Learning about (and learning to truly appreciate) great music exposes our children to the cultures and histories of people around the world.
Recently, in one of our SQUILT LIVE! lessons, a student said to me, "You didn't tell us this was going to be a geography lesson!".
A-ha! No, I didn't - but I am SO glad they noticed! (I hope they also rea...
We all know that learning about musicals is beneficial (and fun!) for children. By exposing our children to different musicals we can help increase:
Cultural awareness
Self-expression
Empathy and emotional intelligence
Lifelong appreciation of music
Sometimes, however, it can be hard to know if a musical will be appropriate for our entire...
Each time I teach a music appreciation lesson I am reminded that children are capable of so much more than we give them credit for!
Our last lesson of the summer in SQUILT LIVE! was magical. Many times the students amaze me with their sensitivity, understanding, and creativity. The American female composer Amy Beach is unknown to most pe...
Summer is almost here, which means another fun theme for SQUILT LIVE!.
In the past we've traveled around the world (we have lessons for 6/7 continents available to our PLUS members), explored all kinds of folk songs, and taken a deep dive into patriotic music.This summer we will combine music appreciation and READING! During a normal month of S...
A little known figure from the Harlem Renaissance is Florence Mills.
In our efforts to expose children to a variety of music, we are learning about women composers in our SQUILT LIVE! lessons.
These blog posts are a free resource for anyone who wants to learn more about women in music.
Born in Washington, DC in 1896 to formerly enslaved parent...
The most simple way to foster music appreciation is to immerse yourself in beautiful music!
This sounds easy, right? - Still, however, many parents write to us at SQUILT and wonder where to begin (Well, we do have a blog post about getting started with music appreciation, which is helpful if you want to use our resources and start learning abou...
I teach at a Christian school to very small classes, and both my older group (11-14) and younger group (5-10) loved the amount of options for the Christmas carol listening calendar! Carol of the Bells and O Come, O Come Emmanuel especially led to lots of great discussion about what makes music sound victorious, joyful, and rich. Thank you Mary!
