Download or read book Jazz Hands written by Eleanor Gwyn-Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being rejected on the doorstep of her unfiancé, former theatre director Enna Petersen finds herself stranded in Pennsylvania in the dead of winter without a place to stay, a job, or even a warm jacket. She was supposed to be reconciled with Cole, not alone and searching for a new path. With no other options, Enna retreats to New York to stay with an old theatre friend in an apartment that is barely big enough to swing a microbe. Now a Brit out of water, Enna has to improvise and find a way to both stay in the States and to convince Cole that she is trustworthy and committed. In spite of the “shituation,” Enna quickly adapts to Brooklyn life and tries her best to rekindle Cole’s affections, but it’s just not that easy. After she shifts her focus from the bright spotlight of the stage to a small, candle-lit yoga studio she revels in the clarity it brings. Enna is forced to face the music with only one more attempt to reunite with Cole or accept what seems inevitable: a one-way ticket back to England and a broken heart.

Download or read book Sweat Tears and Jazz Hands written by Mike Weaver and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands: The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to "Glee" features more than 100 competitive show choirs from around the U.S. in photos, quotations, and stories. The book details the pop culture and theater influencers that, over time, built this unique entertainment genre into the mecca of music lovers that it is today. Read real-life accounts of show choir performers, directors, and choreographers. Catch a glimpse into a once practically unknown society of "swing choirs." Discover what P. T. Barnum, Fosse, speakeasies, cigarette companies, the modern-day blender, and Lady Gaga have to do with this glitter-drenched community of singers and dancers. Take a step beyond the hit show Glee and learn about the real drama, the hard work, the sweat, and the tears. Find out what it takes to build an award-winning competition set; the branding, the budgets, the strategy and the performance. Meet the characters. Learn the lingo. Fall in love with show choirs.

Download or read book Ways of the Hand written by David Sudnow and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is David Sudnow's classic account of how his hands learned to improvise jazz on the piano. David Sudnow is the author of Passing On and editor of Studies in Social Interaction. Since writing this book, he has developed a piano training method based on its insights.

Download or read book Be a Friend written by Salina Yoon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon comes a lush, heartwarming audio eBook about unbreakable friendship and celebrating what makes you unique. Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in extraordinary ways. Some children do show-and-tell. Dennis mimes his. Some children climb trees. Dennis is happy to BE a tree . . . But being a mime can be lonely. It isn't until Dennis meets a girl named Joy that he discovers the power of friendship--and how special he truly is! From the beloved author/illustrator of the Penguin and Bear series comes a heartwarming story of self-acceptance, courage, and unbreakable friendship for anyone who has ever felt "different." Don't miss these other books from Salina Yoon! The Penguin series Penguin and Pinecone Penguin on Vacation Penguin in Love Penguin and Pumpkin Penguin's Big Adventure Penguin's Christmas Wish The Bear series Found Stormy Night Bear's Big Day The Duck, Duck, Porcupine series Duck, Duck, Porcupine My Kite is Stuck! And Other Stories That's My Book! And Other Stories Be a Friend

Download or read book Zegas written by Michel Fiffe and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this graphic novel by a cult cartoonist, orphaned siblings grapple with survival, sex, and mortality in a stylized world. Zegas details the surreal urban adventures of the recently orphaned Zegas siblings. The ambitious Emily and her moody brother, Boston, are young adults who confront their new relationship dynamic in the face of a family tragedy that never gets talked about.

Download or read book Jazz Hands written by and published by Eternal Press. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Why Children Need Joy written by Ben Kingston-Hughes and published by Sage Publications UK. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This transformative book looks at one of the most undervalued aspects of childhood, joy. Using the latest neuroscience and biochemistry this book shows that joy, far from being an abstract concept, is one of the key motivators for every aspect of learning and development throughout childhood and something we ignore at our peril. The book gives concrete strategies for increasing the levels of joy in our children and highlights the catastrophic damage that a decline in joy can cause in our children especially in a post pandemic world. Suitable for anyone who works with children, this book puts forward a compelling argument that Joy is profoundly important for all of our children and can fundamentally help our children to thrive. Warning - may contain evil clowns!

Download or read book The Jazz Pianist written by Fred Hughes and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...[Fred Hughes teaches how to:] 1. perform all chords and variations of major, minor, diminished & augmented triads; six, seven, nine, elevin & thirteenth chords 2. provide the harmonic structure and foundation with the left hand 3. learn the theory of chord construction 4. practice patterns for mastery..."--back cover.

Download or read book The Protest Singer written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spirited and intimate look at American icon and activist Pete Seeger. Throughout his life, Pete Seeger transformed a classic American musical style into a form of peaceful protest against war, segregation, and nuclear weapons. Drawing on his extensive talks with Seeger, Alec Wilkinson delivers a first hand look at Seeger's unique blend of independence and commitment, charm, courage, energy, and belief in human equality and American democracy. We see Seeger as a child, instilled with a love of music by his parents; as a teenager, hearing real folk music for the first time; as a young adult, singing with Woody Guthrie. And finally, Seeger the man marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King in Selma, standing up to McCarthyism, and fighting for his beloved Hudson River. The gigantic life captured in this slender volume is truly an American anthem.

Download or read book Jazz piano the left hand written by Riccardo Scivales and published by Ekay Music. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering a span of time and styles ranging from jazz beginnings to some of the most recent developments, this book collects and analyzes many of the most frequently used jazz, blues, and Latin jazz left-hand piano techniques. Generally, each proposed technique is first introduced by a "model" figure derived from original sources, followed by an explanation of its pattern, and finally by some sample applications using well-known songs, harmonic progressions, or original pieces. For the sake of completeness, most of these left-hand applications are integrated with sample right-hand parts that validate the efficacy and concrete application of the left hand figures. Numerous styles of jazz piano are taught, including: stride piano, Latin stylings, blues, boogie, swing, walking bass, jazz waltz, rootless voicings and many other concepts. Characteristics of jazz legends including Erroll Garner, Jelly Roll Morton, Earl Hines, George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake and many others are explored. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand.

