As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children. Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of old-time fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest form followed by more complex variations with introductions, ornaments, and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace, returning to the more difficult variations at a future time.
Denise Meridith is an author, journalist and Director of Read to Kids US Inc-a 501(c)3 non-profit charity headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The Dog Who Wanted a Valentine is the 5th book in the Adventures of Arry series featured on Amazon.com. Denise bred and showed dogs for many years. She decided to document and share the many antics, adventures, and lessons of her latest pup-Arry Potta-with his young human friends. Arry is a miniature red poodle, who was born near Tucson, Arizona, on October 30, 2017, but now lives with Denise in beautiful Phoenix. Arry is the spokesperson for Read to Kids US Inc (www.readtokids.us), which encourages parents & grandparents to read to kids 3-6 years old 15 minutes per day. A portion of Arry's book sales is donated to other animal and children's charities. Our thanks to Ilana Lowery, DeVerges Jones, Deb Whitcas, Lynn Bonner Austin, Rodo Sofranac, Caren Cantrell & Dr. Sally Elam Goldberg, who will help make Read to Kids US a success. Arry and Denise want to thank the many people who have helped make the Adventures of Arry series possible: Julian Regawa (Our great illustrator: @julianregawa); Contributors (of photos & love): South Point Animal Clinic, Canine Country Club AZ, Gary Young, Harry Garewal, Cameron Colvin, Melissa Ho, and Art O'Hagan; and Carol Webb (The magician, book designer & editor who pulls this altogether: www.bellamediamanagement.com). We would also like to acknowledge those we loved and lost in 2021: Virginia Young & Toby, Shon Michael, and Nani Maryani. Join us on: Websites: www.arrypotta.com & www.readtokids.us Social media: www.Facebook.com/adventuresofarry www.facebook.com/readtokidsus www.instagram.com/arrypotta2018 www.twitter.com/arrypotta2018
Famous & Fun Pop Christmas, Book 4, contains 10 carefully graded early intermediate Christmas-season favorites, many originally from movies, radio, and television. Titles: * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * The Christmas Waltz * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * O Christmas Tree * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * The Twelve Days of Christmas * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * Winter Waltz * Winter Wonderland
This collection will fill the need for those fiddlers who are searching for a better understanding of fiddle styles. Conveniently gathered together, is a collection of fiddle tunes in many styles, from different locations and from a variety of fiddlers. Each tune is Carol Ann's favorite arrangement with her own personal touch. You will benefit from 20 years of experience in the violin world and 30 years in the fiddle world. the author has won fiddle contests in Old time, Canadian, Texas, Scottish, plus trick and fancy divisions. In one collection, you will have access to a collection of a lifetime.
Harlequin Historical brings you three full-length stories in one collection! Be seduced by the grandeur, drama and sumptuous detail of romances set in long-ago eras! This box set includes: LILIAN AND THE IRRESISTIBLE DUKE (A Secrets of a Victorian Household novel) By Virginia Heath Responsible widow Lilian Fairclough has an unexpected and passionate reunion with brooding Italian duke Pietro Venturi in Rome. But what will happen once she returns home? RESCUED BY THE VISCOUNT’S RING (A Victorian romance) By Carol Arens To save her reputation, American heiress Madeline Macooish must marry Rees Dalton—temporarily. But just as she decides on forever, she discovers his secret… UNCOVERING THE MERCHANT’S SECRET (A Medieval romance) By Elisabeth Hobbes Shipwrecked Jack Langdon has no memory except of a kiss from beautiful stranger Blanche Tanet. They must uncover the secrets of his past if they’re to have a future. Your romantic escape to the past! For more stories, look for Harlequin Historical February 2020 Box Set — 1 of 2
Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.
Margie Wilson, an amateur ballroom dancer, moves back to her hometown in Michigan to care for her mother and begins teaching ballroom dancing at the Williams Dance Studio. She falls in love with one of her students, despite his being off-limits because of their student-teacher relationship. Monica Jones, another dance instructor and single parent, struggles to support her young daughter while trying to re-establish a relationship with her parents. Tom Williams, the studio owner, fights to keep the studio afloat despite acts of nature, irresponsible employees and family surprises. Find out if the Williams staff is successful in teaching their students to dance, and how much fun they have doing it!
