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Simple Beauty Europeans: December
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for December, with a focus on words, sounds, and places that are old and beautiful. This month, we will study Gainsborough, Schumann,...
View ArticleRobert Louis Stevenson
Poetry is a simple thing to enjoy. Pick a poet. Read a poem for the enjoyment of it. Listen to the rhythm of the words. Hear the music in them. We’ve picked a few poems by Robert Louis Stevenson to...
View ArticleJoy to the World
Hymns are beautiful truths poetically told, hung on a rhythm, and held in a melody. This makes them memorable. Hymn study is extremely simple. Sing the hymn once a day. We’ve provided you links to...
View ArticleRobert Schumann
Composer Study is simple. Pick a composer to listen to over a period of time. Every once in a while, play a composition by him or her. Listen to it. Think and talk about it. This month, we are...
View ArticleEugene Delacroix
Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is...
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Simple Beauty Europeans: January
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for January, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are old and beautiful and a focus on European artists, composers, and...
View ArticleFranz Liszt
Composer Study is simple. Pick a composer to listen to over a period of time. Every once in a while, play a composition by him or her. Listen to it. Think and talk about it. This month, we are...
View ArticleAmazing Grace
Hymns are beautiful truths poetically told, hung on a rhythm, and held in a melody. This makes them memorable. Hymn study is extremely simple. Sing the hymn once a day. We’ve provided links to...
View ArticleSamuel Taylor Coleridge
Poetry is a simple thing to enjoy. Pick a poet. Read a poem for the enjoyment of it. Listen to the rhythm of the words. Hear the music in them. We’ve picked a few poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to...
View ArticleEdgar Degas
Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is...
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Simple Beauty Europeans: February
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for February, with a focus on old yet beautiful words, sounds, and places. Included are European artists and composers, English poets, as...
View ArticleJohannes Brahms
Composer Study is simple. Pick a composer to listen to over some time. Every once in a while, play a composition by him or her. Listen to it. Think and talk about it. This month, we are listening to...
View ArticleHoly, Holy, Holy
Hymns are beautiful truths poetically told, hung on a rhythm, and held in a melody. This makes them memorable. Hymn study is extremely simple. Sing the hymn once a day. We’ve provided you links to...
View ArticleRudyard Kipling
Poetry is a simple thing to enjoy. Pick a poet. Read a poem for the enjoyment of it. Listen to the rhythm of the words. Hear the music in them. We’ve picked a few poems by Rudyard Kipling to share with...
View ArticleClaude Monet
Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is...
View ArticlePyotr Tchaikovsky
Composer Study is simple. Pick a composer to listen to over some time. Every once in a while, play a composition by him or her. Listen to it. Think and talk about it. This month, we are listening to...
View ArticleFor the Beauty of the Earth
Hymns are beautiful truths poetically told, hung on a rhythm and held in a melody. This makes them memorable. Hymn study is extremely simple. Sing the hymn once a day. We’ve provided you links to...
View ArticleWilliam Blake
Poetry is a simple thing to enjoy. Pick a poet. Read a poem for the enjoyment of it. Listen to the rhythm of the words. Hear the music in them. We’ve picked a few poems by William Blake to share with...
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Simple Beauty Europeans: March
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for March, with a focus on old yet beautiful words, sounds, and places. Included are European artists and composers, English poets, as well...
View ArticleBerthe Morisot
Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is...
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