Goss Homeschool Academy

Folk Songs for Term 2    Since we are starting Term 2 in November the first folk song is An Acre of Land.  I prefer the .mp3 that you can download from this site but if you need a YouTube recording this is a good one! 1. Acre of Land  Disclaimer:  In preparing for our folk songs I did some modifications.  I just can not in good musical conscience teach Funiculi when there are so many other beautiful Italian art songs and folk songs out there! LOL!  ( Funiculi is the scheduled folk song on AO .)  So, I chose the Italian song "Santa Lucia" which is a beautiful Italian song that is not that difficult to learn! 2.  Santa Lucia (Italian Folk Song) I love this Pavarotti version and it's just over a minute long! If you want another version you can listen to the Elvis arrangement here ! The lyrics and information can be found at Mama Lisa! 3. Riddle Song (English/Appalachian Folk Song) You can read about the history of...

We are sooooo close to finishing our readings for Term 1!  I'm looking forward to a new set of songs for this term!  We've loved the Baroque music and even went to a performance of some music by Corelli and his contemporaries!  I'm looking forward to Term 2 specifically because the next two composers are some of my favorites!!! Many people may not know this, but Copland and Gershwin were both students of Rubin Goldmark.  And that Rubin Goldmark was a student of Antonin Dvorak who was a composer we studied last year!  The science of relations continues!!!!  I find it fascinating that we really don't know much about Rubin Goldmark yet he must have been so talented to have been able to study with Dvorak and in turn share his knowledge to further the growth of Copland and Gershwin! Definitely take two weeks for each piece of music.  These are selections that all students should know and be familiar with!  I guarantee that you are going to love ...

These must be my favorite pages so far in Volume 1!  I love all the directions to mothers about spending time outside!  I know I fall far from perfection in our busy lives but I do cherish the moments when we can be out in nature together and love watching my kids observe and narrate what they see!  It's such a special time! To read pages 37-72 click here. Read "A Thinking Love" chapter 16 Blog posts: http://plouffes.blogspot.com/2014/04/charlotte-mason-and-preschool.html https://raisinglittleshoots.com/calendar-of-firsts/ http://thecommonroomblog.com/2015/06/naturestudy-charlottemason.html https://www.homeschoolingdownunder.com/su/charlotte-mason-science-conversations/ http://www.charlottemasonhelp.com/2012/07/first-stage-of-nature-journaling.html (if your children are older, I enjoyed this post! http://www.charlottemasonhelp.com/2011/08/the-second-stage-of-nature-journaling.html ) Here are some discussion questions to think about while you read: Pages ...