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Music Appreciation

"A man should hear a little music . . . every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul." ~ Goethe

~General Resources for Music Appreciation~

Great music should be a part of everyone's life, both young and old.
I truly believe there is power in great music that will enrich our lives beyond measure.
~Katrina Lybbert

Books to Read

Raising Musical Kids by Patrick Kavanaugh
Music of the Great Composers by Patrick Kavanaugh
The Mozart Effect for Children by Don Campbell
Nurturing Your Child with Music by John M. Ortiz, PH.D.
Good Music, Brighter Children by Sharlene Habermeyer
How to Grow a Young Music Lover by Cheri Fuller
Lives of the Musicians by Kathleen Krull
Great Composers by Piero Ventura
The Usborne Story of Music by Eileen O'Brien
The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence by Jane Stuart Smith & Betty Carlson

Music Appreciation Links

Michael Ballam.com (Look for his User Friendly Classics)
The Children's Group
Classical Music Archives
Ann Rachlin's Fun With Music
Naxos Classical Home
The Mozart Effect for Children
Nurturing Your Child with Music
Good Music, Brighter Children
Music Appreciation: A Thematic Unit for Primary Grades
The New York Philharmonic Kid Zone
Music Notes: Eclectic Homeschool Site

Appreciating the Great Composers
by Katrina Lybbert

I have created a plan to share the music of many of the great composers with my children. The book I have used as my spine in planning this study is Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers by Patrick Kavanaugh. This plan takes 5 years to cycle through by covering 4 composers each year during Terms 2 & 4. This study works well with children from ages 8 - 12, but younger and older children can benefit as well. We study each composer for 4 - 5 weeks by reading first from Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers, then from other well written biographies. We also choose up to 5 selections of music, composed by the composer we are studying, to listen to. As we progress through this study you will find our lesson plans and resources for each composer by following the links in the table below.

Year 1: Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart
Year 2: Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin
Year 3: Liszt, Wagner, Gounod, Franck
Year 4: Bruckner, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar
Year 5: Vaughan Williams, Ives, Stravinsky, Messiaen

Bach	Handel	Haydn	Mozart	Beethoven
Schubert	Mendelssohn	Chopin	Liszt	Wagner
Gounod	Franck	Bruckner	Brahms	Dvorak
Elgar	Vaughan Williams	Ives	Stravinsky	Messiaen

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