A riverboat tom boy transforms into a lady to save the family ranch in this historical western romance. Growing up on a river boat among gamblers and deck hands, Ivy Magee learned to be tough. She prefers durable denim pants to fancy dresses and knows that one day her uncle will make her pilot of the River Queen. But Ivy’s whole life is turned upside down by a cowboy named Travis Murphy. Travis has arrived with the startling revelation that Ivy has just inherited a ranch in Wyoming. To save the ranch, Travis knows Ivy must marry a wealthy stranger. And if that means teaching her to become a lady, then so be it. Except, being a part of Ivy’s transformation makes Travis wish he could be the prince to this unlikely Cinderella!
With the Harry Potter film series now complete, Alfred Music and Warner Bros. Entertainment are proud to present big note piano arrangements from the eight epic films together in one collectible volume. For the first time ever, 36 sheet music selections by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat are collected along with eight pages of color stills from The Sorcerer's Stone to The Deathly Hallows, Part 2. By popular request, "Leaving Hogwarts" from The Sorcerer's Stone appears in this collection for the first time. It's a perfect gift for pianists of all ages who love the music of Harry Potter. Titles: * Diagon Alley * Family Portrait * Harry's Wondrous World * Hedwig's Theme * Leaving Hogwarts * Nimbus 2000 * Voldemort * The Chamber of Secrets * Fawkes the Phoenix * Buckbeak's Flight * Double Trouble * Hagrid the Professor * Harry in Winter * Hogwarts March * Potter Waltz * This Is the Night * Dumbledore's Army * Fireworks * Loved Ones and Leaving * Professor Umbridge * Dumbledore's Farewell * Harry and Hermione * In Noctem * When Ginny Kissed Harry * Farewell to Dobby * Godric's Hollow Graveyard * Harry and Ginny * Obliviate * Ron Leaves * Snape to Malfoy Manor * Courtyard Apocalypse * Harry's Sacrifice * Lily's Lullaby * Lily's Theme * Severus and Lily * Statues
An unexpected proposal for the runaway heiress! After escaping to avoid an arranged marriage, American heiress Madeline Macooish stows away aboard a ship bound for England. She’s rescued by Rees Dalton and spends the night in his cabin. Knowing her reputation is compromised, she accepts Rees’s offer of a temporary marriage. Drawn to his honest heart, Madeline begins to imagine wearing his ring forever. Until she learns her new husband has a secret identity! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Fans of Bridgerton will love this "exuberant novel of manners for our own gilded age" (Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra) as we follow the Wilcox family's journey through riches and ruin. Among New York City's Gilded Age elite, one family will defy convention. Helen Wilcox has one desire: to successfully launch her daughters into society. From the upper crust herself, Helen's unconventional--if happy--marriage has made the girls' social position precarious. Then her husband gambles the family fortunes on an elevated railroad that he claims will transform the face of the city and the way the people of New York live, but will it ruin the Wilcoxes first? As daughters Jemima and Alice navigate the rise and fall of their family--each is forced to re-examine who she is, and even who she is meant to love. From the author of To Marry an English Lord, an inspiration for Downton Abbey, comes a charming and cutthroat tale of a world in which an invitation or an avoided glance can be the difference between fortune and ruin.
Famous & Fun Duets offer a wonderful introduction to timeless masterpieces and audience favorites. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected and balanced for two evenly skilled players. Titles: * The Ants Go Marching * Barcarolle (Offenbach) * Can-Can (Offenbach) * Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) * Scarborough Fair * Theme from Symphony No. 5, (First Movement) (Beethoven) "The Ants Go Marching" and "Can-Can" are Federation Festivals 2014-2016 selections.
Famous & Fun Duets offer a wonderful introduction to timeless masterpieces and audience favorites. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected and balanced for two evenly skilled players. Titles: * America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) * Overture to The Barber of Seville (Rossini) * Dance of the Hours (Ponchielli) * Gymnopédie I (Satie) * Spring (Vivaldi) * Yankee Doodle Dandy (Cohan) All of the titles except "America" are Federation Festivals 2014-2016 selections.
