The Music of Mozart

The Music of Mozart

A Holistic 4-Week Course
By Rachel Kovac

This special course includes a 4-week course on the life and works of Mozart featuring Rachel Kovac's content, tutorials, and videos, along with printable worksheets, and step-by-step instructions for handcrafts.

You'll also receive a copy of her beautiful, full-color 24-page booklet, The Music of Mozart, which introduces the subject, shares the approach for each day's lesson, and provides a list of resources used in the course.

A Beautifully Curated Course

In this four-week course, Rachel Kovac shares about the life and works of Mozart. You'll learn about his friendships, his ideas, his hometown, and how his music changed the world. And by taking a holistic approach to this study, Rachel includes handcrafts, video tutorials, and links to free resources on the web, to enhance our study of his life.

When you purchase the 4-week, online Music of Mozart course, you'll get access to her daily lessons, handcraft tutorials, and also a welcome letter and full-color overview booklet in the mail.

$39

Course Contents

WEEK ONE: BLOOM
Day 1: Salzburg and Song
Day 2: A Fascination with Numbers
Day 3: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music
Day 4: Mozart Meets Marie Antoinette
Day 5: Bloom and Grow

WEEK TWO: ROOTED
Day 1: A Symphony of Dreams
Day 2: Cartography and the Traveling Composer
Day 3: Solfege and the Sistine Chapel
Day 4: Companions Become Classical Kings
Day 5: Saplings of Hope

WEEK THREE: RISE
Day 1: The Magic Flute
Day 2: Small Things with Great Love
Day 3: Sewing Change
Day 4: Drummed up Destiny
Day 5: Drawn to Beauty

WEEK FOUR: SOAR
Day 1: Love is the Soul of Genius
Day 2: Pondering Patronage
Day 3: The Mystery of the Musical Starling
Day 4: Writing (His) Requiem
Day 5: Audubon Art

Required Resources

Supplies

• Watercolor paper, paints, and paintbrushes of various sizes
• Micron pen 005
• White gel pen
• Notebook for writing assignments
• Blank watercolor cards and envelopes
• One or two pieces of gold card-stock for each of your children
• A collection of found or recycled items for making a wind chime (eg: bells, pretty rocks or stones, small colored glass bottles, sea glass, seashells or gems).
• Gold wire (26 gauge)
• Jute twine
• Small needle nose pliers
• Wire cutters
• Natural canvas tote bag
• (2) ½ yard increments of fabric in complementary colors
• Thread to match your fabric
• Lightweight Fusible Interfacing
• Hand sewing needle
• Fabric scissors
• Stockmar Modeling Beeswax

Books

• The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
• Mozart the Wonder Boy by Opal Wheeler and Mary Greenwalt
• V is for Von Trapp by William Anderson and Linda Graves
• Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakeable Mathematician Sophie Germain by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock
• The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist by Deborah Kogan Ray (preferred) or Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
• Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Hood
• Draw Europe by Kristin J. Draeger
• Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo by Roth
• Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
• The Magic Flute by Anne Gatti, (out of print but available at most libraries. If you cannot find it or would prefer to purchase a copy of this book choose The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart by Kyra Teis.
• Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
• Florence Nightingale by Demi
• Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
• Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
• Out of School and Into Nature by Suzanne Slade
• The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies and Melissa Sweet

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take for the book to arrive?

The book should arrive within 3 weeks, but we'll do our best to get it there sooner. It may take longer for shipments overseas.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes we do! And we cover the shipping costs.

Do you sell copies of the booklet separately?

Sorry, not right now.

Does this course require learning and playing music?

Not at all! This is a holistic study on the life and works of Mozart.

Do Wild + Free members get discounts?

Yes! Please log-in to your membership account and visit this page before you purchase the course for a $10 discount code. If you're not currently a member, sign-up here first, then visit this page for the discount code.

Does this course require additional resources?

Yes, Rachel provides a list of supplies and books needed to complete the course. She also provides links to free resources on the web.

Do you offer refunds?

Sorry, all purchases are final. If you'd like to know what others think of the course, keep an eye on the Wild + Free Instagram account and comments.

Does the course actually last four weeks?

We release the entire contents of the course to you upon purchase, so you can take as long or as little time as you'd like to complete it.

Does this course contain Rachel's bundle content?

Rachel created this content specifically for this course. It's all-new!