Showing posts with label Art appreciation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art appreciation. Show all posts

Monday 26 January 2015

Fine Arts {Art Appreciation, Art, Composer Study Hymn Study} for 2015

This week's Virtual Curriculum Fair hosts are
  1. Susan @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds
  2. Lisa @ Golden Grasses

Seeking Beauty: the Arts and Everything that Brings Beauty to Our World---includes any of the arts, handicrafts, but really ANYTHING at all that adds beauty to your homeschool.

This year I would like to continue exploring delight direct education and a Charlotte Mason approach.  My aim is to attempt to do something art inspired each week.  Our ideas and yours are shared each week in the Virtual Fridge Meme on Thursdays.  I would love for you to join us and share some ideas we can do with our children at home.

What is Fine Art
Definition of FINE ART

  1. art (as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects —usually used in plural b : objects of fine art 
  2. an activity requiring a fine skill
For 2015
  • We will continue using The World's Greatest Composers by Confessions of a Homeschooler.
  • The Classical Kids Collection Vol 1 & 2. These are produced by The Children's Group and cover the lives of eight famous composers.
  • Classical Composers Monthly as a supplement to whichever composer we are studying.
  • We will continue with The World's Greatest Artists Vol 1.  We have already studied Claude Monet {FREE Resource List} and will continue and learn about the other seven artists in the unit.
  • We did Shipwrecked earlier in the year and really enjoyed it so we will work our way through Bible Stories by See the Light
  • In an ideal world I would love to do some Hymn study too.  I have not settled on anything.  I think we might alternate Composer Study with Hymn Study.
  • We will be meeting up with a family each week where we will continue to learn to play the recorder as well as work our way through drawing lessons from the Drawing Textbook.
  • I am also in the process of reseaching the Charlotte Mason philosophy on the Fine Arts.
  • This year we also intend on attending a few MSO concerts and a ballet concert.
What others are saying
Please visit my fellow homeschool bloggers as they share how they explore their world with fine arts

On this Blog

Books we love
(Libraries are an excellent resource to teach for FREE)

It's your turn
Got a post that fits this week's theme? You can link it up here!
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Friday 11 April 2014

FREE Fine Arts Resources for Homeschool

Welcome to Day 5 of the 5 Days of ... Blog Hop brought to you by the 2014 Schoolhouse Review Crew. Todays list of links to FREE homeschool resources cover the subject are Fine Arts. Anything to do with music, music appreciation, art and art appreciation

Last year I shared with you my Homeschool for FREE list and then updated it in January this year.  I have been feeling a little frustrated with it's length and it's been difficult to find the information I want in it so this week I will be sharing shorter lists divided into subject areas.

With the advent of the internet and the generosity of many homeschool mothers there are some amazing resources available for us today.

What is Fine Art

Definition of FINE ART

  1. art (as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects —usually used in plural b : objects of fine art 
  2. an activity requiring a fine skill

On this blog
With our endeavors in delight direct education we are attempting to do something art inspired each week.  Our ideas and yours are shared each week in the Virtual Fridge Meme on Thursdays.  I would love for you to join us and share some ideas we can do with our children at home.

Books we love
(Libraries are an excellent resource to teach for FREE)

 On Pinterest 
Homeschoolers with great ideas on Pinterest
On the WWW
    FREE SQUILT Lessons
    Mary from over at Homegrown Learners has some great FREE SQUILT lessons on her blog to get you started.

    Blogs


    What are some of your favourite FREE resources for teaching art, art appreciation, studying the Masters in art or music?  Leave a link in the comments and I will add them to the list

    Blessings
    Chareen

    April Blog HopPlease take some time to read the posts by my fellow crew mates this week who are sharing on their chosen topics.  Here are a few to get you started.


    FREE Stamp graphic courtesy: Stuart Miles
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    Thursday 10 April 2014

    Shaving Cream Art {Virtual Fridge}

    This Week
    I saw this great tutorial by Tamara on shaving cream art and we just had to give it a go.  It was so much fun and very easy to do.





    Featured This Week
    Solagratianmom has a neat idea to help your kids with art appreciation and enjoying the masters.  Be sure to check out this Michelangelo The Prophet Jeremiah Tutorial



    Your Turn

    I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.
    Virtual Fridge Link Up

    Blessings
    Chareen


    The Virtual Fridge a weekly art meme where we can hang our children's art on a virtual fridge. This meme was started by Jennifer over at A Glimpse of our Life who kindly invited three other bloggers to co-host this weekly meme.

    Your hosts are



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    Tuesday 7 January 2014

    SQUILT {Review}

    In 2013 it was with great excitement that Mary announced that she was writing a music appreciation curriculum called SQUILT.

    Mary has an undergraduate degree in Music Education and a Masters Degree in Education along with years of teaching experience both in public and the homeschool environment.  Her desire was to write a curriculum in which all the work was done for you in order to make music appreciation easy to add to your homeschool rhythm.  With SQUILT she has done just that.

