Through various research, it has been found that music class helps to enhance and develop specific areas of the brain. This allows children to begin to understand alternative concepts dealing with spatial relations, mathematics, vocal development and an understanding of sound. This, combined with the capacity to develop skills with musical history and philosophies, can provide children with a way of having proficiency in musical capacities that can help them to develop their musical perspective over a lifetime.

If you don't teach music or don't have the expertise, there are several options for adding a homeschool music class into the curriculum. There are a variety of music teachers and specialists that can provide children with a basic understanding of playing instruments or theory concepts that are used within the language of music. There are also options with software, online curriculum guidance and method books that will give you a guide towards teaching musical skills. This will broaden the experiences of children into the basic development within musical reasoning.

The first option for homeschool music classes is to find a music class that is offered in the community by a music professor. There are typically two types of teachers that can be found. The first will offer private lessons on a specific instruments, such as the piano or guitar. Other teachers will provide classes with other children at the same skills levels.  This will focus on a specific concept of music, such as learning an instrument or basic theory within music. Both of these options will provide different types of learning enhancement for music.

As you move your curriculum into homeschool music options, you will want to continue to offer a progression with the music that is being learned. For instance, if your child is learning a specific instrument, you will want to make sure that the theory and history of music is also added in as a part of the music class. If there is a focus on a certain type of musical concept, you will want to expand the class options that you may have so that you can provide your child with a well rounded education in the area of musical concepts.

If you are looking for a way to ensure that your children receive a well rounded education, not only in the area of academics, but also with art basics, than adding in a music class to the curriculum will provide you with the capacity to help and develop new skills for your children. Putting in homeschool music as a part of the basics, and finding ways to add this in proficiently, will open doors to new understandings of how music works.

Personally, my favorite way to teach music, was to join a Music class Co-Op group, where my children can learn with other homeschoolers.  Learn more about Co-Ops here.

Please see our extensive list of Music Class Resources. 
Studio 43-8 chords / 100 songs will allow children to follow along with some of the well known worship songs. This includes the ability to learn the melodies, as well as the guitar chords that are a part of the songs through lesson plans and CDs that are easy to follow from beginning to advanced levels.
Busy Bee Kids Crafts is a very unique site  with great ways to inspire children to make their own Homemade Musical Instruments.  This lets them be creative in different ways.  They create their own instrument and then make their own music.
Avid Christian believes that God gives the talent that musicians use, and there is wonderful music out there to glorify Him.  You will find tons of music reviews to learn from.
Csehy Summer School of Music provides children with an invitation into exploring music through a Christian and classical environment. Students will be able to take part in a complete summer program, which will include musical instruction, group instruction and worship in the curriculum.
Davidson Music provides easy, step by step learning programs so that you can teach your children how to play the piano or guitar. This includes the basics of piano or guitar, as well as the ability to learn Christian based music.
eMedia music provides children with a digital set of lessons that will give them a simple way to pick up an instrument and learn the basics about music. You can put together the piano or guitar packs that are available for learning and allow your children to pick up the learning pace on the instrument of their choice.
Eternity Music is a Christian based area that provides sheet music and method books for home learning and school. Through this area, you will be able to find music for almost every type of instrument and for all of the special holidays and occasions for celebration.
Harmonic Vision provides a complete musical education through the ability to tap into resources online. This area provides educational software for the home, and provides beginning to intermediate learning lessons. You can find software for learning music theory as well as for learning an instrument.
Hip Hop Education provides alternative music learning for children who want to learn about more popular types of music.
Jubilee Harps provides harps and harp instruction for those who are interested in learning this instrument. You can find specific instruction and harps that can be used for worship and songs of praise, even for the beginner.
Marini Made Harps provides harps of all types and sizes, from the beginning learner to the expert. You can find some of the finest made harps to begin learning on, combined with recordings of the harp.
Musique Savante provides a children with a fun way to learn about music theory and basic musical concepts. This area provides games and methods that allow children to learn music through a simplistic and enjoyable set of activities.
Theory Time provides worksheets, books and methods for all basic learning of instruments. These particular products are known to help enhance all areas of understanding music and combines a music curriculum, method books, teaching aids and theory games for a complete experience in learning music.
Whirligig provides an easy and fun way to add in musical theory concepts into the homeschool curriculum. Through this particular set of games, children will be able to easily grasp the basics of music theory and can apply it to musical instruments or general musical concepts.
Color the Classics invites children into the world of music by showing them the history of different composers. All of these are available through a combination of stories with coloring books in order to provide a complete history of classical composers.
Better Lessons provides you with the capacity to give your children lessons without having to go to a class or home. This area will offer children the capacity to connect to a video connection, which will then provide a complete lesson time for children to learn the instrument of their choice.
Music Wizard will help your children to learn how to play piano or guitar through games and software. This is done through specific lessons that are offered through an interactive area and is able to combine games, tunes, theory and basic concepts that can help children to grasp basic musical concepts.
A-Z Ssongs is a one stop ministry designed to distribute free midi, sheet music, chord sheets and MP3s of high quality praise and worship music!
 

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