Download or read book 6 Countryside Songs for the Beginners of All Ages to Play on Tongue Drum written by Helen Winter and published by Helen Winter. This book was released on with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sheet music is compatible with any tongue drum that has 8 or more notes. The melodies included in this book are simplified for a one-octave diatonic tongue drum. Each circle on the sheet has a distinct note number, corresponding to each key on your handpan or tongue drum. Just follow the numbers to produce the notes. It's important to note that the circles don't show semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. No prior musical education or ability to read the notes is necessary - you can play right away. Contents: A Hunting We Will Go Cotton Eyed Joe Jack and Jill Old McDonald To Market, To Market The Big Sheep

Download or read book Traditional American Folk Songs for Tongue Drum Or Handpan written by Helen Winter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the songs which you can play for your kids. Most of these melodies are not among the top popular kids' songs (We wrote another book with these songs "Tongue Drum Songbook for Beginner: Play Simple Kids Songs by Number"), but most of these songs will keep your child listening with great interest, enthusiasm, and enjoyment. They are simple enough for any beginner musician, even one who has never played an instrument or read sheet music. You can play immediately just by following the numbers. We use numbers notation beside the classic music score system because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys, and because it is easier to play for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music. Also we added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. Most songs from this book are possible to play in one octave because a lot of tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave. The steel tongue drum, also known as tong drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, tank drum, mandala or lotus drum, and the handpan (hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don't need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. This book includes very simple, popular children's and folk songs, but even well-known children's songs played on the drum will create an unusual magical sound. Contents: 1. A-tisket, A-tasket 2. Alice the Camel 3. I Like to Eat (Apples and Bananas) 4. Baby Bumble Bee 5. Bill Grogan's Goat 6. Charlie Over the Ocean 7. Chattanooga Choo Choo 8. Chumbara 9. Ding Dong Diggidiggidong 10. Frog in the Meadow 11. Go Get the Axe 12. Heigh Di Ho 13. I Fed My Horse 14. Jack-o-lantern 15. Old Bell Cow 16. Old Blue 17. Old Brass Wagon 18. Over the River and Through the Woods 19. Pizza Pizza Daddy-o 20. Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou 21. Ten in the Bed 22. Ten Little Fingers 23. The Bear Went Over the Mountain 24. The Bee and the Pup 25. The Big Sheep 26. The Second Story Window 27. When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall 28. Zudio

Download or read book Get to Know Your Tongue Drum 62 Simple Songs for Absolute Beginners written by Helen Winter and published by Helen Winter. This book was released on with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don't need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. Playing traditional music notes is difficult for people who have no musical knowledge. You need to know the rhythmic value of each note, its place on the staff, note duration, and its combination with other notes. To be aware of all this simultaneously demands music experience and advanced skills. Nevertheless, even if you have never studied music, you can begin to play complicated melodies, and also experiment with your tongue drum in a meditative way. No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly. Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, those who have always had an interest in learning how to play a musical instrument, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves. All songs in this book have been written without using the classic music score system because it is for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music. We collect very simple and well-known songs and melodies with easy rhythms. You can begin to play just now using circles that contain either a number, without having to consider note duration, key, or time signatures. These numbers correspond to those on the keys of your tongue drum. So you just need to follow the numbers. We use circles with numbers because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. We do not show the note duration - we just group the circles closer to each other to show the rhythms. You can experiment with a duration on your own. Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this book are possible to play in one octave. This book includes very simple, popular children's and folk songs, but even well-known children's songs played on the drum will create an unusual magical sound. Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. Contents: Alphabet Song A Hunting We Will Go A Sailor Went to Sea Acka Backa Are You Sleeping Baa Baa Black Sheep Baby Bumble Bee Bell Horses Bim Bum Biddy Bobby Shafto Brahms Lullaby Chumbara Cobbler, Mend My Shoe Cock-a-Doodle Doo Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong Do You Know the Muffin Man? Doggie Doggie Fiddle-De-Dee Five Little Ducks Five Little Monkeys Frog in the Meadow Happy Birthday Hot Cross Buns Humpty Dumpty I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas I Love Little Kitty It's Raining Itsy Bitsy Spider Jack and Jill Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Kookaburra La Cucaracha Little Jack Horner London Bridge Mary Had a Little Lamb Miss Mary Mack My Hat Ninety-Nine Bottles Ode to Joy Oh Susannah Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum Old Bald Eagle Old Blue Old McDonald Old Mother Hubbard One, Two, Three, Four Rain, Rain, Go Away Ring Around the Rosie Row Row Your Boat Rub-a-Dub-Dub See-Saw Margery Daw Ten in the Bed The Beep and the Pup The Big Sheep The Mulberry Bush The Wheels on the Bus This Old Man Tinga Layo To Market, to Market Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Download or read book Tongue Drum 30 Simple Songs All Over the World written by Helen Winter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one book. The songs which have been collected in this book can be played on most drum models. If you have less than 1 octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. However, if your drum has many sharp notes, you will need a book that contains chromatic songs. Here, we have collected only simplified diatonic melodies. The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, Hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don't need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly. Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, those who have always had an interest in learning how to play a musical instrument, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves. This book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation. We use numbers above the classic notes because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. This is great for the absolute beginner who cannot read sheet music. Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. This book includes simple, popular traditional folk songs from 30 countries. Contents Introduction A Ram Sam Sam Moroccan Folk Song Ahrirang Korean Song Anile, Anile Indian Tamil Song Au Clair de la Lune French Folk Song Bound for South Australia Australian Folk Song Bim Bum Biddy American Song Che Che Koolay Ghanian Folk Son Cumpleaños Feliz! Colщmbian Song ¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Spanish Folk Song Debka Hora Hebrew Song Epo I Tai Tai e New Zealandia Maori Song Frère Jacques French Song Giro Giro Tondo Italian Folk Song Gretel, Pastetel German Song Hotaru Koi Japanese Folk Song Kalinka Russian Folk Song Kanzenzenze Congolese Folk Song Kum Ba Yah African American Spiritual Kum Bachur Atzel Jewish Song La Cucaracha Mexican Song Lost My Gold Ring Jamaican Folk Song Mein Hut German Song Pounto to Dakhtilidy Greek Folk Song Singapura, Oh Singapura Singaporean Song The Grand Old Duke of York English Folk Song TongoSong from Samoa (Polynesia) Un Petit Cochon French Song Vous Diraije Maman French Song Zhao Peng You (Looking looking for my friend) Chinese Song Zimbole African Song

