YouTube recently launched a collaborative online orchestra initiative called simply the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Musicians from around the world can ‘audition’ to participate in the YouTube Orchestra and maybe even perform live at Carnegie Hall! People of all ages are invited to submit their own video performances of a new piece written for the occasion [...]
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YouTube: Join the World’s First Collaborative Online Orchestra
Posted by ginac on December 3rd, 2008
Homeschool Music: Online Music Staff Paper Creator
Posted by ginac on September 28th, 2008
For those homeschoolers who are interested in writing their own music, it is easier than ever to customize your own printable staff paper. This tool makes it easy to add the clef, time signature, key signature, multiple staves, etc. We love the Blank Sheet Music website. If you register (free), you can take advantage of [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Music, Online Tools 
Tags: Music, sheet music, write music 
1 Comment »Rice University’s Connexions Learning Modules
Posted by ginac on September 4th, 2008
We recently discovered Connexions, a website offering free educational material for k-12 and beyond. If you use the eclectic homeschooling method, Connexions will be especially appealing to you. With Connexions, you decide how to put the small chunks of information together. Connexions describes itself as: A place to view and share educational material made of [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Interdisciplinary, Music, Online Tools, Teaching methods Comments OffA Homeschool Perspective: The Importance of Creativity
Posted by ginac on June 17th, 2008
TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is an amazing global movement that hosts some of the greatest thinkers of our time. One of those great thinkers, Sir Ken Robinson, spoke back in 2006 about the importance of creativity in schools, society and the world (view video). Ken made an alarming but not surprising [...]
Posted in Art, Eclectic Homeschooling, Interdisciplinary, Music, Teaching methods Tags: Art, creativity, TED Comments OffJazz Kids
Posted by ginac on January 25th, 2008
PBS.org has some good Jazz lessons for kids of all ages. Although intended for classrooms, it can be adapted for homeschooling. I found that some portions of this website are no longer maintained, so some of the music clips are no longer available. However, with a bit of planning, you could borrow the necessary resources [...]
