All About Harmony Fine Arts
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Harmony Fine Arts Website
- Harmony Fine Arts
- Go right to the website for ordering.
Why Harmony Fine Arts?
My Story
The idea behind this program came from my own home schooling experience. I was always searching for a plan for picture study and composer study. It seemed simple enough to do myself but I just never did it. I also wanted to use the classical style and Charlotte Mason's ideas for our art and music. I wanted all the great resources organized in the four-year cycle of history. I wanted it to be flexible and easy to use. I never found what I was searching for so I decided to do it myself! What exactly is Harmony Fine Arts?
How to Use the Plan
The plan includes a week by week schedule, materials and supplies list, and an explanation of how to implement our suggestions.Purchase the books from our website directly, borrow them from the library, or use online resources given in the year plans.
After you receive your plan, decide which materials and options you wish to use, and gather your art supplies, you are all set. Each week you can open your plan and enjoy great art and music!
Harmony Fine Arts Overview Chart
This chart will help you see what time periods are covered in each level of Harmony Fine Arts.
- Overview Chart
- Grades 1-12 Overview Chart
Art and Music Appreciation
Follow the link below for Harmony Fine Arts podcasts
Harmony Fine Arts Podcasts
Try listening to these podcasts for more information
I have put together a series of podcasts that will help you decide what level you need to purchase and how to use the plan once you have it in your hands.
- Podcasts
- There are six different podcasts to listen to when it is convenient for you.
How Much Does It Cost?
Far less than you think
Each year plan for grades 1-5 and 7-8 is $19.95 plus postage.
Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level is $17.44 and is available as an ebook on Lulu.com.
Each art appreciation plan for grades 9-11 is $9.95 plus postage. Grade 12 art appreciation plans are available as a free download on the Harmony Fine Arts website. Just click the Free Downloads button!
Music appreciation for high school is available for free as a PDF download from the website.
We do offer a bundle price of $59.95 for four years purchased at one time:
Grades 1-4 $59.95 plus postage
Grades 5-8 Not available at this time.
Price includes the week by week plan. You will need to purchase the resources separately.
See each year plan to see exactly what you will need to order.
Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level is $17.44 and is available as an ebook on Lulu.com.
Each art appreciation plan for grades 9-11 is $9.95 plus postage. Grade 12 art appreciation plans are available as a free download on the Harmony Fine Arts website. Just click the Free Downloads button!
Music appreciation for high school is available for free as a PDF download from the website.
We do offer a bundle price of $59.95 for four years purchased at one time:
Grades 1-4 $59.95 plus postage
Grades 5-8 Not available at this time.
Price includes the week by week plan. You will need to purchase the resources separately.
See each year plan to see exactly what you will need to order.
Reviews of Harmony Fine Arts
What do other people think about this plan for art and music appreciation?
- The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Review
- Read the magazine's review of Harmony Fine Arts
- Rainbow Resource Center
- Read the review done by the Rainbow Resources reviewers. You can also purchase the Harmony Fine Arts plans from Rainbow Resource.
- Review from a Customer
- Follow this link to read a review of the new ebook format for Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation-Middle School Level. Hope shares her experience with her first week using the plans.
Art Appreciation
Three Different Options per Year
Option One schedules an artist and list of recommended paintings for picture study. All the paintings are found on the internet for easy viewing.Option Two schedules an art appreciation book and short follow-up activities.
Option Three schedules art postcards and themed coloring books that correspond to the artist or time period. In many grade levels, Option Three is a schedule for using a particular Artistic Pursuits book.
Music Appreciation
Composers
The plan acquaints you with the major composers by offering book suggestions to go along with the listening schedule. You may choose to only follow the plan to listen to the suggested composers.
Art and Music Appreciation in 3 Levels
Which level do I want?
Grammar Level: Grades 1-4All plans in the grammar stage will outline exactly what to do each week with a variety of options. The grammar stage is a basic introduction to the great artists and composers. Students will view artwork, talk about art, and have a chance to explore various art supplies. The music plan offers a wide variety of composers to listen to and learn about each month.
Logic Level: Grades 5-8
The basic logic stage plan introduces the child to the instruments of the orchestra, artists and composers in a chronological order, and art skills in drawing, water coloring, and with polymer clay. Depending on which option you choose in art, these objectives will be covered in varying degrees.
Rhetoric Level: Grades 9-12
The basic plan for the rhetoric stage is to cover art history chronologically using the Story of Painting by Sister Wendy Beckett, the Annotated Mona Lisa, and online viewing. Music appreciation is planned out using the Classical Music Experience and online listening. There are also optional plans for using Artistic Pursuits Sr. High Book 1 and 2 as well as Sketching with Pen and Ink.
For all year plans, see the specific grade for a description of what is covered and what materials and resources are used.
