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Beginning Hymn Study

April 3, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 23 Comments

One part of Charlotte Mason homeschooling that we’ve never incorporated is hymn study. Well, that is about to change! I’ve done some reading, made some purchases, and we’re ready to begin. Since we don’t have the chance to go to regular “church” and sing hymns, I thought that hymn study was especially important to our […]

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Beethoven Composer Study

March 25, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 12 Comments

Our latest composer is Beethoven. Sprite deems him a likable child prodigy (different from Mozart). In the past, I’d always read these Opal Wheeler biographies aloud. But they really are easy reads for a fifth grader. So I turned the book over to her this time. (Even though I sort of missed reading it together.) […]

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Verdi Composer Study and Opera Lapbook

November 16, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 4 Comments

We’ve chosen Giuseppe Verdi as our composer of the term, and Verdi means opera! I bought this opera DVD (pirated, shhhh….) for less than $2 —Verdi’s Il Trovatore , Metropolitan Opera (1988).   I have to admit, it was my first exposure, ever, to opera. And surprisingly, Sprite and I both liked it! Granted, it’s totally […]

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Mozart Composer Study

October 10, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 8 Comments

Sprite doesn’t like Mozart anymore. She always liked his music before we read his biography. But now she doesn’t like him at all. And it’s all because he’s a child prodigy. He’s too perfect. She says she doesn’t like perfect people. Although I’m a huge fan of the Opal Wheeler composer biographies, I do have […]

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Haydn Composer Study

December 20, 2008 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

We’ve wrapped up another composer — Franz Joseph Haydn. This was our first time to read one of the Opal Wheeler biographies. I love these books! Joseph Haydn: The Merry Little Peasant was a delight to read. And the illustrations are adorable! I strongly suggest the Opal Wheeler books; they are wonderful living books to […]

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