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From the lens Classical Music Lapbook.

I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions.
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  • SquidooRocks55 Feb 24, 2012 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    I played trumpet when I was a kid and had a ton of fun in band. Music was very inspiring to me. Great Lens.
  • Words-of-Encouragement Feb 18, 2012 @ 9:00 am | delete
    This is an excellent page for homeschoolers! We used "Music and Moments With the Masters" by Cornerstone. This included cassettes featuring a biography and music. We enjoyed listening to the music and learning about each musician. I am thankful my husband plays several instruments and was able to take their music education to the next level.
  • jimmyworldstar Feb 5, 2012 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    I think a great resource would teach the various instruments and also teach the different notes and pitches.
  • quester Jan 29, 2012 @ 7:19 am | delete
    good educational information - great over views - children should learn from the classic (first, IMHO) then moving forward - good job
  • JohnS1964 Jan 28, 2012 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    Interesting article. I'm new to squidoo, so I'm not sure how it actually works. I did enjoy your article though.
  • madhu2219 Nov 8, 2011 @ 3:29 am | delete
    The author seems to be fond of classical music!
    Very informative article
  • rbarfield1980 Oct 21, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    Thank you so much for building this lens. It was spot on and I also learned quite a bit! :)
  • ana_nimoss Oct 9, 2011 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    I am using your lens as one of music 'reference' for my friend's website. I hope you don't mind...once it's done, I will send you the website address. I really like your educational lenses. This one is awesome.
  • AbandonGames Oct 9, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    Nice lense ! i play guitar my own and that classical instruments sound very great too !
  • seosrija Sep 26, 2011 @ 1:42 am | delete
    Great lens about classical music. We are going to forget our originality of classical. We should appreciate all the new one like pop, rock but don;t forget that we got all of them through classical base.
  • tuliprose Sep 23, 2011 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Encouraging children to play music in groups and to play music games is so important for developing their social skills. Really enjoyed your lens.
  • Wayne_Jordan Sep 21, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    This i s an excellent lens on teaching music appreciation. Of course, also learning to play an instrument helps enormously. We home schooled our older son, and enrolled him in piano lessons as well. He'd learn a simple tune like Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on the piano, and found himself playing along to the orchestral version. His understanding and appreciation were greatly enhanced by combining the two activities.
  • Sep 9, 2011 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    Jimmie, wonderful lens on teaching classical music. I agree that its a powerful thing to introduce children to, can lift and build their souls in a way that empty mtv pop can't match. Now I have a question for you, you can only choose one: Debussy or Chopin?
  • computer_repair Aug 27, 2011 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    They had featured J.Bach on one of Dr. Houses' Episodes.
  • dotsonr Aug 22, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    Great stuff! I think it's really important for kids to learn about the history of music. There's so much more to it than top 40.
  • Patbinc Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    Thanks for this great lens, you have just deciphered classical music. Now I can sit and chat with friends about classical music with confidence. Great lens
  • AngelDey Jul 25, 2011 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    This is really helpful. I'm not much of a musician or know much about it, so this will be helpful for me in my homeschooling efforts.
  • Jul 14, 2011 @ 3:38 am | delete
    Great Lens and I love it~
  • VoodooRULEs Jul 13, 2011 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! I really enjoyed all the music info, but I have to let you know that the lure of learning what a lapbook was is what really drew me into the story! Thank you!
  • AJTyne Jul 9, 2011 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! You've really covered a lot of information, as well as the ideas for teaching it.
  • AJTyne Jul 9, 2011 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! This has lots of good ideas as well as lots of info on music!
  • mhosong72 Jul 8, 2011 @ 12:37 am | delete
    Hi! this is a very great lens. I just press like-button and add this lens in my lens name is "Thailand Musical Folk Drama" Don't miss for check its. Thanks for your sharing.
  • Athf Apr 20, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    well done!
  • bames24 Apr 15, 2011 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    great lens... my fave is Beethoven's 9th... never fails to lift my spirits up
  • Philippians468 Apr 14, 2011 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    love the bit about Bach! great lens! cheers
  • ban17 Apr 8, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
    excelent
  • sponias Mar 29, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    I love classical music! My son is a pianist. He plays classical music, but also jazz and modern music. I learned how to play the piano too, but I didn't continue studying. In any case, music helped me very much, and this is why I wanted to give to my son the same opportunity to learn an instrument. He also plays the guitar, and flute. Talented musicians play all instruments? I'm glad I found your lens!
  • TommyPattersonBandDirector Mar 14, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Yes, Yes, Yes... music is great for kids!
    Tommy Patterson Band Director
  • 3dformat Mar 5, 2011 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    Great Lens
  • AddaptAbilities Mar 3, 2011 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    This is sure to be helpful to anyone looking to teach classical music to kids. As a musician myself, I would advise parents to check out Leonard Bernstein's lectures. They're brilliant.