    The purpose of SQUILT is create a quiet regular slots of time in order to expose children to excellent pieces of music. As well as equip them with the skills necessary to appreciate quality music. It is perfect for preschoolers, elementary students, and young middle school students. 

    SQUILT is an acronym for  
    Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time.

    How we used SQUILT

    When I recieved my copy of SQUILT I downloaded it to my pc and saved it to my Samsung Tablet.

    I love the detailed HOW TO part of the manual.  Mary gives a step by step how to implement the music appreciation curriculum in your home and has hyper-linked all the terminology for clarification.  The links take you to great resources to help explain the terminology. If you have the internet it means that the eBook is the ONLY material you need in order to use the study.

    I followed Mary's 5 step preparation guide and printed out the relevant forms. These were all hyper-linked and took you straight to the page you needed to print.

    Mary explained the process of introducing the SQUILT process and using the printables in the the eBook.   For younger students it's about listening and feeling the music for regular short periods of time each day.  If you have older students you can add in the lessons.  These start with a short explanation along with facts of the Baroque Era.  Next we were given a list of composers from the era along with when they lived.

    After that we learned about Dynamics, Rhythm, Instrumentation and Mood.  Sir N is learning how to express how the music impacts him using these as the tools. Younger students can start with 'Draw How ...' Notebook page. There are notebook pages for the children to complete included.

    As we progressed we were introduced to the musical instruments of the era and coloured in a notebook page for our folder.  Now that Sir N had the terminology and an understanding of the musical instruments of the Baroque era we progressed to the lessons.

    There are a total of ten lessons covering six composers.  Each lesson gives a short bio of the piece of music. Links to listen to or watch a YouTube clip for that piece of music. You are given a little bit of background to the clip as well.  Mary explains the dynamics, tempo, instrumentation and Mood for the piece along with questions to prompt you.  Each lesson is ONE page long so you are not overwhelmed with information.  These are followed by notebook pages.

    Between the lessons you will find incidental lessons.  These are titled: What is ... ? If there is something you need to know or understand about a piece of music, you will learn about it before the official lesson.

    The final part of the book is an Answer section.  Here you will find the answer the question on page 25.

    Contents 
    Volume 1: Baroque Composers
    • Instructions
    • Baroque era details
    • Reproducible Notebooking pages
    • Printables {Dynamics, Rhythm, Tempo & Instruments}
    • Colouring in sheets with definitions
    • 10 Lessons covering {Pachelbel, Couperin, Clarke, Vivaldi, Bach & Handel}
    What We Thought
    We love SQUILT and look forward to using future Volumes.  It is perfect fit for busy home school families and Mom's who do not have time to gather resources for music appreciation.  I like the fact that despite my lack of musical training I am able to teach Sir N to appreciate music and together we are able to explore the different era's of music together.  You can read more about SQUILT on the FAQ page.
    Cost
    • Volume 1: {1600-1750}Baroque Composers $8.99 
    • Volume 2: {1750-1830}Classical Era $8.99
    • Volume 3: {1830-1920}Romantic (available in February 2014)
    • Volume 4: {1920- Present}Modern Era (available in March 2014)
    • A SQUILT for Classical Conversations Inc - Cycle 2  released 6 January 2014
    This is an electronic product and available for purchase from SQUILT. All prices are in US $ and correct at time of review.  Please confirm prices before purchasing.


    FREE SQUILT Lessons
    Mary has some great SQUILT lessons on her blog to get you started.
     Connect with Mary
    Mary has shared a wealth of information on music appreciation over at her blog Homegrown Learners.
    Thank you Mary for the gift of SQUILT to our home we look forward to many years of SQUILT in our homeschool.

    Blessings
    Chareen


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    Friday 9 August 2013

    Day 5 - Fine Arts

    Welcome to Day 4 of the Schoolhouse Review Crew 5 days of ... blog hop.

    The theme for my 5 days is Curriculum Choices. My aim is not to list every single resource out there (That in itself would be almost impossible as the Internet is an ever changing place). My aim is to give you some ideas to start you off.

    Today's theme is Fine Arts.
    I first discovered fine arts when I started reading Karen Andreola's book: A Charlotte Mason Companion.  I was greatly intrigued with the concept of listening to great composers and studying the masters in art.

    What is Fine Art

    Definition of FINE ART
    1. art (as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects —usually used in plural b : objects of fine art 
    2. an activity requiring a fine skill
    Resources
    Blogs
    Curriculum
    Homegrown Learners
    Confessions of a Homeschooler


    Homeschool in the Woods
    Classical Composers Monthly

    Pinterest
    This area of homeschooling is relatively new to me and I'm really keen to know of any other curriculum and or bloggers you recommend.

