Classical Education

A False Chain of Necessity

September 1, 2011

Are the arts really at the “end of the chain of necessity”? Charles C. W. Cooke at National Review Online argues that they are. His underlying concern is a legitimate one: too few students studying the sciences.  And he points to John Adams’ writings for support. I must study politics and war that my sons [...]

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It’s All Ancient History

July 23, 2011

For parents attempting to link the study of music to the study of history, the period of ancient history presents an obvious difficulty: few to no recordings of music from the period.  However, the list of music about ancient history is long.  In a short series of posts, I’ll look at music which takes its [...]

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Music in Classical Greece

May 22, 2011

In a talk I give at conferences called The Wrong Reasons to Teach Classical Music, I present what I believe to be an array of “right” reasons.  Reason Number Six (in my countdown) involves the role music can play as our children study the Classical World of Ancient Greece and Rome. The study of music [...]

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Designing Your Child’s Classical Curriculum with Eliot’s 5-Foot Shelf of Books

May 4, 2011

What’s green, takes up a five-foot bookshelf, and promises to “carry you forward upon this road to the high goal toward which all of us are making our way“? If you shout The Harvard Classics, then you’ve guessed correctly. The 51 green volumes once widely known as the Five-Foot Shelf of Books still offer a [...]

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