Music Library
Inspiring a love of learning through music and reading.
Hello! I’m Shanan, music educator, homeschooling parent and creator of Music Library. I fell in love with the idea of using literature to introduce young learners to music when I discovered the book The Magic Flute about Mozart’s opera of the same name. I was a camp counselor at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin, Texas, just beginning my career as a music teacher. Almost two decades later, while reading Lift Every Voice and Sing to my own boys, I couldn’t let go of the feeling that I needed to help get more books like these into the hands of parents and kiddos. The concept for Music Library was born and I have enjoyed every moment of my time spent working on it!
Music Library’s mission is to support
parents, Teachers and Caregivers On their journey
To raise life-long learners and avid readers
who become Participants In and patrons of the arts.
Each Music Library box is thoughtfully curated to foster the
development of literacy skills, spark an appreciation for music and
provide cross-curricular, hands-on learning experiences.
A child that reads an average of 30 minutes a day will have encountered 13.7 million words by the time they finish high school.1
The College Board identifies the arts as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study in order to succeed in college.2
Cross-curricular teaching can increase a learner’s motivation for learning and level of engagement. When learners participate in interdisciplinary experiences they see the value of what they are learning.3
Check out our blog for fun, educational resources including
mini music lessons, free printables and activity ideas!
ready to read?!
The magic of 15 minutes: Reading practice and reading growth, Renaissance.com
Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 1983 [still in use], The College Board, New York
Knowing, learning and instruction, Resnick, 1989.