S-Cubed Homeschool Edition- Sight Singing Program for Beginners!

Are you a parent who doesn't know how to read music? No problem. Your homeschool child will be able to read music and much more after they complete this program! Have your child click on the videos and follow Mr. C each day.

This homeschool music curriculum was originally developed during the 2020 pandemic, when classroom music teachers were struggling to teach music literacy online, and it is based on the highly regarded S-Cubed Sight Singing Program for Beginners Classroom Edition that has been reviewed by hundreds of teachers and is used by teachers all over the world in music classrooms. Now, many homeschool parents and co-ops are discovering this fun, effective, and easy way to teach music to the 10- to 16-year-old homeschool students.

This package contains the entire Level One S-Cubed Sight Singing Program Homeschool Edition. Once you purchase it, you own it for life, and you can use it with all of your children. Only one license is required per family. It's "open and go", self-paced, video-based, mastery-oriented, and it doesn't require the parent to be a music specialist.

I got this email from a homeschool parent in 2022.

Hello

I am a homeschooling parent to 2 kids currently in elementary. We have done some free solfa programs but are looking for something more.

I came across your program but am not sure which one would be best for me. I watched the music first you tube video you have, and I like that, but the subscription only lasts one year? How does this compare to your PowerPoint bundle with JW Pepper? If you can help point me in the right direction, that would be great. I tend to do the lesson with the kids but can 'teach' it if not video-based.

We currently do solfa twice a week but are willing to put it to three.

thanks,

Marlon 

Here is my response-

Dale Duncan <inthemiddlewithmrd@gmail.com>	Jul 17, 2022, 8:03 AM
to Marlon

Good morning!

Thank you for your interest!

During the pandemic, I collaborated with a colleague to create a version of the program that could be done online. I think that would be a good option for you.

Since you do it twice a week all year, you have a couple of options.  

If you aren’t sure how committed you’ll be, I recommend just purchasing the first five lessons.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Distance-Learning-Bundle-1-Lessons-1-5-S-Cubed-Sight-Singing-for-Beginners-5647725

The link is above.

If you end up finishing the first five lessons, you can come back to me, and I will send you to the second bundle, which contains lessons six through 10.  

If you want to go all in, purchase this bundle-

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Distance-Learning-Version-COMPLETE-BUNDLE-LEVEL-ONE-S-Cubed-Sight-Singing-5802934

It’s level one… 27 lessons.  

Both options are the same… I bundled them differently so that people who teach in different situations would have options and would not have to buy unnecessary lessons.    You would not need to lead the lessons because of how they are set up. My collaborator, Mario, leads each lesson through video.  There are assessments included.    The original version of the program was intended to be used by a teacher who teaches in a group setting.

I hope that helps!

3 years later, in 2025, I got this email from the same parent after having used the program.

Marlon  <marlon

May 16, 2025, 9:30 AM

I just want to say thank you for your great resource. We are a homeschooling family, and I have never used such a great solfa program. We LOVE Mr. C. I have never used a video teaching resource with someone who could reach students through video like that!. I guess when we are done with level 1, we move to level 2, which is available on TPT?

I didn't complete a distance/homeschool version of Level Two because most people don't get that far, but here is the thing: When your children finish Level One, they will be able to sight-sing in two-parts a capella with skips as wide as an octave and dotted-quarter/eighth note combinations just like the students in this video. Click here for Video 1. Click here for Video 2, which is just five minutes later. They do it a capella on their own without my help from the teacher, me!

Once your child completes the curriculum, you can have them continue to practice their skills by using Sight Reading Factory. SRF has an auto-assessment tool that gives instant feedback to your student. I highly recommend it!

At the start of the pandemic, there was a huge demand to create something teachers could use to teach their students to read music online, so Mr. D, the original creator, paired with long-time S-Cubed user, Mr. C, to create this program. Homeschool parents began to discover it over the last few years, so we've decided to rebrand it with hopes that more homeschool parents and co-ops will find it. This program uses video music lessons that are interactive to become fluent in the solfege hand signs while learning gradually over days, weeks, and months to read music if used 10-15 minutes per day. This program is designed to be fun and effective. 3/4 cup learning plus 1/4 cup fun = SUCCESS! That's the S-Cubed way.

Read below to learn more! Email me at inthemiddlewithmrd@gmail.com with questions!

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Original product description from 2020-

Since late April of 2020, soon after the shutdown began, we've worked to re-create all of these lessons so our students can continue to learn to sight sing from their computers in these guided lessons. They are designed so that you can simply upload them into your virtual platform (like Google Classroom, for example) and follow the teacher who is on video teaching you. The lessons are editable so you can do what you'd like as well in order to custom fit the lessons for your students.

Click here to read the original product description of this lesson from the original version of S-Cubed Sight Singing Program for Beginners.

Before proceeding with the purchase of this lesson, please read this product description if you wish to purchase the original version of S-Cubed Sight Singing Program for Beginners. Also, this blog post so you are very clear about what you are purchasing and what our goals are with this project. This is a "test run" of some distance learning versions of S-Cubed Sight Singing Program for Beginners.

These guided video lessons are a great resource for our students who are distance learners.  Distance learning with Mr. C! follows a modified version of Music In the Middle with Mr. D! S-Cubed! Sight Singing Program for Beginners. In the event that your daily routines are disrupted, students are encouraged to continue learning at their own pace from home. 

Mario Contreras, who leads the Distance Learning sessions in S-Cubed, aka “Mr. C.”, has been a middle school choir director for 9 years.  He has used S-Cubed! to build strong foundations with his choirs for many years and has seen and heard positive feedback from his students.

In light of world events that have led to an increase in Distance Learning, Mr. C has created student-friendly video instruction of S-Cubed!   He has modified the original product to fit the needs of our distance learners.

This product fosters continued music education at home, and would benefit students who require extra learning accommodations in choir.  Mr. C has also added suggestions for assessing a student's mastery within the documents he has created. 

Although this is not a replacement for a hands-on learning experience in a traditional choral setting, this will help build and maintain a strong foundation in individual music literacy and choral techniques for our young musicians.  

• Guided video instruction from a real middle school choir director
• Follows a modified version of S-Cubed level 1 
• Continued music education at home/ remote leaning 
• Introducing/reinforcing new music knowledge and skills
• Suggested Assessments of Mastery