Download or read book This Promise of Change written by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered if the easier thing to do would be to go back to their old school. Jo Ann--clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular among both black and white students---found herself called on as the spokesperson of the group. But what about just being a regular teen? This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Based on original research and interviews and featuring backmatter with archival materials and notes from the authors on the co-writing process.
Download or read book Becoming Gertrude written by Janice Peterson and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A NavPress resource published in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, Inc."
Download or read book A Fart in a Colander written by Roy Hudd and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fart in a Colander brings together some wonderful stories from Roy Hudd's life, and sparkles with the fun and laughter Roy has brought to millions of people throughout his career.
Download or read book Just a Little from the Top Reflections from the Keyboard and Beyond written by Roderick Elms and published by Choir Press. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of a professional musician and composer.
Download or read book Sounds and Sweet Airs written by Anna Beer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man’s world. ‘Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering for a second volume.’ The Sunday Times Francesca Caccini. Barbara Strozzi. Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Marianna Martines. Fanny Hensel. Clara Schumann. Lili Boulanger. Elizabeth Maconchy. Since the birth of classical music, women who dared compose have faced a bitter struggle to be heard. In spite of this, female composers continued to create, inspire and challenge. Yet even today so much of their work languishes unheard. Anna Beer reveals the highs and lows experienced by eight composers across the centuries, from Renaissance Florence to twentieth-century London, restoring to their rightful place exceptional women whom history has forgotten.
Download or read book The Talent Code written by Daniel Coyle and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others. Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism. Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York—Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything. • Deep Practice Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn’t know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice. • Ignition We all need a little motivation to get started. But what separates truly high achievers from the rest of the pack? A higher level of commitment—call it passion—born out of our deepest unconscious desires and triggered by certain primal cues. Understanding how these signals work can help you ignite passion and catalyze skill development. • Master Coaching What are the secrets of the world’s most effective teachers, trainers, and coaches? Discover the four virtues that enable these “talent whisperers” to fuel passion, inspire deep practice, and bring out the best in their students. These three elements work together within your brain to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Scientists have discovered that myelin might just be the holy grail: the foundation of all forms of greatness, from Michelangelo’s to Michael Jordan’s. The good news about myelin is that it isn’t fixed at birth; to the contrary, it grows, and like anything that grows, it can be cultivated and nourished. Combining revelatory analysis with illuminating examples of regular people who have achieved greatness, this book will not only change the way you think about talent, but equip you to reach your own highest potential.
Download or read book Noisy at the wrong times written by Michael Volpe and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against a backdrop of nuns, hit men, gangsters, rugby and ice-cream, Noisy at the wrong times is an inspiring memoir by Michael Volpe, General Manager and founder of Opera Holland Park, now one of the UK’s finest and most popular opera festivals. Volpe’s upbringing in a fatherless Italian family in London is hardly recognised as being one from which champions of the high, classical arts emerge, but at the heart of this story is his time at Woolverstone Hall, a prestigious state boarding school that took bright inner city boys and gave them an Eton-style education - with culture at the heart of the curriculum. Volpe's sudden immersion in a world of rules, traditions and high expectation produced some surprising – and not so surprising – results. With brutal honesty, Noisy at the wrong times charts Volpe’s torrid path through this extraordinary school; his countless misdemeanours, the tragedies he experienced, his often shameful behaviour and his endless conflicts - both emotional and physical – with authority. Noisy at the wrong times is a lesson for modern educationalists at a time when inner city children from poor backgrounds are often written off even before they begin, when cultural education is diminishing and aspirational leadership of young people is little more than a platitude.
Download or read book Collins Musicals Roald Dahl s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a Glittering Galloping Musical written by Helen MacGregor and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Roald Dahl musical - complete performance pack.
