sites. In…
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Take the Fear Out of College Prep with Online Homeschool Courses
Homeschooling high school can give a mom anxiety! Especially if you are planning out college prep for your students. But, I’m going to let you in on a little secret… utilize online homeschool courses for college prep. I’ve told you before, outsourcing is a great way to teach courses you aren’t confident in. But, what exactly is college prep? It involves intensive courses designed to prepare your student for college. For homeschool moms that can be overwhelming. But you don’t have to fear! Intensive online homeschool courses are available and you can begin utilizing them today. I have to be honest, even with my teen entering into 11th grade I…
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An Incredibly Easy Way to Teach Guitar in Homeschool
Music is quite important in our homeschool. My young man loves music and he’s played piano for 10 years and excels in his lessons. But, over the last couple of years he’s been asking to learn another instrument. Specifically he wanted to learn to play a stringed instrument. I decided to let him try guitar and discovered an incredibly easy way to teach guitar in homeschool without even having to leave the house. No, I’m no guitar player. In fact, I learned to play flute in high school, but really never did very well in my lessons. So, how was I going to teach guitar in homeschool without having to…
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Comprehensive Music Appreciation for Elementary Homeschool
My son has a great hunger for music. Whether he’s learning at the piano, singing in worship, or studying the great classics he simply thinks in music. Which is one reason why homeschool music appreciation for the elementary years is so important. With his gifted mind gifted mind comes a rhythmic processing ability. Whenever he’s thinking, he’s humming, whenever he’s challenged he’s humming, whenever he is happy, he’s humming. So for me I want to feed his musical mind to help him to grow not only his ability to play, understand, and read music but also to have a good understanding of the way that great composers developed. I want…
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Teaching Music in Homeschool with 10 Free Piano Lessons Apps
As I’ve stated before, music appreciation curriculum doesn’t have to look like reading from books. Rather it’s about teaching music in the homeschool. These 10 free piano lesson apps allow kids to explore learning to play piano without you having to break the bank. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes you just have to let them explore making music. One of the best ways to explore a complex subject in homeschool without breaking the bank is through the use of learning apps. This is especially true for extra-curricular explorations such as piano lessons. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Learning piano is one of the best and most common music learning undertakings…
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Learning to Play Music in Homeschool
Music is amazing. It has the ability to change moods. But, think of how amazing it is when your child learns to play beautiful music. Whether it’s guitar or piano, violin or trumpet learning to play music not only teaches the art of music, it teaches math skills, performance, and discipline. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Knowing that we were going to move to Missouri, I knew that my son was going to struggle with saying goodbye to his piano teacher. She’s an awesome teacher who is very gifted with both musical talent and the ability to teach. I too, was a bit sad to have to let her go knowing…
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Top 10 Music Appreciation Curricula for Homeschoolers
Discover 10 music appreciation curricula for homeschool using a variety of methods for students in elementary to high school.