Ideas on teaching music

[Blessedfamily]

Does anyone teach music him/herself? Or is that something that just has to be farmed out? My dd is already doing ballet out-sourced and I want to do something with music. We're listening to "Hit it Maestro" now and it's o.k. I don't play any instruments.

Does anyone have any ideas that we can do for music(other than turning on the radio and boogying)?

[Hoggirl]

We have really enjoyed Themes to Remember for Music Appreciation. This year I have coupled it with the Composers for Young Scholars (or something like that! I can't recall the exact title right now!) from Bright Ideas Press.

[Blessedfamily]

We have really enjoyed Themes to Remember for Music Appreciation. This year I have coupled it with the Composers for Young Scholars (or something like that! I can't recall the exact title right now!) from Bright Ideas Press.

Yes! Music appreciation. I wish I knew how to play an instrument but I don't. That will have to be outsourced. With "Hit it Maestro" you read from a book and then a play a track on a cd to listen to a composer. After you've gone through the composers, you do the same thing for musical instruments(Read about it and listen to a short track on the cd). Once we finish this, I don't have anything else to do.

What type of muisc do the programs you mentioned cover? We can only find classical composers.

[AmyP]

We listen to the Classical Kids Collection (http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Kids-Collection/dp/B00000212C), usually on the way to or from ballet, gymnastics, TKD, etc. I like these CDs because stories are told along with the music, which keep the kids entertained and interested.

Next week, we are starting My First Piano Adventure. The extent of my music ability is playing the clarinet in jr. high/high school and singing in the church choir. I'm hoping to learn the piano along with them and as we progress we'll try some lessons.

[Blessedfamily]

I like the idea of something we can use in the car. Our schedule is so packed, that would really help.

[Midwest Momma]

http://www.classicsforkids.com/

This is a good free program. You can download the mp3 (about 15 minutes, I think) every week. The site even has a quiz and activity sheets for each program.

[Blessedfamily]

http://www.classicsforkids.com/

This is a good free program. You can download the mp3 (about 15 minutes, I think) every week. The site even has a quiz and activity sheets for each program.

Free? That sight looks fantastic! Thanks to you all. They all look great.

[Blessedfamily]

Midwest Momma's suggestion is a good resource. I'm bumping so anyone who hasn't seen it and needs music instruction can bookmark it.

[LanaTron]

There are a number of "teach yourself" type recorder books out there (Usborne comes to mind). Recorder is very easy to play, and inexpensive, too. You and your dc could learn together, if you wanted. It is a great introduction to playing music for young children...many skills you learn (like how to read music) are transferrable to other instruments.

I also recommend Stories of the Great Composers (http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1225644355-2053271)and Meet the Great Composers (http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1225644355-2053271). I've combined the use of these with the Classical Kids CDs.

[Blessedfamily]

There are a number of "teach yourself" type recorder books out there (Usborne comes to mind). Recorder is very easy to play, and inexpensive, too. You and your dc could learn together, if you wanted. It is a great introduction to playing music for young children...many skills you learn (like how to read music) are transferrable to other instruments.

I also recommend Stories of the Great Composers (http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1225644355-2053271)and Meet the Great Composers (http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1225644355-2053271). I've combined the use of these with the Classical Kids CDs.

Better and better!:thumbup: I will most definately look into it today! Thank you! You guys(ladies) are great!

[MUJLBE]

Here are our 2 favorite music CD sets. Through listening to these CDs in the car my son has evolved into a passionate classical music lover.

The Story of Classical Music by Darren Henley

<http://www.amazon.com/Story-Classical-Music-Darren-Henley/dp/9626343109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225659312&sr=8-1>

We initially got this from the library when my son was 5 but loved it so much that we bought our own copy. This team also makes Famous Composer CDs which each expand on six composers from the Story of Classical Music. There is substantial overlap between the sentences and musical selections of Story of Classical Music and Famous Composers- this overlap is so annoying to my son that we only listen to Story of Classical Music.

Instruments of the Orchestra

<http://www.amazon.com/Instruments-of-the-Orchestra/dp/B00006O0NT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1225659864&sr=8-1>

This is pricey at $39.99 but you are getting 7 CDs for 8 hours of playing. This production is like a wonderful music appreciation class. It is not specifically designed for children but is appropriate for all ages- we started at age 7. This narrator's passion for classical music is contagious.

Through these CDs both my son and I have gone on an incredible musical journey. He is excited to go to classical music concerts and chooses these CDs for car listening more than any others in our substantial collection of history, stories, books, etc. He is very broad in his interests and likes Holst's Planet series just as much as a familiar Bach piece.

Susan
ds (7)

[Blessedfamily]

Gosh, my favorites list is filling up. Thank you all again.