Artist, Shakespeare & Composer Rotations
Each year your children should study a new rotation of the Riches cycle, which consists of:
- A new set of artists for Picture Study
- A new set of composers for Music Appreciation
- A new set of Shakespeare plays (ages 9 plus)
Below are the Between the Lines recommendations for a 7 year Riches Cycle. However, you can study these in any order you prefer.
The full set of Picture Study and Musical Appreciation Lesson Plans can be found here.
For Shakespeare, we highly recommend the Simply Charlotte Mason Shakespeare in Three Steps guides.
Note: The cycle of rotations below are subject to change.
Riches Cycle |
Shakespeare Plays |
Picture Study Artists |
Musical Appreciation Composers |
Rotation 1 |
Term 1: A Midsummer Night's Dream
|
Term 1: Jean-Francois Millet |
Term 1: Haydn |
Rotation 2 |
Term 1: Twelfth Night
|
Term 1: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot |
Term 1: Palestrina |
Rotation 3 |
Term 1: Much Ado About Nothing
|
Term 1: Jusepe de Ribera |
Term 1: Weber |
Rotation 4 |
Term 1: As you like it |
Term 1: Johannes Vermeer |
Term 1: Schumann Term 2: Wagner Term 3: Purcell |
Rotation 5 |
Term 1: The Merchant of Venice |
Term 1: Monet Term 2: Seurat Term 3: Caravaggio |
Term 1: Chopin Term 2: Grieg Term 3: Elgar |
Rotation 6 |
Term 1: The Taming of the Shrew Term 2: Othello |
Term 1: Delacroix Term 2: Pissarro Term 3: Fragonard |
Term 1: McDowell Term 2: Field Term 3: Verdi |
Rotation 7 |
Term 1: Measure for Measure Term 2: Antony and Cleopatra |
Term 1: Bierstadt Term 2: Renoir Term 3: Copley |
Term 1: Gilbert |