366 Days of One-Hit Wonders
Have you ever wondered what happened to the bands and artists known as one-hit wonders and where they disappeared to after they had their moment of fame? Or why their spark of popularity was destined to fizzle out? Well, in 366 Days of One-Hit Wonders, Matt Whitaker reveals all about these ephemeral smash hits.In 366 Days of One-Hit Wonders, Matt Whitaker evaluates a year's worth of one-hit wonders, ordering them by the day in history where they reached their peak on the Billboard Hot 100.He shows how even songs which pioneered a musical movement such as Jive Bunny and the Mastermixer's "Swing the Mood", which anticipated the remix insurgence in the 1990s, were unable to cling onto their initial momentum, and fade from existence.From band-breakups to falling public interest, there are a plethora of reasons why the bands and artists responsible for these popular songs were not able to replicate their success. And Matt Whitaker gives an in-depth contextualization to these unexpected downfalls.
Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs
Warlpiri songs hold together the ceremonies that structure and bind social relationships, and encode detailed information about Warlpiri country, cosmology and kinship. Today, only a small group of the oldest generations has full knowledge of ceremonial songs and their associated meanings, and there is widespread concern about the transmission of these songs to future generations.While musical and cultural change is normal, threats to attrition driven by large-scale external forces including sedentarisation and modernisation put strain on the systems of social relationships that have sustained Warlpiri cultures for millennia. Despite these concerns, songs remain key to Warlpiri identity and cultural heritage.Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs draws together insights from senior Warlpiri singers and custodians of these song traditions, profiling a number of senior singers and their views of the changes that they have witnessed over their lifetimes. The chapters in this book are written by Warlpiri custodians in collaboration with researchers who have worked in Warlpiri communities over the last five decades.Spanning interdisciplinary perspectives including musicology, linguistics, anthropology, cultural studies, dance ethnography and gender studies, chapters range from documentation of well-known and large-scale Warlpiri ceremonies, to detailed analysis of smaller-scale public rituals and the motivations behind newer innovative forms of ceremonial expression.Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs ultimately uncovers the complexity entailed in maintaining the vital components of classical Warlpiri singing practices and the deep desires that Warlpiri people have to maintain this important element of their cultural identity into the future.
A Family Guide to Parenting Musically
A Family Guide to Parenting Musically is for families who want to make music a more meaningful part of their daily life. It is full of creative ideas about how to engage in musical parenting (doing things to help your child grow musically) as well as parenting musically (using music to achieve parenting goals). Designed for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and friends, this book breaks down activities by age bracket and by various scenarios. Seventy activities offer specific ways to explore the ideas at the core of this book: that all humans are musical, that music can make an important difference in family life, and that there are many ways to be musical. Based on two decades of Lisa Huisman Koops's research and teaching with families, as well as mothering her own four children, A Family Guide to Parenting Musically provides developmental information and research-based discussions in a clear and engaging way. The companion website features author-recorded audio examples of songs, chants, and activities as well as links to Koops's popular Parenting Musically podcast, which provide an ongoing resource to further explore the ideas in this book. The book also includes tips from podcast interviewees, such as Ziggy Marley and Maggie Baird (mother to Billie Eilish and FINNEAS).
That'll Be the Day
That 'll Be The Day - The Birth of Rock & Roll takes you on a musical journey through the first decade of this extraordinary genre that has influenced popular music to the present day. The book features the stories of the biggest rock & roll artists such as Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chuck Berry through to The Beatles and the Stones and how they influenced fashion film and art to the present day. While Elvis Presley is the genre's undisputed 'King', other seminal figures in the rock and roll movement were key in bringing the new music to the mainstream mass market. Step forward Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly - all exceptional talents whose hit songs soundtracked the major rock and roll years, ensuring, as the 1958 Danny and Juniors song put it; 'Rock and roll is here to stay'! Add to the roll call artists including Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and Eddie Cochran. The ground-breaking talents of Elvis and his contemporaries made an incalculable contribution to music, which has inspired generations ever since.
Terrible Freedom
From her childhood in Detroit to her professional career in New York City, American composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925-2000) lived a life of relentless creativity as a poet and writer, composer for dance, theater, and film, and, eventually, choreographer. Forging her own path after briefly studying with John Cage and Edgard Var癡se, Dlugoszewski tackled the musical issues of her time. She expanded sonic resources, invented instruments, brought new focus to timbre and texture, collaborated with artists across disciplines, and incorporated spiritual, psychological, and philosophical influences into her work. Remembered today almost solely as the musical director for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Dlugoszewski's compositional output, writings on aesthetics, creative relationships, and graphic poetry deserve careful examination on their own terms within the history of American experimental music.