Henry James' Midnight Song is so exciting that I got up in the middle of the night to finish it--I couldn't sleep wondering what would happen next. Yet it is so intellectually complex that repeated readings only reveal richer meanings and more subtle shades of thought. In its virtuosity, as well as its themes and techniques, this novel puts Carol DeChellis Hill among postmodern masters such as Thomas Pynchon, E. L. Doctorow, and Umberto Eco. She may even be better." --Judith Caesar, Philadelphia Inquirer
Three heartwarming stories of Christmas in the Wild West. A Bride and Baby for Christmas by Lauri Robinson Pregnant Hannah Olsen has made a list of Oak Grove’s eligible men. A list that Teddy White sees—and he’s not on it! Time for him to act so that both their Christmas wishes can come true. Miss Christina’s Christmas Wish by Lynna Banning Dedicated new teacher Christina Marnell feels her heart race as she watches Ivan Panovsky chop wood for the school. She had ruled marriage out, but Christmas is a time when miracles can happen... A Kiss from the Cowboy by Carol Arens Kitson James and Livy York both have secrets, but can their love overcome the lies they’ve told? A Christmas kiss might help...
In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war.
Winner of the 2015 Music in American Culture Award from the American Musicological Society When Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green. By the end of the 1940s, these artists were world famous. Their collaborations defied artistic boundaries and subtly pushed a progressive political agenda, altering the landscape of musical theater, ballet, and nightclub comedy. In Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War, award-winning author and scholar Carol J. Oja examines the early days of Bernstein's career during World War II, centering around the debut in 1944 of the Broadway musical On the Town and the ballet Fancy Free. As a composer and conductor, Bernstein experienced a meteoric rise to fame, thanks in no small part to his visionary colleagues. Together, they focused on urban contemporary life and popular culture, featuring as heroes the itinerant sailors who bore the brunt of military service. They were provocative both artistically and politically. In a time of race riots and Japanese internment camps, Bernstein and his collaborators featured African American performers and a Japanese American ballerina, staging a model of racial integration. Rather than accepting traditional distinctions between high and low art, Bernstein's music was wide-open, inspired by everything from opera and jazz to cartoons. Oja shapes a wide-ranging cultural history that captures a tumultuous moment in time. Bernstein Meets Broadway is an indispensable work for fans of Broadway musicals, dance, and American performance history.
This volume builds on the techniques explained in Children's Fiddling Method Volume 1. While created with children in mind, this book is equally well suited for adults, violinists, and string teachers. What sets this method apart from others is that the tunes will first be played slowly, unaccompanied, so that you can hear the notes and how the tune goes. Then, an arrangement follows which is more up to tempo with backup. All of the tunes will be broken down into parts for easier learning, and new fiddling techniques will be explained as they are introduced. Often, different versions will be offered for the same tune, providing variety and a way to learn more concepts, skills, and ideas that can be used in other tunes. the goal is to play along with the two included CDs. Special features of this volume are some optional twin fiddle parts and tips on twin fiddling. These pieces are great for teachers to use with students or for students to play with friends.
This collection contains Carol Matz's best-loved sheet music solos that have been published through the years. Students, teachers, and audiences will enjoy the variety of styles, sounds, and moods of this music. The book contains 8 elementary to late elementary pieces. Titles: * The Bake Sale * Cats! Cats! Everywhere, Cats! * If the World Were Made of Chocolate * Little Ragtime Waltz * My Favorite Food * Secret Agents * Starry Night * A Very Rare Koala Bear
Experiencing Latin American Music draws on human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding. Students explore broad topics—identity, the body, religion, and more—and relate these to Latin American musics while refining their understanding of musical concepts and cultural-historical contexts. With its brisk and engaging writing, this volume covers nearly fifty genres and provides both students and instructors with online access to audio tracks and listening guides. A detailed instructor’s packet contains sample quizzes, clicker questions, and creative, classroom-tested assignments designed to encourage critical thinking and spark the imagination. Remarkably flexible, this innovative textbook empowers students from a variety of disciplines to study a subject that is increasingly relevant in today’s diverse society. In addition to the instructor’s packet, online resources for students include: customized Spotify playlist online listening guides audio sound links to reinforce musical concepts stimulating activities for individual and group work
Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.