    Blessings
    Chareen

     So Far in the series

    1. Geography 
    2. History
    3. Science
    4. Math 
     Summer Blog Hop
    Be sure to hop on over to the crew blog to read more posts from this series

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    Friday 28 June 2013

    Artist Study {Claude Monet}

    Impression Sunrise
    Monet's Garden exhibition is currently on display here in Melbourne at the National Gallery of Victoria. This has inspired us to spend a delightful month studying Monet and the Impressionist art era. Last Friday we took a trip into Melbourne and enjoyed a lovely day exploring of the gallery.  In preparation for the trip we spent some time exploring the life and work of Monet. Here are some of the resources that we used.

    WWW
    Art Project Inspiration
    Paint Like Monet: A Beginner's Guide


    On Pinterest - Claude Monet

    Books


    YouTube
    All in all we have really enjoyed this artistic adventure and look forward to future artisit studies.
    Blessings

    Chareen

    PS What are your favourite resources for studying Monet ?
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    Thursday 27 June 2013

    Monet's Garden at the NGV


    It was with great excitement that I heard Monet's Garden from The Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris would be a of Melbourne's Winter Masterpieces this year. Wow I never thought it would ever be possible in my lifetime to experience his beautiful pieces of art. 

    Sir N and I have spent a wonderful month exploring his life and his work.  On Friday last week we took a trip into Melbourne to experience his artwork for ourselves.

    Clinamen
    When we entered the gallery we were greeted with a beautiful art piece created especially for the exhibition titled: Clinamen by Celeste Boursier-Mougenot. The children really delighted in looking and listening to this exhibit.  It is made of white porcelain bowls which float upon a blue pool.  The pool water circulates gently causing the bowls to touch each other which in turn creates pretty acoustic sound scape's.


    From here we proceeded towards the exhibition.  The entrance has a beautiful wall size picture of Monet in his garden and potted colour adorned the area.


    We hired a video guide for each of the children and proceeded to explore the art works of Monet. There is a Trail for Kids through the exhibition.

    We spent over three hours exploring Monet's art works. There are three rooms displaying art works by Monet and a couple by Renoir.  In the third room you can see his artist pallet and glasses.  The fourth room has a digital time line of his life and work.  The fifth and final room is a visual feast of his home and garden in Giverney. I found a short documentary on YouTube to give you some insight on Monet's garden.



    Tomorrow I will share the resources we used to study Monet and his interesting life.

    Blessings
    Chareen
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    Tuesday 21 May 2013

    TT - The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings

    This week ...
    The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings

    The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings

    • Format:  Hardback
    • Number of Pages: 79
    • Vendor: Usborne
    • Publication Date:01 September 2009 
    • ISBN 10:0794525423 
    • ISBN 13:9780794525422  
    • Author Rosie Dickins 
    • Illustrator:Pictures of Famous Paintings and drawings by Philip Hopman 
    Since begining to home educate I have become more acutely aware of the fine arts.  I'm aware that there are many beautiful famous paintings out there but my knowledge of teaching the fine arts is very limited.  It was with delight I discovered this great book at our local library last week.

    Each double page spread features a picture of a famous painting along with a short historical description. The thing that caught my eye are the arrows to parts of the paintings pointing out things to take note of or giving short interesting bits of information.

    We are enjoying this book and it fits in well with the short lesson periods suggested by Charlotte Mason.
    Blessings

     Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

    There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to the Link Up below

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    Tuesday 19 March 2013

    TT - Katie and the Waterlily Pond

    This week ...
    James Mayhew


    • Format: Paperback
    • Number of Pages: 32
    • Vendor: Orchardbooks Publishers
    • Publication Date: 2011
    • ISBN: 978-1-40830-464-8
    • Author  James Mayhew
    • Illustrator: James Mayhew
    I love this series of books about Katie and her grandmother who visit the people in famous paintings and go on amazing adventures. In this book Katie goes on a voyage of discovery through five Monet Masterpieces as Katie takes art lessons with the master. The books ends with details about all the paintings shared in the book. This book lives up to the reputation of the others in the series.

    1. Katie and the Sunflowers
    2. Katie's picture Show
    3. Katie Meets the Impressionists
    4. Katie and the British Artists
    5. Katie and the Mona Lisa
    Blessings

     Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

    There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to Tuesday's Treasures Resource Link Up below.
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    Tuesday 23 August 2011

    Tuesdays Treasures (1-9)

    The Usborne ART Treasury 

    I have discovered a wonderful book at our local library: The Usborne ART Treasury and a treasury it truly is.

    This book contains beautiful art from around the world. Each piece of art is featured on a double page spread, there is a short description of the particular work of art, a short biographical of the artist and an simple explanation about a method used.
    The next set of pages contain a picture of a project you can do, as well as a detailed step by step on how to accomplish the project at home.

    I am so impressed with this book that I have ordered one for myself.



    Details
    • Author: Rosie Dickins
    • Edited: Abigail Wheatley and Jane Chisholm
    • ISBN 978079451452-5
    • Pages: 95
    • 22 Artists
    • 22 Art projects for you to do at home
    • Dimensions
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Copyright 2006
    Hope to show you some of the results of Sir N's projects in the future.  What are some art books you have used?

    Blessings

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