There is no question that music is an enormous part of the holiday season. We all have favorite Christmas carols, Joy to the World, Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Veni Emmanuel, O Come All Ye Faithful, although we might disagree … Continue reading Christmas Operetta – Laud to the Nativity
One of the highlights of our homeschool week is a gathering of a few friends to study art and culture in a rather interesting way that is part of the Charlotte Mason method. We call it Charlotte’s Way Thursday, because … Continue reading Charlotte’s Way Thursday
Community singing groups can be demanding and fickle. So it happened that about two years ago Mr. Garner and I took an unplanned, but well-timed break from the local choral scene. With no voice lessons or concerts to prepare for, … Continue reading A Singer Upon the Earth…
I did not really think much about Music Appreciation, or Composer Study. Honestly, I pretty much figured we had it covered. Our children, one now off to college, one a sixth-grader, both take piano lessons, and in my humble estimation, … Continue reading D is for Dvorak
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