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Ancient Art and the Orchestra, A Review This year my 5th and 8th grader are studying Ancient History, including Egypt, Greece and Rome. As an accompaniment to our studies and an integral part of our Morning Basket time, we are working through the Harmony Fine Arts Ancient Art and the Orchestra. It’s a full year of music and art appreciation beginning with prehistoric art, a
The composer biographies written by Opal Wheeler are a great complement to a Charlotte Mason style composer study. I say complement because studying the biography of a composer is not essential to enjoying his music which is the core of a composer study. Composers in the series include Bach Beethoven Handel Haydn Mozart Schumann Chopin Brahms Foster MacDowell Schubert The biographies cover both the childhood
What can be better for learning about composers than listening to a wonderful living story about the composer’s life with his music intertwined in the story? My children and I have SO enjoyed composer study when we’ve been able to add a Classical Kids CD to the mix. The Children’s Group from Canada has been producing classical music products for children for around 15 years
