Description How can this be on backorder/out of stock, isn’t it a video set? If we do not have any physical copies of the book at the time, this set will be shown as “out of stock”. This set includes a physical copy of Music Mountain and Living Lessons videos by Joy Cowburn. The physical book or e-book may additionally be purchased independently. The videos are also available for independent purchase. Music Mountain: Hardcover When I asked one of our writers to write this story I expected a charming and magical story that would help teach students about musical notes. However, when I read the first draft from the author, Sofi Mandil, I was amazed. She had gone a few steps beyond what we asked and put the story in verse as well! This story has far exceeded our expectations so we are very excited to share it with you and your students! This second edition is hardcover, glossier, and more engaging to use! The goal of this story is to teach students the notes of the music staff (E, F, G, A, B, C, D) and where they are located on the staff. This is a wonderful introduction to students who want to start reading music. This story is not only magical and fun to read, but is also fun to read aloud because of the beautiful verse. The verses also provide the perfect practice lessons for your music student. Students can listen to the story, read the story and even copy the verses into their Main Lesson Books or memorize some of the verses. We have also provided pictures for you to copy onto your classroom chalkboard or for students to copy into their Main Lesson Books. I have provided the first four pages of the book as a sample HERE. — Kristie Burns, Earthschooling.com Soprano Recorder Living Lessons Joy Cowburn lives in the mountains of North Carolina where she has been an educator for the past 20 years. She has two children, Anna Mae (17) and Caleb (14). When Anna Mae was a baby, Joy taught Kindermusik and she pioneered a Waldorf kindergarten homeschool cooperative when her daughter turned five. Since then, she started a Waldorf preschool, an arts center, and taught at Rainbow Community School and Sacred Mountain Homeschooling Collective. Joy studied Psychology and Dance at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, (1997) and received her teaching certificate in Waldorf Education from Antioch University of New England (NH) in 2014. Joy most recently was working in a trauma-informed preschool program in Asheville for children at high risk before the advent of Covid-19. With children home from school, she wanted to develop some homeschooling work opportunities for herself and created the Waldorf Edutainment Services channel on YouTube and began talking with Kristie about opportunities with the Earthschooling community. Joy lives in a cove in the mountains surrounded by wilderness and mysteries and enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and caretaking for the land. She also creates music with her partner Scott that is designed to uplift and inspire people for our current times. They have a chihuahua, a black cat, and 6 hens. Joy is delighted to have an outlet for sharing her love of Waldorf and nature-based learning education with the Earthschooling Community! You can see samples of some of her lessons HERE.
