You'll get these lifetime-access self-paced courses:

  • Baroque and Classical Eras
  • Romantic and Modern Eras
  • Meet the Orchestra
  • Classical Meets Cartoons
  • Jazz Music Appreciation
  • 100 Women Composers Through the Ages
  • Sing a Song of America


Are you looking for a way to go deeper with music appreciation that’s sequential, relatable, and EASY?



Each of the Sound Bites courses features done-for-you music appreciation that the whole family will love! You’ll get to know major composers, from Antonio Vivaldi to Duke Ellington, as well as all of the orchestra's instruments. Learn to sing some patriotic songs, too!


For families who want to go deeper into their composer studies, you will enjoy the Bonuses, which include many additional resources for K-12, including music appreciation prompts, musical term vocabulary, timelines, notebooking pages, creative writing ideas, instrument coloring pages, copywork of composer quotes, and much more.


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Sound Bites: 100 Women Composers Through the Ages

Twenty weeks of music appreciation lessons with 100 women composers from all eras of music and from all over the world.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$59

Sound Bites: Romantic and Modern Era Music Appreciation

34 weeks to learn about the music from 1800 to the present day: composers, styles, and great pieces of music to listen to. Sound Bites: Romantic and Modern Era is a full school year program that includes operas and ballets that your kids will love! We’ll watch Romeo and Juliet, The Prodigal Son, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake, and more! (yes, even your boys will like it). This section of Sound Bites includes works from Bartok, Debussy, Milhaud, Shostakovich, Satie, Holst, Hindemith, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, von Weber, Strauss II, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Dvorak, Grieg, Faure, Puccini, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Schubert, Verdi, Dvorak, Brahms, Saint Saens, and more.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$69

Sound Bites: Sing a Song of America

Welcome to Sound Bites: Sing a Song of America! In the next few weeks, we will be getting to know four of the most beautiful patriotic songs that every American should know.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$29

Sound Bites: Meet the Orchestra

36 weeks of lessons to learn all about the instruments of the orchestra!

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$69

Sound Bites: Baroque and Classical music appreciation

Zero-Stress Music Appreciation! Easily introduce your kids to the magnificent music of the classical music eras with Sound Bites, our daily music appreciation program with a new featured piece to watch/listen to each day. Easily accessed on your phones, tablets, and computers, you will finally be able to include a consistent music appreciation component to your days, without any planning required.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$69

Sound Bites: Jazz Music Appreciation

For elementary through high school students. Learn all about the American jazz era of the 1900s through its composers, performers, and music. 15 composers: Benny Goodman's, Bix Beiderbecke, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Waller, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Ray Charles, and Ornette Coleman.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$69

Sound Bites: Classical Meets Cartoons

For elementary and middle school students. 5 weeks of fun cartoons to introduce you to classical music. These are the cartoons: A Corny Concerto, Baton Bunny, Carmen Get It!, Carnival of the Animals, Dance of the Hours, Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairy, Firebird, Flight of the Bumblebee, Fun with Hungarian Rhapsody, Hyde and Hare, Kill The Wabbit, Light Cavalry, Music Land, Peer Gynt, Pigs in a Polka, Pink, Plunk, Plink, Polonaise {Last Day}, Schroeder, Symphony 6 (Pastoral), The Cat Concerto, The Fledermaus, The Rabbit of Seville, What's Opera, Doc, and William Tell Overture.

Erica Johns

Erica Johns

$29

Frequently Asked Questions

When do the courses start and finish?

The courses start now and never end! They are completely self-paced online courses - you decide when you start and when you finish.

Are there any live lessons?

No, all lessons are embedded and self-paced.

How long do I have access to the courses?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own. There's even an iOS app!

What age group are Sound Bites useful for?

All ages! Each age can get its own level of good out of the program, and I think families with a mix of ages will find that you can adapt it pretty well for your children. The bonuses (Music Appreciation Notebook, Coloring Pages, and Copywork of Quotes) have great resources that can work for all ages!

How to Use Sound Bites:

Each day, do one short lesson. Optional, add a notebooking page from one of the bonuses (Music Appreciation Notebook, Music Appreciation Coloring Pages, etc.).

What is included in each day's lesson?

They are a very simple format. All information to read, pages to download (and optionally print), and videos to watch are embedded right there in each lesson.

How long does a Sound Bites daily lesson take?

We have lessons that are as short as a couple of minutes. Others are longer than a half hour. That being said, you do what works for you. Obviously, the shorter ones are pretty easy to find time for, but for the longer ones, you can choose to play it in the background while doing other things or only listen to part of the piece.

Remember, some is better than none.

Any Tips for Adding this to our homeschool?

* Keep it enjoyable for the children. Find a way that works for the ages and stages you have in your homeschool or classroom. Let music be a gift and a joy in your home!

* Some is better than None.

* It doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful.

* Just begin.

I don’t know if I have time to use this.

Sound Bites is ready when you are. You can watch & listen when it works for you. Weekends, car rides, while eating, or doing chores–whatever works for you will work for Sound Bites.

How is this arranged? Is the music presented in chronological order, or by composer?

Baroque & Classical, Romantic & Modern, 100 Women Composers, and Jazz Music Sound Bites all follow a chronological order (based on the composer's birth year) where we learn about one composer at a time.  

What time period do Sound Bites cover?

Sound Bites: Baroque & Classical includes the Baroque era (1600-1750) and the Classical era (1750-1820).

Sound Bites: Romantic and Modern include the Romantic era (1800s) and the Modern era (1900s).

Sound Bites: 100 Women Composers Through the Ages includes the Middle Ages through today.

Sound Bites: Jazz Music Appreciation includes the 1900s.

Warning about the Videos:

This course was created by Erica Johns. Gena Mayo's warning: I have not viewed all the videos (especially the ballets and operas) included in this course. Since every family is different, I recommend you preview for content, costumes/clothing, graphics on screen, etc. to make sure they are appropriate for your family's viewing. If you choose not to watch, you can still use the videos to listen to the music!

What if I am unhappy with the course?

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund. (You will be asked to delete anything you have downloaded from the course.)

How do I contact Gena with a question?

Scroll to the bottom of this page and click "Contact Gena." :)

Are all Sound Bites included in the Music in Our Homeschool Plus premium membership?

Yes!