Tanaqui Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 My high school had us do a term of music history and a term of art history. (Also two terms of drafting. Fun times.) I would like the 7th grader to study both as well, possibly over the summer so that a. her best friend who is attached at the hip could learn something this year and b. her sister, who is in school-school now, could participate. (If she wants to.) Are there any easily available textbooks that are not written for a college or advanced high school audience? We can work around if necessary, but I just want something that is engaging and that won't scare off her "can't we just tell people we're twins?" friend, because gosh knows I can't get rid of that girl. I've had stray cats that were easier to dislodge. (And I want to move past simple "exposure". She's exposed. Now I want her to learn stuff in an organized fashion.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Great courses? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto4inSoCal Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Have you looked at Art in Focus by mcgraw hill? It goes through art history, appreciation and understanding. It's a high school text but I plan on using it with a 7th and 8th grader next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I shall, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 May I ask what history you'll be doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) I own this, but I am embarrassed to admit I have not looked at it in the five-six years I've owned it. Maybe check it at the library? Classical Music for Dummies (note: should come with CD) Also I enjoyed The Story of Classical Music (audio recording only, with narration) by Marin Alsop https://www.amazon.com/Story-Classical-Music-Darren-Henley/dp/9626343109/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JKG1Y2BTC9DXFGN9SJHT We started listening to "The history of classical music" by Fawkes. It is a lot more dry and my kids were not engaged at all. However, that was last year, and they were 4th and 5th grade. Maybe it is worth checking out from the library? https://www.amazon.com/History-Classical-Music-Richard-Fawkes/dp/9626341408 These aren't for high school, but I have found these lesson plans by Concordia University to be well done. They appear to go through 8th grade. https://www.cuchicago.edu/experience/arts/visual-arts/art-lessons/ I have not used these but there are some lesson plans here: https://www.nga.gov/education/teachers/lessons-activities/9-12-lessons-activities.html I would also check the homeschool freebies thread. I believe there is curriculum mentioned there. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/638531-free-homeschool-curriculum-resources/ ETA: I forgot that Harmony Fine Arts has some of their high school lesson plans for free: http://harmonyfinearts.org/free-downloads/ Some random links I had bookmarked because they looked promising: https://www.amindinthelight.com/the-arts some ideas on how to do it http://www.libertyhillhouse.com/2013/08/25/free-art-history-resources-for-kids/ art history resources/links https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ Art timeline https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/cimabue/index.html access thousands of images of works Edited February 26, 2018 by cintinative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Have you looked at Harmony Fine Arts? I put together something that worked for us by using multiple books and guides. We covered architecture, classical music, art, dance, theater. I tried to keep it in line with our history and/or literature studies. The Daily Book of Art is an interesting look at various types of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) ETA: OOPS! Disregard all of the below (except perhaps the Sister Wendy videos -- and try out the matching Sister Wendy's Story of Painting book -- both are secular in presentation) -- I missed the final line of your post wanting something more than basic exposure. Sorry! __________________________ ART Don't know if it's too old for your 7th grader, but you might check out the Sister Wendy videos -- seeing the art with a "guided tour" is kind of fun, and Sister Wendy is sweetly goofy and quirky, so that might appeal. ;) Not a program, but we enjoyed: - Looking at Paintings (Richardson) -- gr. 4-8; great intro into the world of paintings (see inside in the OLD edition) - Usborne Internet Linked Intro to Art -- gr. 5-8; 2 page spreads following the History/movements of Art, so short and sweet -- plus you can have fun exploring some of the links - Usborne Internet Linked Intro to Modern Art -- gr. 6-9 - Looking at Paintings series by Peggy Roalf -- gr. 4-8; painting + page of explanation -- great for beginning art appreciation; books by topic -- some are better than others - Masterpiece board game -- my childhood game, plus we threw in art postcards DH and I had collected over the years A few more books that look fun (no personal experience): - Children's Introduction to Art: The World's Great Paintings & Sculptures (Alexander) -- gr. 4-8 - Discovering Great Artists: Hands On Art Projects in the Styles of the Great Masters (Kohl) -- gr. 4-8 - Usborne: Understanding Modern Art -- gr. 4-8 ? MUSIC We didn't do nearly enough of this during the years :( ... But DSs tolerated working through this website pretty well: - Classics For Kids (gr. 3-8) And this book: - Meet the Great Composers (Montgomery) -- gr. 3-8 See if you can attend a few free "summer concert under the stars" in your city. Or attend a few special school matinee performances -- esp. ones where, afterwards, the students get to hear from the musicians, or get a backstage tour, or can ask questions. And, no experience, but this looks good: - Story of the Orchestra (Levine) Edited February 27, 2018 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hey, not sure how I missed all these posts! May I ask what history you'll be doing? For history-history, you mean? Honestly, I had had a plan back when I started, but now we're jumping around based on interest (mine, mostly) and not using a plan at all. AT ALL. So I'm definitely not going to try to correlate the art and music history with world or American history. I don't see how that's going to work out. (The funny thing is that our jumping around ended up because it turns out I think history is super important and interesting, and worth doing each aspect in depth. Not sure it's working out the way I'd wanted, but she does at least learn things. Well, it's middle school, anyway, so I'm not terribly worried about history and science so long as we manage to at least do as well as the local schools. On the one hand, that's a low bar. On the other hand, my goodness, the amount of time she's been able to devote to her personal studies and interests - international cooking, art, music, creative writing - is astonishing. And she's not depressed, which I was in middle school, which was the whole point of us homeschooling.) And thanks for all the links, everybody! I'll go browsing through them now :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 OOPS! Disregard all of the below (except perhaps the Sister Wendy videos -- and try out the matching Sister Wendy's Story of Painting book -- both are secular in presentation) -- I missed the final line of your post wanting something more than basic exposure. Sorry! LOL, don't worry, it's sure to be useful to somebody! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Enrichment studies is another site that has some stuff though not textbookish at all. Also music at our homeschool have some e courses that cover classical music. They are mostly just using websites and YouTube you could do it yourself but it's handy having it all laid out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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