SKU: AP.74-1848365858
ISBN 9781848365858. English.
The Rough Guide to Guitar is a one-stop shop for all your guitar-related needs---whether you're buying an instrument, playing, gigging, recording, or are a complete beginner. This book covers everything, from the basics and tips for experienced guitarists to home recording and successfully starting a band. Written by Dave Hunter, one of the world's leading guitar authors and contributor to Guitar Player and Vintage Guitar magazines, The Rough Guide to Guitar covers it all in a language that players of all levels and ages will understand. Whether you want to learn classic rock, indie, punk, or psychedelic music, this is the guide for you.
SKU: AP.74-1843535751
ISBN 9781843535751. UPC: 038081372631. English. [Pink Floyd] By Toby Manning.
This is the ultimate companion to the band that changed the sound and scale of pop music forever. Features include stories from the Syd Barrett era and the Dark Side Of The Moon phenomenon to their transformation into one of the world's biggest bands. It covers 50 essential Floyd songs and the stories behind them, plus all the albums and recording sessions, side-projects, and solo careers. The Floyd on Film section looks at the movies and film soundtracks from The Wall and More to Zabriskie Point and Pink Floyd at Pompeii, and the Floydology File section takes a look at the cover versions, rarities, DVDs, books, and websites. From the psychedelic happenings of 60s London to the arena gigs, world tours, and Live 8 reunion---it's all here.
SKU: PR.114419980
UPC: 680160681723. 9 x 12 inches.
The ancient Egyptian empire began around 3100 B.C. and continued for over 3000 years until Alexander the Great conquered the country in 332 B.C. Over the centuries, the Egyptian empire grew and flourished into a highly developed society. They invented hieroglyphics, built towering pyramids (including the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World), and the created many household items we still use today, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, eyeliner, black ink, and the forerunner of modern-day paper. Included among their achievements were a series of highly developed funerary practices and beliefs in the Afterlife. As the average lifespan of an Egyptian hovered around 30 years, living past the death of oneAs physical body was a legitimate concern. Egyptians believed that upon death, their souls would undertake a harrowing journey through the Netherworld. If they survived the horrific creatures and arduous trials that awaited them, then their souls would be reunified with their bodies (hence the need to preserve the body through mummification) and live forever in a perfect version of the life they had lived in Egypt. To achieve this, Egyptians devised around 200 magical spells and incantations to aid souls on the path to the Afterlife. These spells are collectively called The Book of the Dead. Particular spells would be chosen by the family of the deceased and inscribed on the tombAs walls and scrolls of papyrus, as well as on a stone scarab placed over the deceasedAs heart. Subsequent collections of spells and mortuary texts, such as The Book of Gates, assisted a soul in navigating the twelve stages of the Netherworld. Not only did these spells protect and guide the soul on this dangerous path, but they also served as a safeguard against any unbecoming behavior an Egyptian did while alive. For instance, if a person had robbed another while alive, there was a spell that would prevent the soulAs heart from revealing the truth when in the Hall of Judgment. Rites for the Afterlife follows the path of a soul to the Afterlife. In Inscriptions from the Book of the Dead (movement 1), the soul leaves the body and begins the journey, protected by spells and incantations written on the tombAs walls. In Passage though the Netherworld (movement 2), the soul is now on a funerary barque, being towed through the Netherworld by four of the regionAs inhabitants. We hear the soul slowly chanting incantations as the barque encounters demons, serpents, crocodiles, lakes of fire, and other terrors. The soul arrives at The Hall of Judgment in movement 3. Standing before forty-two divine judges, the soul addresses each by name and gives a A!negative confessionA(r) connected to each judge (i.e. A!I did not rob,A(r) A!I did not do violence,A(r) and so on). Afterwards, the soulAs heart is put on a scale to be weighed against a feather of MaAat, the goddess of truth. If the heart weighs more than the feather, it will be eaten by Ammut, a hideous creature that lies in wait below the scale, and the soul will die a second and permanent death (this was the worst fear of the Egyptians). But if the heart is in balance with the feather, the soul proceeds onward. The final stage of the journey is the arrival at The Field of Reeds (movement 4), which is a perfect mirror image of the soulAs life in ancient Egypt. The soul reunites with deceased family members, makes sacrifices to the Egyptian gods and goddess, harvests crops from plentiful fields of wheat under a brilliant blue sky, and lives forever next to the abundant and nourishing waters of the Nile. Rites for the Afterlife was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment on behalf of the Akropolis Reed Quintet, Calefax Reed Quintet, and the Brigham Young University Reed Quintet. -S.G.
SKU: PR.11441998S
UPC: 680160681730. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: MB.22035M
ISBN 9781513460185. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Are you a violinist who is curious about going electric but have no idea where to begin? This book will walk you through the process of choosing an electric violin, shopping for an amplifier, and using effects pedals. The book also covers improvisation in the genres of blues, rock, and funk. Chopping and other rhythmic techniques for bowed string instruments are explored, as well as playing in a band, rock string arranging and working with DJs. Plugging In will open new worlds of creativity for you as a string player and help you find your own voice in this brave new world. Includes access to online audio and video.
SKU: GI.G-10242
ISBN 9781622774463.
Cont ributors: Michael L. Alexander, Myriam I. Athanas, Leonardo Borne, Frederick Burrack, Isabelle Adna Lopes da Hora, Paul F. Doerksen, Sergio Figueiredo, Christina Haaf, Barry Hartz, Johannes Hasselhorn, Jason A. Hawkins, Michele L. Henry, Jasmine Hines, Kelly Hollingsworth, Gabriel Imthurn, Amanda Kastner, Anita Kumar, Andreas C. Lehmann, Andreas Lehmann-Wermser, Florian Lill, Melissa A. Lloyd, Brandon C. McDaniel, Adam P. Miller, David W. Montgomery, Dorothy J. Musselwhite, Patty K. Nelson, Glenn E. Nierman, Douglas C. Orzolek, Kelly A. Parkes, Phillip Payne, Seth Pendergast, Leigh M. Powell, Jared R. Rawlings, Patricia E. Riley, Joanne Rutkowski, Elizabeth S. Schultz, Sydney C. Seed, Megan M. Sheridan, Dayvison Sousa Silva, David A. Stringham, Justine Swainson, Jack Walton, Dennis Ping-Cheng Wang, Jeffrey Ward, Brian C. Wesolowski The Seventh International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education was hosted by the University of Florida. The symposium brought together 112 participants from 12 nations across six continents and 24 U.S. states to learn of each other’s work, establish collaborations and professional networks, and shape new directions for research in this important area of music education at the University of Florida in Gainesville from March 19–22, 2019. The two keynote addresses and 31 papers published in this volume document music assessment practice and the measurement and evaluation of music learning across the world in local, state, and national contexts at all levels. The attendees also attended special work sessions to begin developing a set of assessment literacy standards for music teachers based on the International Principles for Assessment in Music Education (developed and introduced by the co-chairs at ISAME6 in 2017), and their discussions are summarized in this collection. As music educators across the world come to terms with increased expectations for accountability of learning in music, the scholars and practitioners who have contributed to this volume provide insight to guide their work. About the Editors: Timothy S. Brophy is Professor of Music Education and Director of Institutional Assessment at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Marshall Haning is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville.