Milseain Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 What are you using? What do you like or dislike about it. This will be for a 2nd grader - and a 7th grader. Thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwenA Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Are you thinking for appreciation or learning an instrument? We love Harmony Fine Arts for music appreciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 We like a program called Classical Magic. It contains a series of 4 books, each with a CD to accompany it. The first three books each introduce approximately 40 Classical composers each, with a brief biographical sketch, and some information about the featured selection from the composer's music. The CD contains the opening theme, or another familiar theme for each featured piece, along with a song, set to the same tune, that included the composer's name, the name of the piece, and other details. It's easy to implement, fun to use, and you will find yourself humming classical tunes from memory throughout the day (and hear your children humming them too :)) It has been a big hit at our house. The fourth book features Dvorak's New World Symphony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I second Themes to Remember by Classical Magic. I think it is great for multiple ages too...I even enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milseain Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I'm sorry, it's for music appreciation. We all ready have the Artistic Pursuits for art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in MD Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 With Story of the Orchastra, I added CD's by the composer we were studying that week. Some might think it's too light for a 7th grader, but I don't stress out on indepth music appreciation. This program was fun, easy and developed a love of classical music in ds. Of course the last can't be guarenteed :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhesa Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I also use Themes to Remember from Classical Magic. It is very simple to implement, and there are many other library resources you could use alongside it if your children need a little more depth. Also, have you seen http://classicsforkids.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele B Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Saturday at Borders, I found The Great Composers by Jeremy Nicholas on the Bargain table for 8$. It is hardback. It has 50 Composers from Palestrina to Britten. There is a b&w portrait of each composer, around 3 pages of bio and some quotations by or about the composer. I have been searching the library and internet for bio info, but this will do and be at my fingertips. We are doing Monteverdi now and here is the quotation from him "The end of all good music is to affect the soul." 200 pages of text Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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