Download or read book The Dancer written by Evelyn Juers and published by Giramondo Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new book by prize-winning biographer Evelyn Juers, author of The House of Exile and The Recluse, portrays the life and background of a pioneering Australian dancer who died at the age of twenty-five in a remote town in India. A uniquely talented dancer and choreographer, Philippa Cullen grew up in Australia in the 1950s and 60s. In the 1970s, driven by the idea of dancing her own music, she was at the forefront of the new electronic music movement, working internationally with performers, avant-garde composers, engineers and mathematicians to build and experiment with theremins and movement-sensitive floors, which she called body-instruments. She had a unique sense of purpose, read widely, travelled the world, and danced at opera houses, art galleries and festivals, on streets and bridges, trains, clifftops, rooftops. She wrote, I would define dance as an outer manifestation of inner energy in an articulation more lucid than language. An embodiment of the artistic aspirations of her age, she died alone in a remote hill town in southern India in 1975. With detailed reference to Cullen’s personal papers and the recollections of those who knew her, and with her characteristic flair for drawing connections to bring in larger perspectives, Evelyn Juers’ The Dancer is at once an intimate and wide-ranging biography, a portrait of the artist as a young woman.
Download or read book Tunes You ve Always Wanted To Play Easy Piano written by Chester Music and published by Chester Music. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding album containing over 155 pages of favourite classical and traditional melodies, arranged for easy piano by Carol Barratt. Song List: - A Happy And Harmonious Blacksmith (Air - Suite No.5 In E Hwv 430) [Handel] - All Through The Night [Traditional Welsh] - Arioso [J. S. Bach] - Auld Lang Syne - Ave Maria [J. S. Bach] [Gounod] - Ave Maria Op.52 No.6 [Schubert] - Berceuse [Fauré] - Bourree And Air [Handel] - Bridal March [Lohengrin] [Wagner] - Can-can [Offenbach] - Chanson De Matin Op.15 No.2 [Elgar] - Charlie Is My Darling [Traditional Scottish] - Clair De Lune [Debussy] - Cockles And Mussels [Traditional Irish] - David Of The White Rock [Owen] - Drink To Me Only [Traditional English] - Elvira Madigan [Mozart] - English Country Garden [Traditional English] - For He Is An Englishman [Sullivan] - Für Elise [Beethoven] - Grand March (Aida) [Verdi] - Greensleeves - I Vow To Thee My Country [Holst] - Jerusalem [Parry] - Land Of Hope And Glory [Elgar] - Largo (Symphony No.9 In E Minor 'From The New World' Op.95) [Dvořák] - Largo [Handel] - Londonderry Air [Traditional Irish] - Meditation (Thais) [Massenet] - Minuet [Blavet] - Nimrod (Enigma Variations Op.36) [Elgar] - Nocturne [Borodin] - For The Wings Of A Dove [Mendelssohn] - Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini] - Ode To Joy [Beethoven] - On Wings Of Song Op.34 No.2 [Mendelssohn] - Pavane Op.50 [Fauré] - Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser) [Wagner] - Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) [Borodin] - Radetzky March [Strauss I] - Serenade [Schubert] - Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata No.208) [J. S. Bach] - Solfeggietto [C. P. E. Bach] - The Ash Grove [Traditional Welsh] - The Blue Danube Waltz Op.314 [Strauss II] - The Bluebells Of Scotland [Traditional Scottish] - The British Grenadiers [Traditional English] - The Cuckoo [Daquin] - The Minstrel Boy [Traditional Irish] - The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saëns] - Theme (Romeo And Juliet) [Tchaikovsky] - Theme (Vltava) [Smetana] - Theme From Piano Concerto No 1 [Tchaikovsky] - Themes From Carmen [Bizet] - Themes From La Calinda [Delius] - Third Sonata In C Minor [Guilmant] - To A Wild Rose (Woodland Sketches Op.51) [Macdowell] - Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince Of Denmark's March) [Clarke] - Two Songs [Schubert] - Two Themes From Rosamunde [Schubert] - Two Tunes (The Pirates Of Penzance) [Sullivan] - Waltz (Swan Lake) [Tchaikovsky] - Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream) [Mendelssohn] - Wellington's Victory Op.91 (Battle Symphony) [Beethoven] - What A Little Moonlight Can Do [Woods] - Where E'er You Walk [Handel]
Download or read book The Soundtrack of My Life written by Clive Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chief creative officer of Sony Music presents a candid assessment of his life and the past half-century of popular music from an insider's perspective, tracing his work with a wide array of stars and personalities.