  • sagebrush_mama Feb 22, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    What a lovely job you've done on this lens!
  • sych06 Feb 19, 2011 @ 1:07 am | delete
    Great Lens
  • wpo1408 Feb 17, 2011 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    An interesting lens, thanks.
    Owen
  • christopherlee Feb 16, 2011 @ 11:21 pm | delete
    Not many people listen to classical music, I'm one of those that love classical music. Thanks for sharing this Len.
  • iijuan12 Feb 15, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    I love your lens. Thanks for making it!
  • xaniagarcia Feb 14, 2011 @ 1:28 am | delete
    its very good for classic noobs like me
  • xaniagarcia Feb 14, 2011 @ 1:27 am | delete
    classic lense,,, LOL
    very instructive
  • PrettyWorld Feb 10, 2011 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    Wow - lots of great content and information. I like your lens a lot.
  • fashionality Feb 7, 2011 @ 1:10 am | delete
    classical is the best by far.
  • flashkid Feb 6, 2011 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Great Lens for beginners. Thanks
  • deantyler2504 Jan 21, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    great lens
  • faithfuljim Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Great idea and great lense. I'm sure this info. will be helpful to parents. I don't have children and found it searching for music lenses for the Herman the Merman quest. I did enjoy listening to the bach number. I think you should put more YouTube modules for examples of the other types of music you list.
  • surfer1969 Jan 12, 2011 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    Classic music Is good for the brain too.
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 12, 2011 @ 10:37 am | delete
    ***Blessed by an Angel***
    This lens has been very helpful to me in my planning. Thanks.
  • xenoc Dec 31, 2010 @ 10:19 am | delete
    enjoyed to read! i really like all kind of music from Orchestra, a kind of UNIQUE!
  • surgimesh Dec 22, 2010 @ 12:59 am | delete
    Great lens on Classical Music.. Love it!!!
  • Jewelsofawe Dec 18, 2010 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    Nicely done!
  • Gera Dec 1, 2010 @ 4:23 am | delete
    I always wanted to learn how to play the piano. Still can't do it...
  • InnaTsv Nov 25, 2010 @ 3:58 am | delete
    good job! i'll definitely use some of that at my teaching :)
  • AmateurAtHTML Nov 19, 2010 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Good information. Classical music is my favorite. I placed a link to this page on my string quartets lens. Thanks for your hard work putting this together.
    ~Lynne
  • gravityx9 Nov 17, 2010 @ 4:55 pm | delete
    very interesting lens. I like listening to classical music, but can never remember the names of the songs, by their proper name, that is. thumbs up! :D
  • ewguru Nov 16, 2010 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    fantastic lens
  • classicalgeek Nov 16, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    I love finding parents that are enthusiastic about teaching their children to love classical music! It's really useful in developing their brains and contributing to their health and well-being, and you have some great resources there! I'm off to check them out!
  • HarmonyArtMom Nov 15, 2010 @ 10:33 am | delete
    Congrats on the Purple Star! Love this lens and have lensrolled it to several of my lenses.
  • I-sparkle Nov 12, 2010 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    I love the way that this lens flows. It was as flawless as the music video that was provided for it! I believe that every child should be exposed to classical music. This is the foundation of the many music art forms that truly express every facet of deep human emotion.
  • DaveStone13 Nov 6, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    As a lover of classical music, I like your choices throughout. Good basic grounding. Using Bernstein right up front was perfect. He was great at teaching youngsters.
  • Antonette13 Nov 2, 2010 @ 9:09 am | delete
    A great lens for a classical music lover like me!
  • helen6488 Nov 2, 2010 @ 4:16 am | delete
    I am big fan of Classic Music. Very good collection you have here.

    Nice
    Thanks !
  • badmsm Oct 28, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Classical music training is a great discipline, right up there with sports! Great lens!
  • howtocurecancer Oct 16, 2010 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    I love classics for kids - the radio program. It is so easy for homeschooling.
  • pianoguy1 Oct 11, 2010 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    Very nice lense I love to play those kind of songs on the learn piano by ear.
  • tssfacts Oct 5, 2010 @ 7:48 am | delete
    Great article. Lots of good information here. I like to listen to classical music when I get stressed.
  • GospelSmith Oct 2, 2010 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Thanks for the overview of classical music. My Dad played french horn -- played under Toscanini and Fiedler among others -- and taught me something simple about classical music when I was a child: listen for a theme that jumps from one instrument to another, from high pitch to low pitch, from one rhythm to another, and so on. Listening for the many ways a composer uses one simple melody line has helped me appreciate classical music.
  • BladeOps Sep 29, 2010 @ 11:50 am | delete
    nice lens--
  • SemperFidelis Sep 24, 2010 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    Very nice work Jimmie. Love all the cool images used. ~ Colleen :)
  • KokoTravel Sep 23, 2010 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    I will use some of your ideas with my grandchildren. Thanks so much!
