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The Music in Our Homeschool Podcast with Gena Mayo easy music education tips, strategies, and curriculum resources for homescAuthor: Gena Mayo
Enrich your homeschooling journey with the joy and ease of homeschool music education. Each week, veteran homeschooling mom of 8 and music teacher for over 30 years, Gena shares practical tips, homeschool music resources, inspiration, and encouragement for homeschool parents and teachers to seamlessly integrate music into your curriculum. From 15-minute music appreciation quick wins to in-depth explorations of music theory for homeschoolers, we've got you covered. Explore composers' stories, gain insights into music concepts, and discover affordable home education resources such as homeschool music lessons to bring quality and fullness to your homeschooling experience. Find the website at MusicinOurHomeschool.com, the online course site at Learn.MusicinOurHomeschool.com, and the Music in Our Homeschool Plus Membership at MusicinOurHomeschool.com/Membership. A popular Free Music Lessons freebie can be downloaded at MusicinOurHomeschool.com/FreeMusicLessons Language: en-us Genres: Education, How To, Music, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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93: Musical Gifts to Give Your Kids this Christmas - Educational, Clever, & Fun!
Episode 93
Monday, 24 November, 2025
Click to send Gena a message!Are you looking for Christmas gifts that won’t be forgotten by January, but will spark creativity, confidence, and joy in your homeschool? In this Black Friday–themed episode of the Music in Our Homeschool Podcast, Gena Mayo shares more than 25 meaningful, musically rich gift ideas for toddlers, teens, and even parents. Instead of filling your home with toys that lose their appeal, discover gifts that support lifelong musical skills and inspire your children to explore rhythm, melody, creativity, and self-expression.In this episode, Gena walks through her favorite musical instruments, books, games, tech tools, and stocking stuffers, along with personal stories from her own homeschool journey. You’ll hear recommendations for beginner-friendly ukuleles and guitars, rhythm instruments for active learners, keyboards for budding pianists, and quiet, melodic options like the kalimba. You’ll also learn how these gifts pair naturally with courses such as KinderBach, Beginning Music Theory for Elementary, and Advanced Music Theory for Teens.Gena also shares her best Black Friday strategies for choosing the right instruments, setting a budget, finding quality brands, and knowing which deals are truly worth grabbing. With ideas for toddlers, elementary-aged kids, teens, and moms and dads, this episode will help you choose gifts that bring genuine beauty and connection into your home.If you want a Christmas season filled with more music, more learning, and more joy, this episode will give you a practical and inspiring place to begin.Find links to all resources mentioned in this episode here: https://musicinourhomeschool.com/musical-gifts-kids-christmas/Please follow/subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review and comment if you liked this episode! Find all courses at https://Learn.MusicinOurHomeschool.com ,free music lessons here: https://MusicinOurHomeschool.com/FreeMusicLessons , and lots more links here: https://linktr.ee/genamayo !