Music Marketing for the DIY Musician
Industry veteran Bobby Borg provides a step-by-step guide to producing a fully customized, low-budget plan of attack for marketing one's music..
Monteverdi's Voices
"Ah, alas!" The "faithful shepherd" Mirtillo's woeful sigh of unrequited love, delivered with outrageous musical dissonances, has rung through the ages since the first publication of Claudio Monteverdi's madrigal "Cruda Amarilli" in 1605. But there is far more to the composer's nine books of madrigals than dissonant progressions--they are an integral part of the intellectual, artistic, and practical worlds of creation and performance in Italian musical and literary culture of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. While Monteverdi is also recognized for his operas and sacred works, it is no surprise that the madrigal dominated his output through his long career in Cremona, Mantua, and Venice. Author Tim Carter illustrates how the composer's wonderfully witty settings of Italian verse ran the gamut from compositions in the traditional polyphonic style for five unaccompanied voices to those in more modern idioms for one or more singers and instruments. Their poets included the major figures of the day--Torquato Tasso, Battista Guarini, and Giambattista Marino--as well as the classics, not least of all Petrarch, with texts that embraced all the current literary genres from lyric through epic to dramatic. Monteverdi also repeatedly asked and answered the fundamental question of any musical setting of poetry concerning the relationship between poetic and musical voice(s). Carter offers a more holistic perspective than has been adopted in the partial studies of Monteverdi's madrigals to date and moves far beyond conventional views of the composer and his work. He considers how Monteverdi engaged with poetry, with sound, and with the performers for whom he was writing. As Carter shows, Monteverdi was irascible, exasperating, and prone to error. Yet his astonishing musical mind was also inventive, playful, and capable of the most extraordinary wit--producing madrigals that continue to invite new approaches both to their study and to their performance.
Exploring English Lyrics
Exploring English Lyrics is the most unified collection of English art texts with transcriptions available. The selections span nearly 500 years of art song history with 790 unique lyrics set by more than 129 composers. The recommended pronunciations enhance the sung delivery of the text while honoring the intentions of the poet and composer.
Growing Your Choral Program
Thisis a practical guide for early career choral directors and music educators in search of tangible and simple solutions to problems typical of developing choirs--including church choirs, community choirs, school choirs, and children's choirs. It tackles real-world issues that often go unaddressed in choral education programs.
Background Music Cultures in Finnish Urban Life
This Element focuses on how music is experienced, articulated, and reclaimed in urban commercial environments. Special attention is paid to listeners, spaces, and music, co- and re-produced continuously in their triangular relationship affected by social, legal, economic, and technological factors. The study of the historical development of background music industries, construction of contemporary sonic environments, and individual meaning-making is based on extensive data gathered through interviews, surveys, and fieldwork, and supported by archival research. Due to the Finnish context and the ethnomusicological approach, this study is culture-sensitive, providing a fresh 'factory-to-consumer' perspective on a phenomenon generally understood as industry-lead, behavioral, and global. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
The Hidden Nugget Revealed
God is revealing Himself more and more through the Arts, which are proving to be more visible and are impacting the lives of our children and youths. The Word of God is coming through different avenues in various creative ways, especially since this new norm of life is transforming our homes, communities and nations. God wants us to forget the former things and embrace the New thing that He is doing, using a more practical method of delivery. He created all music but not all music glorifies Him. He is redeeming, reshaping and restoring what the enemy destroyed. With gospel reggae music comes the dance, to enhance and deliver His Word which not only provides entertainment, but brings salvation, healing and deliverance because of its visibility. Do you need a breakthrough from suicidal attempts, oppression, sexual immorality, fear and intimidation? Have you discovered your talent to sing gospel reggae music but are hiding it because you are fearful? Are you afraid to dance this type of music because you feel dance is not of God? Now this is the time to break free from your fear and fulfil that long-time passion and help to make a difference in this changing world. Covid-19 has brought negativity to so many homes and lives, but there is also a positive side to it-it helps us realise that God's DNA is embedded in us for greater works. AI Disclosure: Gold Nugget on cover and inside book generated with imagine.art
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen's most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen's career--in development as a major motion picture starring Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) "Brilliant . . . For fans of American music, Deliver Me from Nowhere makes a great ghost story."--The Boston Globe AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen's hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A. But instead, in 1982, he came out with an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded by himself, for himself. But more than forty years later, Nebraska is arguably Springsteen's most important record--the lasting clue to understanding not just his career as an artist and the vision behind it, but also the man himself. Nebraska is rough and unfinished, recorded on cassette tape with a simple four-track recorder by Springsteen, alone in his bedroom, just as the digital future was announcing itself. And yet Springsteen now considers it his best album. Nebraska expressed a turmoil that was reflective of the mood of the country, but it was also a symptom of trouble in the artist's life, the beginnings of a mental breakdown that Springsteen would only talk about openly decades after the album's release. Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with making Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen himself. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists and musical insiders, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reactions to the album. Zanes interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terrence Malick's Badlands and the short stories of Flannery O'Conner, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the album's haunting songs. The result is a textured and revelatory account of not only a crucial moment in the career of an icon but also a record that upended all expectations and predicted a home-recording revolution.
