Hannah Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Has anyone used Discovering Music? Did you and your children like it? How did you use it? Edited June 17, 2012 by Hannah Error in the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 We love it! I try to coordinate it with our Tapestry studies, we watch a lesson and then discuss it. I just picked up her American history video as well. Prof. Carol is so passionate about music that it makes the lessons fun for my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 When it first came out I showed the sample to my children and they didn't like it. Have you tried it out on your dc yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yes. We used it this school year. The more we did the more they liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 We used it for a fine arts credit in 9th. DD didn't claim to love it but she is still sharing things with me that she learned from it. I consider it a booming success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 When it first came out I showed the sample to my children and they didn't like it. Have you tried it out on your dc yet? Dd says it looks 'OK', but she is unlikely to show any enthusiasm about something related to school, but still retain a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 We used it for a fine arts credit in 9th. DD didn't claim to love it but she is still sharing things with me that she learned from it. I consider it a booming success. How much time are you spending on it? What are you doing each week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 We love it! I try to coordinate it with our Tapestry studies, we watch a lesson and then discuss it. I just picked up her American history video as well. Prof. Carol is so passionate about music that it makes the lessons fun for my children. Would it be something my daughter could do on her own, or does it need the discussions to make it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 How much time are you spending on it? What are you doing each week? Sorry for the delay in responding. I don't have as much time on here as I would like. :001_smile: To answer your question, I will include a portion of the syllabus I gave my DD for this course. Completion of this course will satisfy 1 credit of high school fine arts/performing arts. The program is titled “Discovering Music: 300 Years of Interaction in Western Music, Arts, History, and Culture†and consists of 17 units. The first unit is set up slightly differently as an introduction to listening to music. However, most of the other units have the following components: • List of figures, places, vocabulary, and dates relevant to that unit • Lecture from the program DVDs with viewing guide (lecture notes) • Listening assignments from the program CDs • Online resources • Putting it All Together: Questions and Projects • Unit quiz We will spend 8 school days on each unit. The schedule for each unit follows: • 2 days reviewing the figures, places, vocabulary, and dates in the textbook, listening to the unit lecture, and filling out the viewing guide. Be sure to review the textbook information and read over the viewing guide notes before viewing the videos. The videos vary in length from 25 minutes to an hour. • 2 days listening to the selections on the CD. Each selection should be listened to more than once and multiple times is best. The selections in bold are on the listening CDs. This should be an isolated activity so that you can focus on the music – no multi-tasking. • 1 day reviewing the online resources of interest. • 2 days on the questions and projects. Read through all of the choices and choose 2 to complete. • Take the unit quiz. Be sure to know the vocabulary words and definitions before attempting the quiz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 I will include a portion of the syllabus I gave my DD for this course. . Awesome reply - thank you! I love the "no multi-tasking" reminder - this would apply to my daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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