Articles tagged Music

What Does Beauty Require of Us?
by Caleb
Friday, 21 August, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Friday, 21 August, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Preface: I am writing from the perspective of my passion for music. There are countless other passions and areas of interest where the following ideas could be applied. I am not writing as if everyone should approach music a certain way. I am writing that everyone...

Harmony in Contrast
by Caleb
Friday, 24 July, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Friday, 24 July, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Circe Conference: A Contemplation on Harmony. It was an amazing experience filled with a variety of wonderful lectures and workshops on big ideas about harmony. The following thoughts are my attempt to synchronize...

Supercharge Your Senses and Experience the World Like an Artist

by Jen
Tuesday, 16 June, 2015
categories: Articles, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 16 June, 2015
categories: Articles, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
You don’t have to be a skilled artist, poet, or musician to train your brain like one. Even when you take a break from formal schooling during the summer months, you can still keep brains active from the comfort of your porch or backyard. In just a week, spending as...

Cultivating Music
by Caleb
Tuesday, 19 May, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 19 May, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
I must admit it is far easier to write or talk about principles of music appreciation as compared to the practical application of these principles. And this has been the hard part in my own journey to love music well. Over the past few years, I have consistently...

Musical Taste and Music Education
by Caleb
Monday, 23 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 23 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Media and culture repeatedly preach musical taste as having something inherently associated with who you are as an individual, what you value, and your meaning as a person. This is why many of us have “favorite” bands or artists. We may even take offense when others do...