Download or read book The Macho Paradox written by Jackson Katz and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully revised and updated edition to a classic bestseller, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a men's issue—and how all genders can come together to stop it. From the #MeToo movement to current discussions about gender norms in schools, sports, politics, and media culture, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of the women, men, and others who have confronted the problem of gender violence from all angles. Bestselling author Jackson Katz is a pioneering educator and activist on the topic of men's violence against women. In this revised edition of his heralded book, Katz outlines the ways in which cultural ideas about "manhood" contribute to men's sexually harassing and abusive behaviors and that men have a positive role to play in challenging and changing the sexist cultural norms that too often lead to gender violence. This important book for abused women covers topics ranging from mental and emotional abuse to sexual harassment to domestic violence and is a vital read for women with controlling partners or as a self-help book for men. Praise for The Macho Paradox: "A candid look at the cultural factors that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against women."—Booklist "If only men would read Katz's book, it could serve as a potent form of male consciousness-raising."—Publishers Weekly "These pages will empower both men and women to end the scourge of male violence and abuse. Katz knows how to cut to the core of the issues, demonstrating undeniably that stopping the degradation of women should be every man's priority."—Lundy Bancroft, author of Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Download or read book The Film Book written by Ronald Bergan and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of cinema -- How movies are made -- Movie genres -- World cinema -- A-Z directors -- Must-see movies.
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Download or read book Gy rgy Ligeti s Cultural Identities written by Amy Bauer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since György Ligeti’s death in 2006, there has been a growing acknowledgement of how central he was to the late twentieth-century cultural landscape. This collection is the first book devoted to exploring the composer’s life and music within the context of his East European roots, revealing his dual identities as both Hungarian national and cosmopolitan modernist. Contributors explore the artistic and socio-cultural contexts of Ligeti’s early works, including composition and music theory, the influence of East European folk music, notions of home and identity, his ambivalent attitude to his Hungarian past and his references to his homeland in his later music. Many of the valuable insights offered profit from new research undertaken at the Paul Sacher Foundation, Basel, while also drawing on the knowledge of long-time associates such as the composer’s assistant, Louise Duchesneau. The contributions as a whole reveal Ligeti’s thoroughly cosmopolitan milieu and values, and illuminate why his music continues to inspire new generations of performers, composers and listeners.
Download or read book Symphonies for the Soul written by Oliver Condy and published by Cassell Illustrated. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z of ailments - physical, mental and spiritual - and the classical music that will cure the body and soothe the soul They say that music has charms to soothe a savage beast, but can it cure a broken heart? Oliver Condy takes the role of musical diagnostician in Symphonies for the Soul, using his years of experience to prescribe classical music remedies for all manner of ailments. Whether you have been struck down with a case of the common cold, are suffering from burnout or reeling from a humiliation, there is a piece of classical music to restore you. A beautifully-packaged gift book with more than 100 recommendations, as well as stories behind the pieces and composers selected.
Download or read book The Film Appreciation Book written by Jim Piper and published by Allworth. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for cinephiles, pure and simple. Author and filmmaker, Jim Piper, shares his vast knowledge of film and analyzes the most striking components of the best movies ever made. From directing to cinematography, from editing and music to symbolism and plot development, The Film Appreciation Book covers hundreds of the greatest works in cinema, combining history, technical knowledge, and the art of enjoyment to explain why some movies have become the most treasured and entertaining works ever available to the public, and why these movies continue to amaze viewers after decades of notoriety. Read about such classic cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane, Gandhi, Midnight Cowboy, Easy Rider, True Grit, Gone With the Wind, and The Wizard of Oz, as well as more recent accomplishments in feature films, such as Requiem for a Dream, Munich, The King’s Speech, and The Hurt Locker. Piper breaks down his analysis for you and points out aspects of production that movie-lovers (even the devoted ones) would never recognize on their own. This book will endlessly fascinate, and by the time you get to the last chapter, you’re ready to start all over again. In-depth analysis and thoughtful and wide-ranging film choices from every period of cinema history will ensure that you never tire of this reading companion to film. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
