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Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

September 2, 2018 by Erin Vincent 6 Comments

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Are you wanting to introduce music appreciation into your homeschool? Maybe you feel intimidated because you don’t have a musical background and have no idea where to start? Perhaps you feel there isn’t time to make music a part of your child’s education? Cultivating a love and appreciation of music in our children is super important and now it’s super easy too.
Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

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Music Appreciation with SQUILT

Have you heard of SQUILT?

SQUILT stands for Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time and was created by Mary Prather of Homegrown Learners. Mary holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and taught music in public schools for over 10 years before becoming a homeschool mom! She developed SQUILT while teaching piano, and co-op music lessons because she wanted to share her love of music with children.

SQUILT is an open and go music appreciation course.

We started our journey into SQUILT when my son wanted to learn more about the great composer, Mozart. Luckily for us, SQUILT has a study on the man and his amazing musical talents. They have a study encompassing all the great composers! It was a perfect fit for us!

SQUILT is an EASY to use music education program. You don’t need a musical background to use it! That’s huge for most of us parents, folks!Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

Learn About Music with SQUILT

SQUILT teaches children to listen attentively and focus on the elements of music:

  • Rhythm
  • Tempo
  • Dynamics
  • Instrumentation
  • Mood

Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

With SQUILT you can choose to learn by:

  • Musical Era – SQUILT offers lessons on Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern musical eras.
  • Composer – SQUILT offers shorter volumes that highlight one composer at a time.
  • Season – SQUILT offers lessons on the Nutcracker Ballet and Christmas Carols.
  • Flashcards and Games – Meet the Instruments and Meet the Composers sets come with access to a resource page with curated videos and teaching suggestions.

Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

Music Appreciation with SQUILT LIVE!

As I mentioned, the only thing you need for a great homeschool music curriculum is internet access, a printer (for the supplemental notebooking pages and activities), and a desire to learn.

This year we are taking part in SQUILT Live! Because I’m letting Mary take one thing off my plate, music.

With SQUILT LIVE! Monthly Membership You Will Receive:

  • 2 live SQUILT music appreciation lessons taught by Mary (recordings available if you are not able to attend). Lessons include printable listening maps, notebooking pages, and supplemental activities.
  • A monthly listening calendar – clickable PDF with an engaging piece of music to share with your children each day
  • Access to the archives of ALL past live lessons
  • 20% discount on all products in the store, if are a member
  • A members-only volume – SQUILT Goes to the Movies!
  • A weekly member email with teaching tips, reminders, and more!

    Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT
    The kids were thrilled when they saw the movies we’ll get to study with SQUILT. First on our agenda…The Pink Panther!

SQUILT is perfect for preschool through middle school. Everyone can learn together!

Because members have access to the SQUILT Live archives, the kids and I decided to explore!

We enjoyed the SQUILT Live from January 2018 on A Musical Joke by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT
She Hears Hearts!

We became familiar with the Dynamics, Rhythm/Tempo, Instrumentation, and the Mood of the piece. The kiddos learned about the Classical Era of music and its characteristics. Plus, they reviewed the other 3 eras of music: Baroque, Romantic, and Modern! We also recognized the “joke” in the music and how Mozart was poking fun of other composers.

Afterward, we watched the show, Little Amadeus.

Encouraging Music Appreciation with SQUILT

SQUILT makes music appreciation easy and fun.

Now tell me, how will you incorporate music into your homeschool?

If you love music, then you may also enjoy:

  • Christmas Carol Study with SQUILT

  • The Benefits of Guitar Lessons with Gentle Guitar

  • Bring Music Lessons into Your Home with Gentle Guitar

  • The Nutcracker Ballet Activities and Books


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About Erin Vincent

Erin is a writer, blogger, and homeschooler to two intense kids. She loves nature, farm life, good books, knitting, new pens, and hot coffee. Erin is a contributing writer for Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Her work has also been featured on Simple Homeschool and Book Shark.

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  1. Mary says

    September 2, 2018 at 5:09 pm

    This so accurately reflects what SQUILT is about and my heart behind creating it — thank you for such beautiful words!

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    • Erin Vincent says

      September 2, 2018 at 5:49 pm

      Thank you for such a wonderful program! We are so excited to take part in SQUILT Live this year!

      Reply

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