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“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Bridgeway Academy’s Class of 2007 on the occasion of your graduation. You are to be commended for your hard work and commitment to excellence.
I am always excited to hear about talented and driven students who demonstrate a passion for learning and the initiative to work toward challenging goals.”
Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
Homeschool Music Courses
One of the biggest questions asked by our Bridgeway Homeschool Academy students is How do I teach music to my homeschooler?
Music is another elective that must be covered every year but does not need to be a formal course. Some choose a research method; others use music lessons; and still others use their children’s involvement in music activities.
Some great suggestions:
- Piano or other instrument lessons
- Voice lessons
- Involvement in a children’s or youth choir
- Participation in a musical
- Music appreciation activities (focus on an artist, his work, time period, other similar artists, etc.)
- Study of a specific genre (classical, jazz, opera, etc.)
- Field trips to concerts, musicals, or other music events (check out your local college or university for terrific music events)
- Study of a specific instrument
Music is a wonderful tool that has been proven to impact the development of the brain. I encourage you to put some real time and effort into exposing your child to a variety of music activities before the age of nine.
According to research studies, children will have developed their capacity for music by the age of nine. This does not mean they will not progress after the age of nine, but that the foundations that have been laid by that time will define how far they will progress.
In most states, students must complete a formal music course sometime between grades 7 & 12. You can purchase a formal music course through a homeschool curriculum provider such as www.curriculumexpress.com or provide formal music lessons in order to fulfill this requirement.
If you are enrolled in Bridgeway Academy, your advisor will schedule a music course for your child at the appropriate time. However, if you would like to provide music every year, speak to your advisor about selecting the right music course for your child.
Jessica L. Parnell is a homechool consultant and evaluator as well as the principal of Bridgeway Homeschool Academy, a fully accredited international homeschool academy that has been serving the homeschool community since 1989.? For more of? Jessica?s thoughts and ideas visit her personal blog at ? Homeschooling Help - From One Homeschool Mom to Another