Writing with a Vengeance examines the life and works of a nineteenth-century French courtesan, Céleste Vénard, later the Countess de Chabrillan. A notorious Paris courtesan, Chabrillan married into the nobility, taught herself to write (penning two series of memoirs) and, upon being widowed, wrote novels to support herself - ten, between 1857 and 1885. These novels and memoirs constitute exceptional literary and historical documents, particularly as very few sex workers before the twentieth century have left written records of their lives. Writing with a Vengeance intertwines the courtesan's autobiographical account of the horrors of her life on the streets with that era's political, medical, and cultural discourses surrounding prostitution. Though French society both silenced and refused to pardon the prostitute, Carol Mossman's literary analysis of Chabrillan's novels contends that it is through the process of writing itself that she arrived at self-forgiveness and ultimately refashioned for her damaged self a new identity and narrative.
German film is diverse and multi-faceted; its history includes five distinct German governments (Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Democratic Republic), two national industries (Germany and Austria), and a myriad of styles and production methods. Paradoxically, the political disruptions that have produced these distinct film eras, as well as the natural inclination of artists to rebel and create new styles, allow for the construction of a narrative of German film. While the disjuncture generates distinct points of separation, it also highlights continuities between the ruptures. Outlining the richness of German film, The A to Z of German Cinema covers mainstream, alternative, and experimental film from 1895 to the present through a chronology, introductory essay, appendix of the 100 most significant German films, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on directors, actors, films, cinematographers, composers, producers, and major historical events that greatly affected the direction and development of German cinema. The book's broad canvas will lead students and scholars of cinema to appreciate the complex nature of German film.
Lina O'Kelly, psychic and interstellar transporter, has been accused of mind-controlling her new husband, Valiant. With the galaxy's most powerful superhero under her command, she could conquer worlds. But she's innocent. How can she make her accusers—and especially her arresting officer, Jae Rallene—believe her? He is the last of his kind, supremely powerful in his own right, and best friends with Lina's groom. Lina is new to her powers, new to being off-Earth, new even to being able to touch and love another person. Now she has to figure a way out of this mess without bringing dishonor to Valiant. Superhero romance and adventure Jae must stop himself from growing closer to the intriguing woman his commanding officer has named a suspect. To do so defies his duty as a Mega-Legionnaire and as a friend. But when a web of interstellar crises begins to tighten around the two, will he be able to keep a safe distance from her?
Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This boxset includes: THE HOUSEKEEPER’S FORBIDDEN EARL by Laura Martin (Regency) Kate’s finally found peace working in a grand house, until her new employer, Lord Henderson, returns. Soon, it’s not just the allure of the home that Kate’s falling for…but its owner, too! THE VISCOUNT’S DARING MISS by Lotte R. James (1830s) When groom Roberta “Bobby” Kinsley comes face-to-face with her horse racing opponent—infuriatingly charismatic Viscount Hayes—it’s clear that it won’t just be the competition that has her heart racing! A KNIGHT FOR THE DEFIANT LADY Convent Brides by Carol Townend (Medieval) Attraction sparks when Sir Leon retrieves brave, beautiful Lady Allis from a convent and they journey back to her castle. Only for Allis’s father to demand she marry a nobleman!
