Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Fall 2008 and ongoing

Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.

Music is a fundamental part of any education

Traditional Music Class

All ages and abilities welcome.

WHEN: Wednesdays 11:50 - 12:45

OPEN ENROLLMENT

Learn to sing (and/or play) the music everyone used to know -- songs our ancestors brought to America as well as songs written and widely sung for the last 300 years. This will be not only an educational class contributing to the cultural literacy of your child, but it will be fun.

In addition to traditional American songs, folk music from Many other cultures may be covered. Here is a short list:

American: Yankee Doodle, America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Oh shenandoah, Old Folks at Home, Red River Valley and many more.
English: Greensleves, Scarborough Fair, -- The Holly and the Ivy, Deck the Halls, 12 days of Christmas, etc.
Irish: Paddy McGinty's Goat, Danny Boy, The Rose of Tralee -- Christmas in Killarney
Welsh: The Ash Grove, All Through the Night,
Scottish: Loch Lomond, Annie Laurie -- Auld Lang Syne
Swedish: -- Santa Lucia, Nu Ar Det Jul Igen
German: Du, Du Liegst Mir im Hetzen, Lilli Marleen, The Happy Wanderer -- Nickolaus Abend, Tannenbaum, Silent Night
French: Alouette, Au Clair de la Lune
Russian: Song of the Volga Boatmen, Kalinka, Meadowland, Moscow nights

Seasonal songs will be studied in season and songs from other cultures will be added where there is specific interest.

COST: $15.00 per session or a block of six for $75.00. $200 per semester.

CONTACT: K. Titchenell at (626) 798-9657
or email: eieclass@abacus-es.com

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