Music Study - The Charlotte Mason Way
Dear Mama,
Charlotte Mason believed in the habit of music. This means cultivating a love of beautiful, sophisticated music at home. Exposing the children to music took three forms: Music Appreciation, Solfège, and learning an instrument.
Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation introduces children to great composers, their musical styles, and their biographies. Some composers are more memorable than others. Once a week, we listen to a musical piece by the composer we are studying and discuss how we feel about it and how it makes us feel.
Sol-fa
Sol-fa is the class that teaches children how to sing in tune. According to a PNEU article published in 1922, only three percent of children are ‘tone deaf’. This means most students are trainable. A good program for teaching your children sol-fa is Children of the Open Air on YouTube.
Learn an Instrument
Lastly, Charlotte recommends that all children learn to play the piano. The piano is the base for all other instruments. Charlotte recommended piano lessons from Mrs. Curwen. However, if you can’t find a teacher in town, try the Simply Piano app or Hoffman Academy on YouTube. After learning how to play the piano, you can learn another instrument.
How do you do music study at home?
Warmly,
Mirley
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