Good morning, how are you? I wanted to bring you Homeschool Resources: Music and Art. These are the resources Charlie and I will be using once David goes to work. If you have used either resource leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of the websites and why.
The Atelier Curriculum from Arts Attack is a complete Homeschool Art program for age levels 4-16 and is designed not only to teach art skills, knowledge, and techniques but also to develop critical creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
London Symphony Orchestra – Play
All grades, with parental supervision
Explore the world of Orchestra Music with this portion of the larger London Symphony Orchestra website.
After arriving at the home page, click through the panes to the “Explore” slide and locate the “Select a performance” link. On this page, search through the slides to find a desired performance you would like to select. Currently there are seven choices:
Britten’s Four Sea Interludes
Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Ravel’s Bolero
Once a selection has been made, chose the “Start watching” link to see multiple camera angles of the performance. There are 4 views visible on your screen that you can set for the specific angles you wish to see. In the upper left of the window there is a menu button. Select this to reveal additional options including “Explore Orchestra” where visitors can learn about the instruments in the orchestra performance, read biographies of the musicians, view Masterclass videos, as well as download teacher resource information.
This website provides a wonderful introduction to orchestral music for students of all ages.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