Set during the Christmas season, the latest novel in this exciting new supernatural cozy series from the author of the Witch City Mysteries features a New Englander transplanted to a Florida town along the scenic Gulf of Mexico when she inherits a charming, century-old—and very haunted—inn from a mysterious benefactor. Fans of Amanda Flower and Heather Blake will delight in murder, ghosts, and the heroine’s golden retriever, Finn. Christmas lights on palm trees and Santa hats on plastic pink flamingoes are far from the snowy landscape Maureen and her beloved golden retriever, Finn, are used to. But Maureen is determined to make this a holiday to remember—which means finding a way to promote Haven House on a shoestring. Fortunately, Haven’s vintage movie theater, the Paramount, has come up with a great “Twelve Days of Christmas” idea. They’ll feature an impressive list of the best classic Christmas movies ever made—shown by one-time movie actor-turned-projectionist Decklin Monroe . . . But nobody bothered to tell Maureen that the Paramount is haunted by the ghost of a man who was murdered a few years back. Haven’s top cop Frank Hubbard doesn’t believe in ghosts but, believing that Decklin Monroe was somehow involved, he wants a reluctant Maureen’s help. That plan is derailed when, on the first day of the festival, a fresh murder victim is found at the theater. Now Maureen has to defend her staff and guests, while trying to keep her high-spirited resident ghosts out of the picture—before they have company for the holidays . . . Praise for Be My Ghost “Maureen is a breath of fresh air in the cozy world. . . . The ghosts, in a refreshing departure from most paranormal cozies, don’t take center stage, and entertaining subplots . . . keep the pages turning. Readers will look forward to Maureen’s further adventures.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of the innovative and widely acclaimed Theatre Histories: An Introduction offers a critical overview of global theatre and drama, spanning a broad wealth of world cultures and periods. Bringing together a group of scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds to add fresh perspectives on the history of global theatre, the book illustrates historiographical theories with case studies demonstrating various methods and interpretive approaches. Subtly restructured sections place the chapters within new thematic contexts to offer a clear overview of each period, while a revised chapter structure offers accessibility for students and instructors. Further new features and key updates to this third edition include: A dedicated chapter on historiography New, up to date, case studies Enhanced and reworked historical, cultural and political timelines, helping students to place each chapter within the historical context of the section Pronunciation guidance, both in the text and as an online audio guide, to aid the reader in accessing and internalizing unfamiliar terminology A new and updated companion website with further insights, activities and resources to enable students to further their knowledge and understanding of the theatre.
Famous & Fun: Favorites, Book 4, is a collection of appealing arrangements of familiar songs that students are sure to know and love. Written at the early intermediate level, it may be used as a supplement to any method.
Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: THE EXPLORER BARONESS Heirs in Waiting by Julia Justiss (1830s) Charis is not the demure society bride Gregory Lattimer should marry if he’s to restore his family’s reputation. He must settle for friendship, but no other debutante seems to match up to her… THE PENNILESS DEBUTANTE Lady Tregowan’s Will by Janice Preston (Regency) Aurelia was destitute until she unexpectedly inherited a fortune. The catch? She’s forbidden from marrying the new Lord Tregowan. So why is he the only man to catch Aurelia’s eye? THE VISCOUNT’S CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL by Carol Arens (Victorian) When Anna Liese’s childhood friend, the man she’s always loved, returns home more dashing and eligible than ever before, she’s overjoyed. Only her scheming stepmother also wants him—for her stepsister! Look for Harlequin® Historical’s November 2021 Box Set 1 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!
Famous & Fun Pop Christmas, Book 2, contains 10 carefully graded early elementary to elementary Christmas-season favorites, many originally from movies, radio, and television. The optional duet parts for teacher or parent add to the fun. Titles: * All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * The Christmas Waltz * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I'll Be Home for Christmas * March of the Kings * There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas * Toyland * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * Winter Wonderland * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
The city of Broomfield had its beginnings in the howling wilderness of the late 1850s. At first, the settlement was little more than two stage stops along a treacherous route to California. The Church family operated Churchs Crossing Stage Stop, a days ride from Denver on the Overland Trail. Over many years, other pioneer families settled in: the Graves and Crooks families, the Browns, Nissens, Wrights, Koziseks, Archers, Hansens, Shaws, Brunners, and more. Some of these families claim five or six generations in the area. A century passed before Broomfield began to grow into the city it is today. In the late 1950s, a group of investors began building Broomfield Heights. As young families began moving in, the farm community was transformed into a suburban city, guided by local notables such as Don DesCombes, George Di Ciero, and others. Perhaps the most admirable aspect of the citys history is the enormous amount of work done by community-minded volunteers. Their story is one of selfless enthusiasm, of hard work with no reward except a better place to live.
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