Download or read book Traditional British Nursery Rhymes and Folk Songs for Tongue Drum Or Handpan written by Helen Winter and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book are the songs which you can play for your kids. Most of these melodies are not from the top 20 popular kids' songs (we wrote another book with these songs "Tongue Drum Songbook for Beginner: Play Simple Kids Songs by Number"), but most of these songs will keep your child listening with great interest. They are simple enough for any beginner musician, even one who has never played an instrument or read sheet music. You can play immediately just by following the numbers. We use numbers notation beside the classic music score system because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys, and because it is easier to play for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music. Also, we added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. Most songs from this book are possible to play in one octave because a lot of tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave. The steel tongue drum, also known as tong drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, tank drum, mandala or lotus drum, and the handpan (hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don't need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. This book includes very simple, popular children's and folk songs, but even well-known children's songs played on the drum will create an unusual magical sound. Contents: 1. Alphabet Song 2. Amazing Grace 3. Baa Baa Black Sheep 4. Bobby Shafto 5. Cobbler, Mend My Shoe 6. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo 7. Dr. Foster 8. Fiddle-De-Dee 9. Five Little Monkeys 10. Here We Go Looby Loo 11. Hey Diddle Diddle 12. I Love Little Kitty 13. It's Raining, It's Pouring 14. Jack and Jill 15. Little Jack Horner 16. Old Mother Hubbard 17. One, Two, Three, Four 18. Pat-a-Cake 19. Rain, Rain, Go Away 20. Rig-a-Jig-Jig 21. Ring Around the Rosie 22. Wishy-Washy Wee 23. See-Saw Margery Daw 24. Silent Night 25. The First Noel 26. This Old Man 27. To Market, to Market.

Download or read book Tongue Drum 30 Simple Songs All Over the World written by Helen Winter and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Numbered Sheet Music for 8 Note Steel Drum with Simple Traditional African Songs Beginner s Level written by Helen Winter and published by Helen Winter. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steel tongue drum and the handpan are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. Playing drums can relieve stress and disappointment. Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this book are possible to play in one octave. If you have less than one octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. If you have more than 8 keys, for example, an 11- or 15-note handpan this book would be a great start to your drum experience. Yet, each tongue drum is very different, and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one music book. This songbook was written to help the absolute beginner, whether child or adult learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow number-coded circles with note numbers. In Africa, singing always involves dancing, so the emphasis is placed more firmly on rhythms than on melody or harmony. Due to their clear rhythmic patterns, African songs are an ideal material for any musician. Its main task is not to be reproduced, but to get everyone involved, since music, by definition, is the expression of emotional states with the help of sounds of a certain frequency and rhythm. An indication of the country of origin of the song in this tongue drum meditation music book is an approximation because many traditional cultures cross current national borders. The language in which the song is sung is more important, and it can be used in various countries. Most songs have been simplified for adult beginners. Since African music assumes improvisation and variation, we recommend using this sheet music only as a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings linked to the QR code.

