Homeschool Music Curriculum

Music education is an important elective for homeschoolers: find homeschool music curriculum, instructional books, music history resources, & instruments for all stages of music instruction.

Instrument Instruction

For students of all ages, learn to play your favorite instrument with instructional material from top music education publishers.

Music Instruction

  1. Essentials of Music Theory, Complete  Book and 2 Ear Training CDs
  2. Essentials of Music Theory,  Teacher's Answer Key & 2 Ear Training CDs
    Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. / 1998 / Other
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  3. Essentials of Music Theory, Books  1-3
    Andrew Surmani
    Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. / 1998 / Other
    Our Price$13.48 Retail Price$14.99 Save 10% ($1.51)
    4.8 out of 5 stars for Essentials of Music Theory, Books 1-3. View reviews of this product. 4 Reviews
  4. Essentials of Music Theory, Book 1
    Andrew Surmani
    Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. / 1998 / Other
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  1. Reading Music: Introduction to Music  Theory Student Text
    Patrick Fata
    Memoria Press / 2023 / Trade Paperback
    Our Price$15.40 Retail Price$17.50 Save 12% ($2.10)
  2. Theory Time Primer Level - Theory  Fundamentals
    Theory Time / Trade Paperback
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  3. Theory Time for Grade One - Theory  Fundamentals Workbook
  4. Theory Time for Grade Two - Theory  Fundamentals Workbook
    Theory Time / Trade Paperback
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DVD Instruction

Millions have taken piano lessons and quit! The culprit is rigid teaching methods that make students wait months, even years, before they truly make music. With the no-technical teachings of Piano for Quitters you'll make music in minutes! Offering clear demonstrations, Mark Almond's holistic approach is based on chords and harmony---not reading notes. These lessons are designed for beginning students as well as those who would like to be less dependent on note reading. The program provides step by step musical material that allows the vast majority of learners to succeed (especially the students who really pay attention - - and keep going). Because the very heart of music theory is broken down to non-technical terms - - any parent can teach their own children! Approximately 90 minutes.

Resources for Music Instruction

Bach to Zappa, Banjo to Xylophone, this handy dictionary features definitions and pronunciations of musical terms; composer biographies; sections on music theory, notation, and transposition; instrument listings; and more. 336 pages, softcover from Alfred.

  1. The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas  Simply Explained
    DK Books / 2018 / Hardcover
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  2. Music and How it Works: The Complete  Guide for Kids
    DK Books / 2020 / Hardcover
    Our Price$10.99 Retail Price$16.99 Save 35% ($6.00)
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  3. Hal Leonard Pocket Music Dictionary
    Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation / Trade Paperback
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  4. The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 6th  Ed.
    Tim Rutherford-Johnson
    Oxford University Press / 2013 / Trade Paperback
    Our Price$24.93
  1. First Book of Mozart Expanded  Edition
    David Dutkanicz
    Dover Publications / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  2. First Book of Beethoven Expanded  Edition
    David Dutkanicz
    Dover Publications / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  3. First Book of Schubert
    David Dutkanicz
    Dover Publications / 2019 / Trade Paperback
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  4. First Book of Haydn
    David Dutkanicz
    Dover Publications / 2019 / Trade Paperback
    Our Price$7.29 Retail Price$7.95 Save 8% ($0.66)
  1. Music Enrichment, Grades K-2
    Memoria Press / 2017 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Music Appreciation Book 1
    Patrick Fata
    Memoria Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Music Appreciation Book 1 Audio  Companion CD
  1. Music Appreciation: Book 2 for the  Middle Grades, Student Book + Lapbook
    Elisabeth Tanner, Judy Wilcox
    Zeezok Publishing, LLC / 2017 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Music Appreciation: Book 2 for  Middle Grades, Student Book
    Elisabeth Tanner, Judy Wilcox
    Zeezok Publishing, LLC / 2017 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Music Appreciation: Book 2 for  Middle Grades, Lapbook
    Zeezok Publishing, LLC / 2017 / Trade Paperback
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Music History

  1. Building an Orchestra of Hope: How  Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash
    Carmen Oliver
    Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2022 / Hardcover
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  2. Yellow Dog Blues
    Alice Faye Duncan
    Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2022 / Hardcover
    Our Price$9.49 Retail Price$18.99 Save 50% ($9.50)
  3. Getting to Know the World's Greatest  Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (Revised)
  4. Welcome to the Symphony
    Carolyn Sloan
    Workman Publishing / 2015 / Hardcover
    Our Price$17.14 Retail Price$29.99 Save 43% ($12.85)

Additional Music Resources