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What to do when Mom can’t teach the lesson

June 28, 2013 Ticia 4 Comments

{This post is sponsored by TakeLessons.com.  If you’re thinking about music lessons or your child needs a tutor be sure to check out their site}

 What about lessons Mom can't teach in her homeschool?

Last year Princess needed speech therapy, she had a few sounds she could not say properly, and she was not getting it.  I had tried to help her, but I was not effective.

 

Thankfully, her Aunt Tara is a speech therapist.  She was able to meet with her once a week and correct the problem in a month or so.

 

But, what about other areas I’m not prepared to teach?  What about subjects I don’t know at all?

 

I have a long list of those, especially once they get to high school.  It’s been a long time since I took calculus.  Here’s my more immediate problem: music.

Music brings color to my life

Princess has a natural interest in music.  She loves to sing anything, and most activities are accompanied by a song.  She pretends to play the piano at my Mom’s house.  Emphasis on pretend.

 

I don’t have any great skill in music.  I took lessons for a few years as a kid, but dropped it when we moved to Texas, and I have no idea of how to find her a tutor.

 

 Find outside help if you can’t teach the subject

 

Enter TakeLessons.com, they have teachers.  I actually spent 10 minutes randomly entering different topics from anatomy to algebra, to piccolo (I’ve always thought that was a fun instrument) to see what teachers they had.  Since I have a skype account, decent internet, and a webcam of some amount of quality I can use their online lessons.  So the anatomy teacher in Louisana, could teach my kids anatomy if I felt so inclined.

 

Back to Princess and her voice lessons, I watched the video on finding your voice type, and I’m quite sure we’ll need a pro to figure out her voice right now.

Finding your voice type with TakeLessons.com

 

And I have to finally admit after watching this I’m an alto, as much as I’d love to be a soprano, my voice is an alto.  Princess for me is too atonal to figure out.  She’s good at loud.  Very loud.

 

Since TakeLessons.com has helped over 30,000 students nationwide, and has a money back guarantee, I feel secure that we can find someone who fits our needs.

 

I did a search, and there’s a voice tutor 15 miles from my house, she has 12 glowing reviews, from the mom of a 5 year old up to an adult raving about finally finding her own voice.  I can go to her studio, or complete lessons online.  Some tutors will even come to your house.  Though, considering how messy my house is right now, that’s not a plus.

 

I’m also not roped into a contract.  Their most popular option is quarterly, book for 12 lessons, get 13 (SCORE! free lesson).  You can also go month to month or flex (schedule as needed with instructor).  With the craziness of our summer schedule this year, we’d probably go with a flex plan.

 

Provided I can finally convince Princess she needs lessons, should I go with in the studio or online?  What lessons would you look for?

 

Are you as intrigued by TakeLessons.com as I am?

 

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Comments

  1. Almost Unschoolers says

    June 28, 2013 at 8:29 am

    You’d be amazed at how quickly calculus comes back to you …but I’m intrigued by some of the other possible classes. All the universities are offering distance learning classes – why not have them for younger children…interesting.

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  2. Natalie says

    June 28, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    This is an interesting concept! I wouldn’t do online lessons for a young child, because I think face 2 face interaction is very important for them. I am also contemplating music for Anna, but she is begging for tennis. Both don’t really come easily to her, so I think ROI in fun is more important here than in actual accomplishments. Let us know how it goes with Princess lessons!

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  3. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    June 28, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    Definitely in-person for music lessons. Other subjects I could see working online – especially something like writing.

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