Download or read book Easiest Tongue Drum Songbook Ever written by Leroy Harper and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-06 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leroy Harper Easiest Tongue Drum Songbook Ever! 100 Songs for Tongue Drum. 100% note-free! If you want to play popular songs on your Tongue Drum without having to read music, this book's for you. The Easiest Tongue Drum Songbook Ever! is full of songs-but 100% note-free. Playing by tongue drum tablature, you'll have mastered your first song after just a few minutes-without having read a single note! All you need is a tongue drum (8, 11 or 13 tongue diatonic model) and you'll soon be playing Amazing grace, Camptown races, Oh Susannah, When the saints go marchin' in and dozens of other popular songs. Chord symbols and chord diagrams for guitar are included so your friends can join in the fun. Songs: 1. Ah, vous dirai-je, maman 2. All the good times are past and gone 3. Amazing grace 4. A-tisket, a-tasket 5. Auld lang syne 6. Away in a manger 7. Baa, baa, black sheep 8. Banks of Sacramento 9. Banks of the Ohio 10. Beautiful brown eyes 11. Billy the Kid 12. Boil them cabbage down 13. Brahms' Lullaby 14. Buffalo Gals 15. Camptown Races 16. Cape Cod girls 17. Christ was born on Christmas Day 18. Cock a doodle doo 19. Colorado trail 20. Come, Thou fount of every blessing 21. Cotton-eyed Joe 22. Crawdad song 23. Cumberland Gap 24. Deck the halls 25. Don't this road look rough and rocky 26. Down by the riverside 27. Down by the station 28. Finnegan's wake 29. Foggy mountain top 30. Git along little dogies 31. Give me that old time religion 32. Goin' across the mountain 33. Good night, Ladies 34. Go, tell it on the mountain 35. Hark! The herald angels sing 36. He's got the whole world in His hands 37. Hickety, pickety, my black hen 38. Hickory dickory dock 39. Home! Sweet home 40. House of the Rising Sun 41. How firm a foundation 42. Humpty Dumpty 43. Hush, little baby 44. In the bleak midwinter 45. Itsy-bitsy-spider 46. Jesu, joy of man's desiring 47. Jingle bells 48. John Brown's Body 49. Jolly good fellow 50. Joy to the world 51. Kum ba yah 52. Lavender's blue 53. Little brown jug 54. London Bridge is falling down 55. Long journey home 56. Mama don't 'low 57. Mary had a little lamb 58. Michael, row the boat ashore 59. Midnight on the stormy deep 60. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 61. My home's across the smoky mountains 62. Nobody knows the trouble 63. Ode to joy 64. Oh! Susanna 65. Old folks at home 66. Old MacDonald had a farm 67. One elephant went out 68. On top of Old Smokey 69. Over in the meadow 70. Over the river and through the woods 71. Poor Paddy works on the railway 72. Pop! Goes the weasel 73. Ring around the rosy 74. Roll in my sweet baby's arms 75. Row, row, row your boat 76. Rub-a-dub-dub 77. Scarborough Fair 78. Shenandoah 79. Shortnin' bread 80. Silent night 81. Sleep, baby, sleep 82. Still, still, still 83. Swing low, sweet chariot 84. The alphabet song 85. The bear went over the mountain 86. The boar's head carol 87. The farmer in the dell 88. The first Noel 89. The last rose of summer 90. The Minstrel Boy 91. The wild rover 92. This old man 93. Tom Dooley 94. Twinkle, twinkle, little Star 95. Up on the housetop 96. Way down the old plank road 97. Wee Willie Winkie 98. What shall we do with the drunken sailor 99. When the saints go marchin' in 100. Will the circle be unbroken

Download or read book Basic Music Theory written by Jonathan Harnum and published by Questions Ink. Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. --from publisher description.

