Medieval Living

Another topic that may be interesting to homeschoolers is Medieval music. Sharon Spanogle of Medieval and Renaissance Music provides a nicely assembled collection of websites pertaining to music from the Medieval period. Included among the resources Sharon provides are categories like Texts, Scores, Audio Files, Music Theory in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Catalogs and Indices of Manuscripts, Bibliographies, Gregorian Chant, and Instruments and Instrumental Music.
Even if you are not musically inclined, there are resouces available. A blog by homeschool mom Sarah Pinnix gives ten ways to teach basic music skills to children . . . even if you are not a musician Sarah explains one of the successes she had with music in the homeschool setting. “I directed a homeschool recorder consort (group) once, who played authentic medieval music very well. We played music to underscore a play set in a castle, and the kids were really proud of themselves.” Does that give you any ideas? Hmmmm – I can think of a few!!! Photo borrowed from http://www.ancestral.co.uk/band.htm.