Great Books ForumArt, Music, and Drama
Carmenda Music History
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Logos Press
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Level: 4-6
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“Includes information, biographies, and activities for the six major musical eras with additional studies in the Psalms and American music. Music lists for recommended listening, challenge activities for older students, and answer keys complete this package of reproducible material. A great resource for introducing young students to an appreciation of music! Written by Carla J. Courtney for grades 4 to 6.” – Logos Press
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Creating Art
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Memoria Press
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Level: k-6
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“This curriculum is designed to challenge students and to develop an appreciation for art. Students will begin with color theory and basic art techniques. They will create projects that relate to literature, science, Mesopotamian and Egyptian art, portraits, landscapes, still life, and much more!” – Memoria Press
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Discovering Great Artists
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Rainbow Resource
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Level: k-6
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“Here are 150 activities that teach the styles, works, and techniques of the great masters – Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and more. To imitate Michelangelo’s Sistene Chapel, the young artist paints while reclined on his back with paper taped to the bottom of a table. To experience Van Gogh’s style, children mix paints into a thick substance called “impasto” and then paint with heavy, swirling brush strokes. Each activity contains a brief history of the artist, a project, and an example of that artist’s work.” – Rainbow Resource
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Discovering Music Set
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Memoria Press
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Level: 8-12
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“Music was recognized in ancient times as one of the seven essential subjects comprising the Liberal Arts, and music has always been central to classical education. By connecting music history to political and cultural history, we make all of history more memorable and more interesting. This unique curriculum connects music with visual arts, political and economic history, and Western culture from 1600-1914.” – Memoria Press
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Early Sacred Music: From the Temple Through the Middle Ages
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Memoria Press
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Level: 7-12
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“Gregorian Chant plays a large role, and it will form the basis of Christian music lasting to this day. But there’s much more. We look at how the chant evolved into elaborate forms with many voices, and the critical role played by the monks who developed, preserved, and spread the music across Europe in meticulously hand-copied manuscripts. We discuss the early Christian Church and the influences of Greek and Roman antiquity. Along the way, we encounter saints and philosophers, art and architecture, manuscripts and technology, emperors and political intrigue.” – Memoria Press
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History of Art – Veritas
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Veritas Press
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Level: k-6
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“Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Art History curriculum? Veritas History of Art 2-6 Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer! Our Scripted Lesson Plans will guide you every step of the way. We’ve built them for homeschool families (and school teachers) who want to spend their time teaching, not planning. Imagine the beauty and efficiency of scripted lesson plans written by those experienced with the curriculum and who know how to make the curriculum come alive. Scripted Lesson Plans will provide you the tools to implement your entire school year on a daily basis.Our Scripted Lesson Plans are intended for home education-use. Schools wishing to purchase the license to use Lesson Plans in the classroom should contact us directly for more information.” – Veritas Press
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Lingua Angelica Sets I & II
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Memoria Press
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Level: k-6
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“Lingua Angelica is an excellent Christian Latin reading and translation course. The CD contains 4 Latin prayers and 24 Latin hymns, beautifully sung by a six-voice a capella choir. The Student Book provides facing vocabulary, space for interlinear translation, and grammar word study exercises. In addition to well-written instructions on how to use the course, the Teacher Manual contains a complete copy of the Student Book with answers, making the teacher’s job easier. We have also included a song book with the musical scores and short histories for each piece. All 4 Latin prayers and 12 of the Latin hymns are covered in Lingua Angelica I. (Additional hymns are covered inLingua Angelica II.)
Lingua Angelica introduces your students to translation in a systematic and doable method. Christian Latin should always be the first step in learning to translate Latin literature because it has shorter, simpler sentences and clearer word structure than classical authors. Just like you wouldn’t study calculus before you learn algebra, you shouldn’t approach Caesar, Cicero, or Virgil before you conquer Christian Latin. As Cheryl Lowe put it, “Christian Latin is infinitely easier to read than classical authors, so why would you start anywhere else?”” – Memoria Press
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Logos Elementary Curriculum Guide – Music, Art, & P.E.
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Logos Press
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Level: k-6
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“Excerpted from the Logos School Elementary Curriculum Guide (2014-15). Includes an essay on the Christian Worldview of this subject, an explanation of teaching this subject in the grammar stage, and goals for all grades in this subject.
For each grade (PreK through 6): A list of primary texts and materials, a list of specific grade level objectives, a list of teaching methods for this subject, a list of assessment guidelines for this subject, a typical lesson outline, a suggestion for the approximate time per week to spend on this subject.” – Logos Press
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Lyrical Earth Science and Lyrical Life Science
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Veritas Press
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Level: k-6
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““Promoting scientific literacy through song“ is how these clever folks describe this fabulous tool. We don`t teach science in grammar school, because teaching meaningful science requires certain language and mathematical mastery. Yet scientific memorization is important, and this is the tool. You`ll be singing “Oh Bacteria“ instead of “Oh Suzanna“ and “Cold Blooded Vertebrates“ instead of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.“ This will be worth entertaining the grandparents at Thanksgiving. Includes CD, text and workbook.” – Veritas Press
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Music Appreciation Set
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Memoria Press
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Level: k-6
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“Western classical music is as orderly and logical as mathematics, and yet capable of expressing and connecting with the whole range of human emotions. It consists most often of only twelve notes, a few simple rhythms, and a variety of aural textures that manifest in thousands of complex and distinctive styles and forms. It follows a system of rules set in place long ago, but these rules are flexible enough that new music is always being created, building on what previous generations composed, ever expanding.
This course aims to deepen the student’s appreciation of music by grounding the greatest pieces in the canon of Western classical music in their historical context, and by introducing the foundational musical concepts of notation, rhythm, pitch, form, and melody to give a fuller understanding of the inner workings of the pieces and of music in general. Students will listen to each piece of music and then read each chapter and listen to the corresponding tracks on the Audio Companion CD, which will demonstrate the concepts discussed. The pieces are ordered mostly chronologically in order to illustrate the place each one holds in history and in the evolution of music.” – Memoria Press
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