Thank you all for your replies!! Mamma Anna, in response to your opening statement, kind of a yes to both. I taught private piano lessons for over fifteen years in addition to a school choir class before I had my babies. My degree is in secondary education so teaching little ones outside a private lesson setting is foreign to me. My daughter is fast approaching grade school age and I'm prepping myself to start teaching her at home. Since I have music background I'm being choosy about how I incorporate a music curriculum. Right now it's just a lot of fun and play involving music but as she enters K5 I want it to be more structured. But I realize her music education will be nothing like private piano lesson! Soooo...I'm trying to pick brains, see what works for other parents/children, and maybe put something of my own together. I feel like I have the knowledge but not the experience needed. Your advice is a gold mine! Thank you so much! (and how young did you begin teaching your children piano lessons?) Thanks to those who suggested a recorder. So much to think about!

Whether you currently do or are interested in incorporating music in your homeschool program, what do you look for in a curriculum? Do you prefer learning materials in the form of workbook/worksheets or would you prefer something done mostly online? Is a combination of online interactive lessons with a teacher and downloadable worksheets appealing? Ideas, thought, preferences? If you could custom pick how your child experiences a music class while at home, what would you choose?