I'll be honest, I wasn't and still am not exactly sure what I'm doing. But I've seen big results for rather little input. We've read a few books about Bach and listened to CDs of Bach's music all from our local library. We Netflixed a DVD of Bach performances. And that's pretty much it. But Gracie's interest in Bach is flourishing!
I definitely want to take advantage of some musical learning opportunities. Gracie's started taking an interest in musical instruments, guessing which instruments she is hearing during the songs. So we'll be looking more into that. We also might even dive in and begin piano lessons. I've been planning on doing music lessons eventually. Now might be a very good time to start.
Week One:
Listen to Bach on Pandora
Week Two:
Watch Bach: Greatest Hits
(available from Netflix)Read Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Week Three:
Read Johann Sebastian Bach (Primary Source Library of Famous Composers)
Listen to Bach Greatest hits (from our local library)
Weeks 4, 5, and 6 are still ahead of us, but here's what I have tenatively planned:
Week 4:
Classics for Kids website and worksheet
Read Sebastian: A Book about Bach
Week 5:
Leonard Bernstein - Young People's Concerts
Learn about different types of instruments: brass, strings, woodwind, percussion
Week 6:
Making Music Fun lesson plans
Bach appreciation fancy tea party
Love this! I was a music teacher for grades K-5 before I became a SAHM. It's so great to see kids learning about music.
ReplyDeleteWe did Bach last term. Most interesting.
ReplyDelete(Now we're on Mozart.)
I was driving and thinking this morning about how composer studies are something I've intended to do, but just haven't yet. Thanks for making me realize how simple and still effective it can be! Off to peruse our CD collection....
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're doing a fantastic job with composer study!!
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