Books that Inspired this Plan
The whole idea for Harmony Fine Arts grew from trying to put together a plan for art and music appreciation that would use the history cycles from The Well-Trained Mind. I wanted my art and music study to correspond to the four year history cycles. I also wanted to make it possible to have picture study in the style of Charlotte Mason for each of the artists so I needed a plan that put down the artist along with four pieces of their art for my children to view. I wanted the same well thought out plan for composer study.
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade One
Introduction to Art Appreciation and Composer Study
This year does not follow the history cycle of The Well-Trained Mind. Read the link below for a full description.
- Grade One Description
- Details of the year one plan
- Resources used with year one of Harmony Fine Arts
- Would you like to see what books and CDs I plan out using grade one? Here they are with direct links to Amazon.com
- Sample Plan
- Grade One-page one
- Sample Plan
- Grade One-page two
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Two
Year Two in the History Cycle: Medieval/Early Renaissance
- Grade Two Description
- Details of the year two plan
- Grade Two Resources
- Would you like to see what books and CDs I plan out using grade two? Here they are with direct links to Amazon.com
- Sample Plan
- Grade Two
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Three
Year Three in the History Cycle: Late Renaissance/Early Modern
- Grade Three Description
- Detailed description of year three.
- Grade Three Resources
- Would you like to see what books and CDs I plan out using grade three? Here they are with direct links to Amazon.com
- Sample Week
- Grade Three
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Four
Year Four in the History Cycle: Modern
Now grade four includes blank notebook pages to use for your artist study!
- Grade Four Description
- Detailed description of what year four plans for you.
- Grade Four Resources
- Here is a list of the books and CDs that are planned out for year four. You can go directly to Amazon.com for more information.
- Sample Week
- Grade Four
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Five
Year One in the History Cycle: Ancient History
- Grade Five Description
- Details of the year five plan
- Grade Five Resources
- List of resources used with the year five plan
- Sample Plan
- Grade Five
Harmony Fine Arts: Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level
Formerly Grade Six: Year Two in the History Cycle: Medieval/Early Renaissance
- Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level
- This newly released plan is available as an ebook on Lulu.com. See the link above for a detailed description of the plan.
- Link to the Ebook Version of this Plan
- Follow this link to see a preview of the plans on Lulu.com. You can order directly from this website and have the book immediately in your hands. See the above link to read more about the plan.
- Review of the First Week by a Customer
- Here you can read Hope's experience with the new ebook format.
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Seven
Year Three in the History Cycle: Late Renaissance/Early Modern
- Grade Seven Description
- Details of the grade seven plan
- Grade Seven Resources
- List of resources used in the year seven plan
- Sample Plan
- Grade Seven
Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Eight
Year Four in the History Cycle: Modern
- Grade Eight Description
- Details of the year eight plan
- Grade Eight Resources
- List of resources used in year eight with links to Amazon.com
- Sample Plan
- Grade Eight
Are you convinced and ready to buy Harmony Fine Arts?
Each year plan grades 1-5 and 7-8 is $19.95 plus postage.Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level is &17.44 as an ebook.
Each art appreciation plan for grades 9-11 is $9.95 plus postage. Grade twelve will soon be available as a free download on the Harmony Fine Arts website.
Music appreciation for high school is available for free as a PDF download from the website.
We do offer a bundle price of $59.95 for four years purchased at one time:
Grades 1-4 $59.95 plus postage
Grades 5-8 Not available at this time.
Price includes the week by week plan. You will need to purchase the resources separately.
See each year plan to see exactly what you will need to order.
Harmony Fine Arts On Lulu.Com
Ebooks Available for Immediate Download!
Ancient Art and The Orchestra-Middle School Level
Harmony Fine Arts is the art and music appreciation program designed for busy homeschooling families. This set of plans guides you through a study of ancient art, the instruments of the orchestra, and provides a schedule for using Artistic Pursuits Grade 4-6 Book 1. These plans are written for use with children in the middle school years following a classical model of homeschooling along with Charlotte Mason's ideas for picture study.
69 pages including 9 notebooking pages and 19 coloring pages. Complete instructions for all options of art and music appreciation are included with links to online resources. For more information see http://www.harmonyfinearts.com.
Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation
Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation plans for middle school (sixth grade). 32 weeks of specific artist and composer plans using various resources. Perfect for homeschooling families who want a flexible, easy to use plan for their children. These plans can be used with a variety of ages and are perfect for families with more than one child.
See www.harmonyfinearts.com for more specific information.
Harmony Fine Arts-Go to the website
- Order Grades 1-5 and 7-8
- Complete information on ordering Harmony Fine Arts is found on our website.
- Order Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music: Middle School Level
- This will take you to the website to order the ebook version of this year plan.
- Order through Rainbow Resource Center
- You now have the option to order the Harmony Fine Arts plans directly from Rainbow Resource Center! This can save you on shipping if you are making a big curriculum order.
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