Download or read book Songs for Beginners written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Banjo Play Along). The Banjo Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the banjo tab, listen to the demo track to hear how the banjo should sound, and then play along with the separate backing tracks. Each Banjo Play-Along pack features eight cream of the crop songs. This volume includes: Bill Cheatham * Black Mountain Rag * Cripple Creek * Grandfather's Clock * John Hardy * Nine Pound Hammer * Old Joe Clark * Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

Download or read book 33 Traditional Native American Songs for Tongue Drum and Handpan written by Helen Winter and published by Helen Winter. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music is an integral part in the life of the Native Americans, playing a key role in ceremonies, recreational activities, self expression, and healing. Many different instruments are used in Native American music, including drums, flutes, and other percussion instruments. These songs were adapted here for Tongue Drum and Handpan and they are possible to play on most drum models. The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi, or steeldrum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum, meditation, healing, yoga or chakra drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. In musical science, a unique Native American style of singing can be distinguished. It is characterized by rhythmic breathing, a tense voice, and syllabic sounds being more important than lyrics. These technical features helped the shaman achieve a trance state. Although the tongue drum is a modern musical instrument, is perfectly suitable for any tribal songs. Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If your drum has flat keys, it is recommended that you use classic sheet music for piano. We write the note numbers above the notes because our sheet music is aimed at absolute beginners. Just follow numbers and enjoy. Here you can find traditional songs, handed down from generation to generation: ceremonial (such as corn grinding or moccasin game songs) or healing songs. Also, we add a QR code to most songs. Follow the link and find this song on YouTube, so that you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. For which tongue drum are these songs suitable? Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one book. The songs which have been collected in this book can be played on most drum models. If you have less than 1 octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. However, if your drum has many sharp notes, you will need a book that contains chromatic songs. Here, we have collected only simplified diatonic melodies. Contents Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 1) Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 2) Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 3) Medicine Song. Apache Song Bebi Notsa. Creek folk song Buffalo Dance. Kiowa folk song Chippewa Lullaby. Chippewa folk song Corn Grinding Song. Zuni folk song Dust of the Red Wagon. Ute folk song Eagle Dance Song. Algonquin folk song Epanay. Sioux folk song Eskimo Ice Cream. Inuit folk song Hiya Hiya. Pawnee folk song Happy Song. Navajo folk song Ho Ho Watanay. Iroquois Lullaby. (2 versions) Hosisipa. Sioux folk song Hwi Ne Ya He. Presumably an Apache song Happiness Song. Navajo folk song Inuit Lullaby. Inuit folk song Moccasin Game Song. Navajo folk song Nessa, Nessa. Ojebwe Lullaby Mos Mos. Hopi folk song My Paddle. Folk song O Hal'lwe. Nanticoke folk song Okki Tokki Unga. Eskimo fishing song Pleasure Dance. Choctaw folk song Sioux Lullaby. Sioux folk song Song of the Deer Dancing. Chippewa folk song Song to the Sun. Zuni folk song Uhe' Ba Sho. Omaha folk song Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Dakota folk song Wioste Olowan. Dakota folk song We N’ De Ya Ho Cherokee Morning song Ya Ya We. Wichita song Zuni Sunset Song. Zuni folk song

Download or read book Piano is Easy written by John Aschenbrenner and published by Walden Pond Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easiest way to start playing piano. Kids love it. Put the numbered stickers on your keys and you're ready to play.

Download or read book Drumming the Easy Way Music Instruction written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Percussion). This new book takes the beginning drummer through the paces from reading simple exercises to playing great grooves and fills. Each lesson includes a preparatory exercise and a solo. Concepts and rhythms are introduced one at a time, so growth is natural and easy. Features large, clear musical print, intensive treatment of each individual drum figure, solos following each exercise to motivate students, and more! "I highly recommend (this book) to students and teachers. The information is easy to understand and progresses at a good pace." Joe Porcaro

Download or read book Montgomery Ward written by Montgomery Ward and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Drum Circle Facilitation written by Arthur Hull and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction and guide to the concepts of facilitating successful community rhythm-based events.

Download or read book Songwriting For Dummies written by Dave Austin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media networks to get your music "out there." You get basic songwriting concepts, insider tips and advice, and inspiration for writing — and selling — meaningful, timeless songs. Songwriting 101 — get a grip on everything you need to know to write a song, from learning to listen to your "inner voice" to creating a "mood" and everything in between Jaunt around the genres — discover the variety of musical genres and find your fit, whether it's rock, pop, R&B, gospel, country, or more Let the lyrics out — master the art of writing lyrics, from finding your own voice to penning the actual words to using hooks, verses, choruses, and bridges Make beautiful music — find your rhythm, make melodies, and use chords to put the finishing touches on your song Work the Web — harness online marketing and social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and others to get your music heard by a whole new audience Open the book and find: What you need to know before you write a single note Tips on finding inspiration Ways to use poetic devices in lyrics Computer and Web-based shortcuts and technologies to streamline songwriting A look at famous songwriting collaborators Writing for stage, screen, and television How to make a demo to get your song heard Advice on how to make money from your music Learn to: Develop your songwriting skills with tips and techniques from the pros Use social networking sites to get your music out to the public Break into the industry with helpful, how-to instructions

Download or read book Sophie s World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder's unique novel, which is not only a mystery, but also a complete and entertaining history of philosophy.