Echoes of Heritage
In the intricate tapestry of human civilization, few threads weave a narrative as captivating as the melodies of Portugal. In this book, embark on a journey through time and sound, guided by the rhythms that resonate from Lisbon's cobblestone streets to the sun-kissed Algarve shores. This book unearths the soul-stirring depths of Fado, a haunting ballad echoing with themes of love, loss, and destiny. It delves into the bossa nova breezes that infuse the air with a sense of laid-back allure. As we traverse the historical avenues of Portuguese music, we encounter not just notes and chords but the very essence of cultural identity. From the plaintive strains of the Portuguese guitar to the vibrant harmonies of regional folk traditions, each melody tells a story, and each rhythm pulses with history. Yet, beyond mere observation, this book beckons the reader to partake in the musical pilgrimage, inviting immersion in the soundscape of Portugal. This book transcends mere documentation, offering a profound exploration of music's role in shaping societal identity, fostering cultural cohesion, and echoing the collective yearnings of a nation. Prepare to embark on an odyssey of sound, where the echoes of heritage reverberate through the soul, and the melodies of Portugal resonate eternally.
The Music Business for Music Creators
The Music Business for Music Creators is a roadmap to understanding the traditional and modern income streams that define the modern music industry, with an emphasis on educating and empowering the next generation of music creators with the knowledge they require to build a career out of their creative pursuits.
Echoes of Heritage
In the intricate tapestry of human civilization, few threads weave a narrative as captivating as the melodies of Portugal. In this book, embark on a journey through time and sound, guided by the rhythms that resonate from Lisbon's cobblestone streets to the sun-kissed Algarve shores. This book unearths the soul-stirring depths of Fado, a haunting ballad echoing with themes of love, loss, and destiny. It delves into the bossa nova breezes that infuse the air with a sense of laid-back allure. As we traverse the historical avenues of Portuguese music, we encounter not just notes and chords but the very essence of cultural identity. From the plaintive strains of the Portuguese guitar to the vibrant harmonies of regional folk traditions, each melody tells a story, and each rhythm pulses with history. Yet, beyond mere observation, this book beckons the reader to partake in the musical pilgrimage, inviting immersion in the soundscape of Portugal. This book transcends mere documentation, offering a profound exploration of music's role in shaping societal identity, fostering cultural cohesion, and echoing the collective yearnings of a nation. Prepare to embark on an odyssey of sound, where the echoes of heritage reverberate through the soul, and the melodies of Portugal resonate eternally.
Systematization of Nursing Care for Dialysis Patients
This book presents an innovative process related to the Systematization of Nursing Care (SNC). This work is of great relevance to the scientific field, given that the SNC is currently indispensable in all health establishments, and must be present in all health services in the country, according to resolution 358/2009 of the Federal Nursing Council (COFEN). In addition, this work presents the main difficulties faced by nurses with regard to its application. It is hoped that this work will help nurses to reflect on the importance of systematizing care for their patients. Making nursing a less empirical and more scientific profession.
