“”With pressure, heat and chemicals, metamorphic rock is born” belted out 3 eager boys… Oh the power of song. I love googling to see if I can find a song that will help us solidify information we are learning about. I stumbled upon this song when preparing for our recent rock study (remember the […]
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The Role Music Plays in Boosting Brain Power
Many of us may have this mental image of the large homeschool family lined up with their violins or the Chinese student that is a musical prodigy… Well, it turns out that there are some powerful ‘brain’ benefits to learning how to play a musical instrument. Music goes a long way in helping to wire […]
Music+Art+Movement = LOVE
I just had to share an absolutely enchanting book with you. For those who love art and music this is an excellent way to pass on that love to your children. Can You Hear It?, put out by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pairs famous classical pieces of music with art from their collection. It […]
Musical Explorations
This week, we tried our hand at making some of our own musical instruments. I think I’ve had almost as much fun playing with them as the boys have. (Experimenting with pitch on our shoebox guitar occupied me for quite a while…) How many ways can you play a homemade rubber band guitar? violin-style […]
Musical Imagination
Kid ingenuity cracks me up! After sorting musical instruments into their proper music ‘families’, Xander grabbed this pvc pipe and started running around the house playing the flute. Keegan soon joined in the fun and they had a flute and saxophone going on! My other Musical Explorations Blog Posts: Music+Art+Movement=LOVE Making our own Musical Instruments