October Music Study: Where Music and Literature Meet
This month's Composer Study explores music inspired by literature. I am borrowing heavily from our local orchestra's study this month, and throwing in a few ideas of my own: We start off with Beethoven's Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, the only music for...
Where I Wandered
Betsy Hart's post on educating one's children: the goal is "Heaven, not Harvard" Why I Believe in Homeschooling by Tina Smith The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education Our 16-yo dd attended a Reggio-Emilia preschool and blossomed wonderfully. When we...
The Cooking of Ancient Rome
It's about time we finished our Ancient Rome studies, we've been plugging away at it for several months now. Most enjoyable was our daily readings (aloud) from Famous Men of Rome -- those were some interesting characters and the kids had tremendous fun making up...
Homeschooling with Stamps
When I first came to the US, a good friend who migrated the year before introduced me to stamp collecting. She and I loved the same things: stationery, pretty things, and music, so stamp collecting became another hobby we enjoyed together. Sometimes we'd send each...
Composer of the Month: Johannes Ockeghem
The music you're hearing right now is Johannes Ockeghem's Intemerata Dei Mater. I've been posting at the 4real Forum about this composer and his works which we are studying/listening to for the month of September. Click here for the entire thread, which includes...
Claude Debussy: Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
This week we have been listening to Children's Corner -- a favorite is Golliwogg's Cakewalk. Besides what Classics for Kids offers, some other interesting things I came across when I was looking for more information about this piece: Golliwog's Cakewalk by Charles T....
Homeschooling Pages
I've been working on our homeschooling pages here. Some of the things you'll find: my kids' current curriculum and booklists, our music and art plans, free Latin flashcards, a list of Pinoy homeschooler sites, how-to book suggestions, etc.
Composer Flashcards
Find of the Day! - pdf file from Layton Music There are other things there that may be of interest, like Note Name Cards, Rhythm Cards, etc. I've never been a flashcard person, since Aisa when we first started homeschooling didn't like them and I stopped buying/making...
The Art Plan ’til 2014!!
is here. Haaaah!!! I finally finished it. Not that it won't change... but when a plan's in place... the chances of something happening is increased a hundredfold.
Fujita’s Clair de Lune
I've got it playing on the sidebar but the more I listen to it the less I'm liking it. Too many crescendoes and hard-hitting the keys for Clair de Lune, JMHO. CdeL's supposed to be peaceful, flowing, soothing, soft..... this one gets on my nerves quite a bit. There...
Homeschooling in the Philippines
Is it catching on? Beginner’s guide to homeschooling By Stephanie R. Asuncion I'm a little surprised at the price tag though. P50,000 per child/year! I wonder how that compares to private school tuition. I certainly homeschool our kids for much less here, and I know...
Composer of the Month: Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune
Ideas for enjoying Claude Debussy's music this month: Listen to Clair de Lune while sipping a cup of French Verveine / Verveine Odorante and admiring a Monet painting or two (or Renoir's) -- this would be especially lovely on a gloomy or cloudy day, but you don't have...
Composer of the Month: Claude Debussy
No time to write long right now, I'll be back later with a long post, or maybe even a series of posts... This month's composer is Claude Debussy His "Clair de Lune" is playing right now. It's such a relaxing piece of music, perfect for just before bedtime...
This Week’s Music Selection: St. Hildegard von Bingen’s O Ignis Spiritus
For starters, here's a link to the music sheet which I found at irupert.com: O Ignis Spiritus Here are the lyrics and translation per Rupert Chappelle: O ignis spiritus paracliti, vita vite omnis creature, sanctus es vivificando formas Sanctus es unguendo periculose...
Saint Hildegard von Bingen: Ave Generosa by Rosa Lamoreaux
This week's feature is Ave Generosa sung by Rosa Lamoreaux, from the album Luminous Spirit: Chants of Hildegard von Bingen. The lyrics, translation and notation can be found here (pdf file), and a guide to reading and singing Gregorian chants can be found here. The...