I love music. I studied piano and violin in college, started two school music programs, headed a church music ministry, taught piano and violin for many years, and played in a symphony orchestra.

But I never really taught my children music appreciation.

In one conversation, Mary Prather changed my mind about that. Mary is the mother of a homeschool high schooler and a college student. She is a former public school music teacher and has a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision. Mary is the author of SQUILT Music Appreciation curriculum which makes music appreciation easy and accessible.

Now I want to integrate music into my homeschool, too.

So while Mary and I talked about something we both love, she taught me a lot I didn't know. And maybe some stuff you don't know, too.

Mary explains a lot:

• what a school teacher finds different about homeschooling
• what music appreciation really looks like at home
• what your student should be getting out of it
• why students should be exposed to music
• how music helps homeschooling
• and more!

In this episode:

• Sample of SQUILT
• article "The Importance of Music Education"
• article "Getting Started with Music Education"

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