The gift of music is so simple to give to our children.
Let's help you give that gift of music in three simple steps - and you can start TODAY.
Listening to music is one of the most natural, enjoyable activities for all of us, and to fine tune this skill takes a minimum of knowledge and a little bit of guidance.
Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listeni...
The best thing about music appreciation is that there is a LIMITLESS supply of material to choose from! Once we begin exposing our children to beautiful music, it is just the tip of an iceberg - the beginning of a gift that will last an entire lifetime.
Now that I have been specializing in solely music appreciation for over 5 years (with 30 year...
The Christmas celebrations aren't complete without The Nutcracker, are they?
Here at SQUILT, we make learning about The Nutcracker simple, enjoyable, and flexible.
Your littlest children may simply enjoy scenes from the ballet and learning to recognize a few of the more famous character dances from the second act. Your older children, however,...
Teaching your children about beautiful Christmas carols is a gift you can easily give this year.
Yes, it's wonderful to have carols playing in your home and to sing them with your children - but learning about the history of the carols, their meaningful lyrics, musical intricacies, and interesting arrangements - will turn the experience of le...
Do you turn on motivating music while cleaning the house?
(I certainly do, and I'm willing to be most of you do as well.)
I'd like to suggest you do that for your children - but make the music classical. The benefits of this are two-fold:
Cleaning up is accomplished.
Classical music is secretly inserted into your children's memories (you can e...
“Music — what a powerful instrument, what a mighty weapon!” ~ Marie Augusta von Trapp
If you are familiar with The Sound of Music, the von Trapp family had a strong culture of music. Their family bond was strengthened by music, and ultimately music saved their lives.
When my daughter was just two years old I took her to a performance of the ...
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!
