tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post7296818126192342191..comments2022-11-12T06:14:52.013-05:00Comments on Woman of the House: Classical Education, Classical . . . Liturgy?Woman of the Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-43146598570087487882016-02-03T21:06:24.621-05:002016-02-03T21:06:24.621-05:00You're welcome! Enjoy your search! :)You're welcome! Enjoy your search! :)Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-41196340936707281142016-02-03T20:49:38.799-05:002016-02-03T20:49:38.799-05:00It can be hard to find just one book can't it....It can be hard to find just one book can't it. You always seem to need a bunch of them to cover something properly. Thanks so much for your suggestions! I shall enjoy having a look to see what I can add to my bookshelves ;)Sharynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610578552239084485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-51476205451494327722016-02-03T19:55:16.801-05:002016-02-03T19:55:16.801-05:00I haven't found anything really satisfactory f...I haven't found anything really satisfactory for children, but I stopped looking several years ago. I've been writing my own curriculum for my classes because I hadn't found anything I really liked. There may be something now, but I'm sticking with my tried and true. :) For elementary age children, you could try the "Getting to Know the World's Great Composers" series, but it won't give you a complete picture. It is a fun and friendly introduction, though. For high school students and older, The Gift of Music by Jane Stuart Smith and Betty Carlson is the best thing I've seen. (But like I've said, it's been years since I looked.) You could use a music history book to educate yourself and then pass on to your children what you want them to know. Books by Donald Jay Grout and Stanley Sadie are standards. They are my go-to references. Hope this helps!<br />Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-34571013110702863872016-02-02T20:17:50.606-05:002016-02-02T20:17:50.606-05:00My pleasure! I have enjoyed reading your blog :)
...My pleasure! I have enjoyed reading your blog :)<br /><br />You teach music history. That must be very interesting! We are learning Gregorian chant at the moment (my children and I). There is so much more to it than I ever would have thought. Are there any music history books you would recommend?<br /><br />Sharynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610578552239084485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-41347438120503389332016-02-02T20:07:55.792-05:002016-02-02T20:07:55.792-05:00I have seen/heard parts of the Latin Mass but not ...I have seen/heard parts of the Latin Mass but not the whole thing. I teach music history and we spend quite a bit of time on the Mass and listening to music written for it. It's not the same thing, I realize. Luther retained the Latin Mass for several years after the Diet of Worms, though changing a few things to accord with his theology and having the prayers and Scripture readings said in German. He did eventually translate the entire Mass into German. I myself wouldn't mind using Latin as long as I knew what was being said, but I don't think you'd get many Lutherans to agree to that. German, maybe. Latin, no. lol<br /><br />Thanks for visiting! :)Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-60588755415806439962016-02-02T18:12:31.003-05:002016-02-02T18:12:31.003-05:00'The richness and timelessness of worshiping t...'The richness and timelessness of worshiping the Lord using the very forms and words that the early Christians used is unequalled by any other mode of organizing a church service that I have ever participated in . . . and I've seen quite a few. '<br /><br />Have you seen a Latin Mass? It came before Martin Luther ;) In fact it was what he celebrated as a Catholic priest. https://youtu.be/08I6PEhPg9w<br /><br />Loved reading your bookshelf post! You are a woman after my own heart :)<br />God bless!<br /><br />Sharynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610578552239084485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-52251820668429803552011-07-01T18:54:52.696-04:002011-07-01T18:54:52.696-04:00I've never looked at it this way but I do agre...I've never looked at it this way but I do agree. We went from a contemporary worship style to Lutheran and now I'm Eastern Orthodox. From my Orthodox homeschooler forums, I can say that there are a lot of Classicial homeschoolers who are embracing the ancient worship form.<br /><br />p.s. I think some of your comments aren't actually coming through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-75527174581219419652011-06-30T18:13:24.838-04:002011-06-30T18:13:24.838-04:00Quotidian Life said,
Good question, Martha, and I...Quotidian Life said,<br /><br />Good question, Martha, and I've been thinking about it just a little since I read it this morning. My initial answer is practical, as I think about my family's experience. While we were able to individually shift our educational choices for our children in the direction of neo-classical, making a corporate worship shift would not be so easy for us. Not that we have seriously considered it, however I think one of the reasons we may not have considered it that it would be so hard to leave our community--there is an English and Arab evangelical church in Jordan but no vital liturgical option. Fwiw I spent one summer in a Lutheran church in South Lake Tahoe when I was on a CCC Summer Project there. I looked forward to the liturgy each week and found it very beautiful. I am enjoying learning a bit more about Lutheranism from you posts. <br /><br />QL, I published your comment, responded to it, and then accidentally deleted it! So sorry! Fortunately I still had the email notification, so I copy and pasted your comment here. Many apologies!Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696514072851165531.post-30340637050357665432011-06-30T18:02:00.092-04:002011-06-30T18:02:00.092-04:00No doubt the choices are limited where you are. An...No doubt the choices are limited where you are. And there are other things to consider, as you say. It's not easy to leave one church for another. I can understand that a particular family might choose a church that uses contemporary worship, but I am puzzled why we don't see more classically educating families at large in the liturgical tradition. I know there are some, but I wonder why there aren't more considering our appreciation of classical everything else. :-)<br /><br />Woman of the House (I haven't been able lately to indicate my identity with Google, so I "signed" this.)Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.com