Download or read book Etudes for Jazz Piano Conversations of the Hands Book Online Audio written by and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "must have" for all pianists seeking a creative approach to developing left and right hand coordination. The exercises and solos (based on the chord changes to well-known standards) are rhythmic, colorful, and fun to play. The chapters cover six specific areas of left hand development and left/right hand integration, with practical application from standard jazz tunes in the form of musical solo piano pieces. This book will definitely be an essential part of your practice routine. Besides improving your hand coordination, it will challenge you to think differently about it. All of the concepts are easily applicable to the "real world." Highly endorsed "Pianist Emiko Hayashi has written a very comprehensive, challenging yet very accessible method book. With exercises designed for left hand alone and exercises designed to develop interplay between the hands, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I've already started practicing " ---Kenny Barron "In Etudes for Jazz Piano Emiko Hayashi illuminates a challenge that faces scores of jazz pianists at all levels; that of integrating the left hand in improvisation in a meaningful way, not only as an accompanist, but as an integral part of the whole. By taking various jazz standards and creating etudes specifically for the left hand as well as for developing coordination and the conversational aspects between the left and right hands, Ms. Hayashi illustrates many possibilities for expanding one's technical and expressive range. I would think this set of etudes would be extremely useful to jazz pianists at any stage of development since the obvious outcome of the study will improve one's ability to play melodically and expressively throughout the keyboard, without regard to the traditional roles of the left and right hands." ---Todd Coolman "It is understood that all musicians must play piano. Emiko's book fills a void for non-pianists addressing specific technical problems which will help towa

Download or read book Jazz Dance Styles and Steps for Fun written by Helene Andreu and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a "must have" for dance lovers, with routines in nine different jazz styles. In JAZZ DANCE STYLES AND STEPS FOR FUN, all the steps are choreographed to suit the particular jazz style of that chapter. By the time you complete the book you'll understand the growth of American jazz dance and the various influences on its development. A finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards, 2003. 5-STAR review, "an excellent and thoroughly 'user friendly' self-help resource" — Midwest Book Review. 5-STAR review, "healthy avenue for fun and exercise through excellent workouts in jazz" — ForeWordreviews.com.

Download or read book The Big Chill written by Sally K. Albrecht and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OK, teachers...admit it...it's not JUST the students who are hoping for a snow day at your school, right? Well, the students and the faculty in this fun-filled 20-minute mini-musical are pleasantly surprised to learn that they share this common wintertime wish. But, with this exciting music and witty rhyming script, don't be surprised when you and your students unanimously agree that The Big Chill is a big THRILL! Recommended for grades K-6. Performance Time: Approximately 20 minutes. Staging Suggestions included. You may also try using a "multi-generational" cast, involving both students and faculty from your school. "Wintertime" theme, appropriate from November through March!

Download or read book DANCE MOVEMENT AND NUTRITION written by Helene Andreu and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award Finalist in the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards, Health category. Award-Winning Finalist in the Health: Exercise & Fitness category of the National Best Books 2007 Awards. This book offers clear guidelines on how to acquire fitness through enjoyable dance routines, movements for all parts of the body, and through good nutrition. It includes numerous photographs, useful hints on fitness and nutrition, a glossary, bibliography, discography, and an index, to assist the reader. You’ll find information on: exercising for your specific needs and lifestyle, without boredom; putting together creative dance routines by using movements that you know; getting the whole family involved in dance, movement and nutrition; using your practice time effectively to achieve greater coordination, stamina, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness; obtaining better weight, relaxation, and alignment; avoiding common problems in executing dance and movements; preparing and eating well balanced, nutritious and colorful meals; knowing which foods to avoid; taking action to help prevent obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes; and making a difference by doing a little bit of effort on a daily basis.

Download or read book Dance Units for Middle School written by Judi Fey and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first five episodes from the seventh series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure series. This time around, the Doctor (Matt Smith), along with companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) - making their series farewell - are kidnapped by the Daleks; transported to the American wild west; and find themselves having to save Earth from an unlikely invasion. The episodes are: 'Asylum of the Daleks', 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship', 'A Town Called Mercy', 'The Power of Three' and 'The Angels Take Manhattan'.

Download or read book Pick and Roll written by Kelsey Blair and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz Smith-Mohapatra is the toughest and best player on her basketball team -- and this year she's determined to lead the team to a championship win. But in the last game of the regular season, Jazz sets an offensive move called a pick and roll. A player on the other team doesn't see it coming; she crashes into Jazz, and then onto the floor. Though it's a play that Jazz has done many times, she's never hurt anyone before. Now there's going to be a Fair Play Commission hearing to determine whether the play was legal or not. But even worse than the possibility of being suspended for the playoffs, Jazz's teammates are suddenly questioning her physical style of play and whether the team can make it all the way to the pennant without her. [Fry reading level - 3.0]

Download or read book Down The Chimney written by Debra Dunbar and published by Debra Dunbar. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roped into being the Ruling Council's Christmas Ambassador, Sam finds herself more Santa than Satan at a slew of human social events, all while trying to score an impossible-to-get gift for Lux and plan the most amazing Christmas celebration any imp has ever thrown.Roped into being the Ruling Council's Christmas Ambassador, Sam finds herself more Santa than Satan at a slew of human social events, all while trying to score an impossible-to-get gift for Lux and plan the most amazing Christmas celebration any imp has ever thrown.