  • MomwithAHook Sep 23, 2010 @ 2:18 am | delete
    You do such amazing research. I enjoy CM style too but don't have the patience to tame the Active boy whom I teach. :)
  • pantar Sep 21, 2010 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    Great and informative lens! I learned a lot. Beautiful. Five stars.
  • ViolinStudent Sep 21, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
    Interesting page. Some very good resources here.
  • hotweb Sep 21, 2010 @ 9:38 am | delete
    Great lens
  • naturegirl7 Sep 16, 2010 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    You just keep coming up with great home schooling ideas. This is another good lap book creation.
  • tandemonimom Sep 15, 2010 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    Jimmie, your lapbooks are always so fascinating and detailed! Love this music lapbook idea!
  • Mujjen Sep 14, 2010 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Thanks for good info, will use it with my kids!
  • Mujjen Sep 14, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
    I will try some of these things with my kids, thank you!
  • Utsahan Sep 11, 2010 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lense. Yes, teaching music to our kids is important!
  • perfumelover Sep 26, 2009 @ 4:48 pm | delete
    So many different ways to learn! Thanks for sharing:) My parents just did the regular old compulsive piano lessons method since I was 3. Haha. :)
  • Minni Sep 15, 2009 @ 7:11 am | delete
    What a fabulous resource! Thanks so much for putting this together!
  • Joan4 Sep 4, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Oh another one of your lapbook subjects I want to create and study with our grandchildren! Wonderful!
  • mrvardeman Jun 15, 2009 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    That sounds really great. 5*s!
  • ilovemusic Apr 6, 2009 @ 5:27 am | delete
    Hi Jimmie, I really appreciate your approach to classical music teaching. I hope that many, whether in the homeschooling movement or in regular schools, will be able to take advantage of your sage advice!
  • marsha32 Jan 31, 2009 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    thank you...when I am done you will find my Kansas lapbook lens at http://www.squidoo.com/KansasLapbook
  • dkdaniel Sep 10, 2008 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    Besides being a violinist, composer, and music producer, I also teach violin (on the college level). I can't speak with more enthusiasm for and support of what you are doing with homeschoolers. May I suggest that you add Pachelbel to your list of Baroque composers? There is a YouTube video on my site, which you are welcome to add here, that uses my interpretation of Pachelbel's Canon in D. Bravo on a superb lens! Love and Blessings, Daniel
  • Renee Sep 7, 2008 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for all of this! I use amblesideonline and we are doing Bach now, wanted some info on the orchestra! Found way more;) Blessing to you!!!
    Renee
    www.homeschoolblogger.com/coramdeojourney
  • Stephanie Jones Sep 1, 2008 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    This is a fantastic website with tons of great links! I'm an elementary general music teacher & I was amazed to find things I've never seen before!
  • Melissa Aug 31, 2008 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Thank you so much! What an incredible list of resources. You sure made my work easier!

    Blessings!
  • John Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    Great Lens! Music education is really important and I can imagine it would be really hard as a homeschool mom or dad. If you have time, please see my little blog on picking a trumpet out for a student. Thanks again!
  • LilliputStation Aug 6, 2008 @ 9:37 am | delete
    Wow, Jimmie! You've done a lot of work on this lens since the last time I was here. BTW, I just found out that Classics For Kids is now available as a podcast! My kids love that show. And now we can download it to listen to in the car.
  • eima Jul 27, 2008 @ 9:37 am | delete
    http://www.squidoo.com/groups/the_music_group/lenses
  • KimGiancaterino Jul 4, 2008 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Another beautiful lens. Congratulations on becoming a Giant Squid. Angel Blessings!
  • EverythingMouse Apr 16, 2008 @ 5:56 am | delete
    This is a great lens. My background is actually in music (my father was a conductor) so I enjoy teaching music to my children.
  • thomasz Feb 13, 2008 @ 2:16 am | delete
    Cool lens. Interesting info.
  • Gina Feb 11, 2008 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    Wow, what a great site. Thanks for your comment on my homeschoolblooger site (tlpgina). I don't see the link here you wrote of but wow, there is so much. Great information you've put together! Great resource!!
  • boredofeducation Jan 10, 2008 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Great lens... Five stars and Big thumbs up!
  • Mindy Dec 9, 2007 @ 8:43 am | delete
    Love it Love it will come in handy for lessons for my daughter.
  • groovyoldlady Oct 29, 2007 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Won.der.ful. This is a five star lens!!!!!!
  • Missy in Indy Oct 27, 2007 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    What a life saver! I was just about to begin lessons plans for this week about Classical music and thought I play around on the computer for minute and look what I find!!!! Thanks

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