4 Ways To Incorporate Music In The Homeschool

Many homeschool moms often say to me that they would really like to include music in the homeschool curriculum but have no idea where to start. 

Of course, they know that they can always find online courses or have a private music instructor teach their kids an instrument, however, the homeschool budget doesn’t always allow for it. 

So, in this article I want to give you some ideas on how you can add music to the homeschool with little or no expense to you. 

Play Classical Music In The Background

One of the simplest ways to ensure music appreciation in your homeschool is to create a playlist of classical music and have it playing in the background. 

With so many different platforms like Amazon, Spotify and even YouTube, it is possible to find some amazing playlists for FREE. 

Alternatively if you already have classical music CDs at home, you can use them. 

Another great idea is to borrow CDs from your local library, that way you can have an endless supply of classical music CDs and introduce your kids to different composers and eras in music. 

Want more ideas on how to use a playlist to bring musical joy to your home and teach your kids music appreciation at the same time? Read these posts 9 ‘Shockingly’ Simple Ways To Use Your Amazon Prime/Apple Music/Spotify To Add More Musical Joy To Your Home and 5 Ways To Use A Music Playlist To Learn Music Appreciation.

Learn About A Different Instrument Each Month

This is another cost effective method to add music to your homeschool. 

You can take your kids to an instrument store to touch and feel the instrument, you can also create an instrumental playlist for the chosen instrument and listen to it in the background. 

If you are learning about a brass instrument for instance take your children to watch a brass band play in the local community. 

For more ideas on how you can include instrument studies in your homeschool curriculum, you can check out my blog post 6 ‘Innovative’ Ways To Incorporate Instrument Studies Into Your Homeschool.

Pick Music Of A Specific Era And Learn About It

This is a phenomenal and really fun way to add music to your homeschool music curriculum.

Decide to immerse yourself and your kids in music by picking a single era in music such as the Baroque Era for instance. Now learn all about the Baroque Era in terms of major historic events, the music, the literature, the architecture, rulers during the era and so on. 

You can also create a playlist of pieces by composers of that era and listen to it in the background throughout the month. 

Just imagine, by the end of the month, your kids will not only be able to appreciate music, but they will also be able to talk about historic events and the contributions made to music by composers of that era. 

Don’t forget to download my printable on the Baroque Era in Music and get started right now. 

Learn About A Different Composer Each Month

Again, you can incorporate bits and pieces of the other three ideas I have shared here, and have your kids learn to appreciate music in the comfort of your homeschool. 

You can start off by borrowing books from the local library and studying the life story of composers. 

Here are some age appropriate composer biographies you can look for Composer Biographies For All Ages.

You can create a playlist of pieces by a specific composer that they can listen to in the background while homeschooling. 

You can do an immersion month, where you learn about the composer like Mozart, his country of birth (Austria), the era and everything relevant to Mozart in terms of geography, history, literature and music. 

Want to know how to blend music studies with other subjects? Then read my post 5 ‘Innovative’ Ways To Blend Music With Other Subjects Learned In The Homeschool. 

Now that you have 4 great ways on how to incorporate music in your homeschool. I would love to hear which one is your favourite. If you have a least favourite idea, I would like to hear about that too. So please comment below.