Fun and Interactive Music Classes
Join either our online video classes OR in-person classes (Chattanooga Tn area) to learn the basics of music, solfege (a music system that uses hand signs for do re mi, etc. to represent music pitches), recorder playing and reading music. Mrs. Jackie's warm and personable teaching videos make learning music enjoyable and fun for all students.
'Try before you buy'—You are not charged to view 4 lessons of the level of your choice unless you enroll. I don't even ask for payment information until you decide to enroll. Contact me if you are interested in trying Homeschool Music Class!
Engaging Music Lessons for All
Easy Recorder Playing Techniques
Courses are available for every age, beginning with K5 through high school! Mrs. Jackie has more than 25 years of experience teaching your student how to easily understand and make music!
Starting with the K5/1st grade age class, known as PreWindsongs, your child will learn the foundational skills needed to begin their musical journey through non-reading activities. Once your child becomes a reader, typically around 1st or 2nd grade, they are ready for Windsongs 1. This course, along with all other courses (except for Recorder Essentials Plus for grades 6-12), focuses on reading music using solfege pitches and notes. All courses include instruction on reading notes on the music staff and learning to play the precorder or recorder in an engaging and interactive manner through games, movement, and songs.
All classes have a PLUS! The PLUS is a complete video 'Follow Along' guided practice where I guide the student through their homework songs. Parents love this feature!
K5/1st grade- PreWindsongs class
HOMESCHOOL MUSIC CLASS
video class (with a PLUS) and in-person class
Goals for Homeschool Music Class
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In a world full of fast paced cartoons, Mrs. Jackie's music class is calm yet captivating. I appreciate how each video arrives weekly to my email inbox so I don't have to search anywhere or try to remember how to find our next class to get it set up for my son.
The most special part is that my son communicates with Mrs. Jackie directly through a video messaging app. He looks forward to her responses after he submits a video of himself answering a question from her class video that week or performing something he's been practicing that she assigned for homework. She gives him thoughtful feedback and always shows an interest in what he shares with her. I love to see his excitement when a new video arrives for him!
Another aspect of this class I appreciate is that it has furthered a sense of independence in my son. He has his music binder and his materials all in one place. He follows what Mrs. Jackie says to do in the video, is able to do the practice work along with her and pauses when she tells him to pause if he needs more time. Thanks to her organization style, he too is able to find the pages he needs without any frustration or extra thought.
She provides an extra video each week that is guided practice. Instead of me having to remind my son to practice throughout the week, we’ve built it into his schedule so that he can turn on her guided practice video and begin with her on his own! When he masters a new song and plays it for her, she lets him know that he can put one of the stickers she sent him on his chart of songs. That is another special moment he enjoys!
We were thankful for the opportunity to continue online and have found it to be a real gift to our homeschooling adventure. Becca S. (PreWindsongs, Windsongs 1, Windsongs 2)
Class games are used to teach new concepts. This 'Snail, Snail' game is used to teach solfege pitches - so mi la. In both ON-line and IN-person class, I use games to teach and reinforce musical skills.
I'm Jackie Shellabarger, my students call me 'Mrs. Jackie'. Here is how Homeschool Music Class came to be.... As a homeschooled mom, I wanted my own children to have music education similar to what I had been teaching in public school before I started homeschooling my kids. Only I wanted to do it better and more thoroughly than I was required to do in public education. So, I started small group classes for my kids and their friends and that is how Homeschool Music Class started.
Since 1998, I have taught a skills-based music program to homeschool students in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the surrounding area. I incorporate my Kodaly training and certification in all of my Music Classes, as we learn solfege, songs, and games that reinforce musical concepts. Music is taught using traditional folk songs from America and around the world. Listening to classical music is part of every lesson, starting with Windsongs 1, as students learn to recognize famous classical music by composers around the world.
In 2022, I expanded the format of my unique musical training for in-person classes to reach all homeschool students through online video courses.
Most in-person and video courses are once a week for 28 weeks. Each video class is about 45 minutes, except for the youngest class, PreWindsongs, which is about 30 minutes.
Accelerated classes are the exception, with W1 Accelerated being 12 weeks long and W2 Accelerated being 16 weeks long.
All classes have a PLUS! The PLUS is free with every class. This is a complete video 'Follow Along' guided practice where I guide the student through their practice songs. Parents love this feature!
I have been so blessed to do what I love to do – teach music!!