The Balanced Violinist
The Balanced Violinist: Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Students, establishes the foundation of violin technique in a biomechanically grounded way. Features of the book include: Detailed instructions and with high-quality photos, ensuring that each postural element is clear;A unique method for setting the bowhold which customizes the bowhold to the unique shape of the student's hand;Dynamic bowhold experiences to reinforce and stabilize the bowhold before applying it to the instrument;Proprioceptive exercises to build body awareness for the movements of bowing and full-body posture; andKinesthetic playing experiences to help to develop nuanced control of the angle, weight application, and movement of the bow.The Balanced Violinist is a valuable reference for the violin teacher or beginning student. Its comprehensive approach to posture and its focus on kinesthetic awareness distinguish it from other violin method books. It also serves as the technique companion and parent guide for Kaleidoscopes Book 1.About the Kaleidoscopes Method: Kaleidoscopes synthesizes Montessori, Suzuki, and Kod獺ly philosophies into a flexible, robust and joyful approach. Folk songs encourage singing and connect children to their cultural heritage, while movable-do solfege builds musical understanding and by-ear skill. The method's design separates technique and repertoire, allowing teachers to customize the sequence to each student's pace and readiness. The guided discovery teaching process rewards students' curiosity and builds their passion and autonomy. The Kaleidoscopes recordings are available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms. More about Kaleidoscopes can be found at discoverviolin.org.
Taylor Swift
"My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I'm concerned, love is absolutely everything"When this book was first published three years ago (2021), the author predicted that when it came to Taylor's career, the best was still to come. What transpired has made those prophetic words a mind-blowing reality. In this revised and updated version, including Eras and Poets, he makes it clear that the hard work, massive heart, and the energy of ten nuclear power plants all in one human being has driven this beautiful star to the highest levels of musical fame. And no one deserves it more.As well as outlining the story behind each and every song she has recorded, this book gives a detailed account of how Taylor managed to overcome with composure and dignity the pressures on both her personal and professional life. She deserves every single award she has ever won, not the least for her stunning productivity, but for her world-class empathy for human suffering and putting her checkbook way ahead of her critics and detractors by supporting so many needy causes.There is no doubt that with her words of inspiration, and the powerhouse lyrics to her songs, the world is a far better place thanks to the unstoppable force that is TAYLOR SWIFT.
Film Music Analysis
Since the establishment of film music studies, there has been a steady growth of serious analytical work on the film music repertoire. Film Music Analysis: Studying the Score offers the first collection of essays dedicated to the close investigation of musical structure and meaning in film music.
Iannis Xenakis
For several years now, I've had this strange, compelling feeling that I had to give life to this new book about my father, which has occupied me in a hidden way for so long. I'm not a musician, musicologist or mathematician; others are and they discuss his work very well from those angles.Now that I'm a mother, I'd like to try and understand how this little boy, then this young man, built himself up from the successive traumas he experienced throughout the first years of his life, which remain omnipresent in his music. I'd like to share the extraordinary journey I was able to take, both in time and in thought, thanks to the reading of his manuscripts, which reveal how, in the space of a few years, he succeeded in controlling the chaos of his emotions through the elaboration of a new music and architecture. Finally, I'd like to offer this personal testimony, so that Iannis Xenakis, beyond the man preoccupied by inaccessible mathematics, appears as the deeply moving man I knew.This book is undoubtedly an echo of the one I wrote with Louise Bourgeois on her work, Louise Bourgeois, l'aveugle guidant l'aveugle, in 1998. Another tutelary figure in my life, thanks to her friendship and trust, she enabled me to truly enter my own artistic universe.Through my father, it is also my own universe that I am questioning today.Finally, I'm happy to announce that this English version of my book contains archives and documents that have never been presented in any book about my father.
Liszt Recomposed
Explores Liszt's compositional processes and methods of revision as the product of the composer's interactions with a large variety of social, cultural, personal and political forces. Franz Liszt (1811-86) is mostly known for his virtuosic piano works, but his compositional achievements in the genre of song have so far been neglected. Many of Liszt's Lieder exist in multiple versions, sometimes radically altered, and many with equal claims to 'authenticity'. This has sometimes been viewed as a barrier to performance and a hindrance to scholarly scrutiny. Nicol獺s Puyan矇 now redresses this imbalance and draws attention to this rich and varied corpus of works. Liszt's songs contain a myriad of intertextual links, not just with the songs of other composers, but also with Liszt's own works in other genres and his own revisions. By focusing on the multi-version songs, the book uncovers how these intertextual relationships have evolved over time. Introducing the concept of "textual fluidity", the book explores Liszt's compositional processes and methods of revision, interpreting the work as being the product of the composer's interactions with a large variety of social, cultural, personal and political forces: for instance, the contemporaneous reception of Liszt's early Lieder, or the change in Liszt's performing and compositional environments from his virtuoso to his Weimar years. The book then offers close readings of selected songs, including the Goethe and Schiller Lieder, by applying the concept of textual fluidity. Its findings will impact the way in which we see Urtext editions, arguing instead for an online fluid-text edition as an ideal resource with which to study Liszt's multi-version compositions.
Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Pay
"At last, the definitive book on rock music as an industry." --Studs Terkel. "Rock and roll is here to pay. Yes, indeed, but who gets the money? The authors of this book are here to tell you. Whether you are an innocent music fan or a sophisticated student of socio-economics, this book will help to clarify the murky world behind the scenes in the music industry. Interesting to read, invaluable for reference, it brings together a lot of information not previously available in a book" --Charlie Gillett, author of Sound of the City and Making Tracks, producer for Oval RecordsSteve Chapple and Reebee Garofalo's Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Pay should be considered required reading for anyone with a serious interest in either popular music or American methods of merchandising culture. It contains an incredible amount of information pertaining to the rise of pop music as the dominant force in the entertainment industry. This look back on the origins of marketing in the music industry is a relevant lesson for those interested in navigating a world where Spotify has usurped the power of big labels. --Arnold Seleskey, BEAT, December 20, 2016
You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song
'One of the best music books of the year' - Neil McCormick, Daily TelegraphWhat if the song that would change your life is already out there - buried somewhere in 100 million tracks, one skipped click away?In You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song, former Spotify "Data Alchemist" Glenn McDonald opens the black box of music streaming and shows how it is quietly transforming what we hear, how artists earn a living and what music means in a digital age. Drawing on years spent inside the algorithmic engine of Spotify, McDonald reveals how playlists, recommendation algorithms, listening data and streaming royalties really work - and what they're doing to artists, fans and culture itself. Moving from the age of record shops and radio to Napster, iTunes, the iPod and the rise of Spotify, this book is a sharp, witty and surprisingly hopeful tour of the streaming era - from the economics of a fraction-of-a-cent stream to the strange new power of fan armies, bots and "chill" playlists that never end.Inside this book you'll discover: How music streaming services turned buying records into exploring infinite catalogues - and why that changes what we value and how we listenWhat Spotify algorithms actually do (and don't do), why they're less like evil robots and more like very simple math, and how they can still go badly wrongWhy royalty systems such as pro-rata vs user-centric payments matter for fairness, independence and the future of the music industryThe hidden world of playlist culture - editorial playlists, algorithmic playlists and the lists your friends make - and how they've become the new gatekeepersHow streaming exposes inequalities in genre, gender and geography - from Nashville country radio to global diasporas - and what more equitable, data-driven music discovery could look likeThe new joys of a connected world: global micro-genres, borrowed nostalgia, weird subcultures and the statistical certainty that you truly haven't yet heard your favourite songWritten in clear, elegant prose by someone who has handled the listening data of hundreds of millions of people, You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song is part music history, part technology explainer and part cultural manifesto. It will change how you think about Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, algorithmic recommendations, AI in music, streaming royalties and the future of recorded music.Scroll up, click "Buy now" and start exploring why you have not yet heard your favourite song.
YOU and the Music Business
Introducing "YOU and the Music Business: Empowering Independent Artists" - the ultimate self-care guide designed to help you find balance, joy, and success as a music creator in today's dynamic and demanding music industry.In this enlightening book, author and music industry expert, Tara Shannon, shares invaluable insights, practical strategies, and empowering advice to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of the music business.Whether you're a singer-songwriter, producer, or instrumentalist, this comprehensive guide is your essential companion on the journey to achieving your artistic goals while prioritizing your well-being.Designed to help music creators like you take care of your mental peace and navigate the ups and downs of today's music industry, this guide will help you discover: The highs and lows of being an indie in today's music ecosystem (and the weight this label carries on your musical journey) 3 stages of your creative cycle and how you can shift your mindset toward growing your fanbaseThe core principles of making music your business (and why it's all about how your music connects with people)The 101 on music industry jargon (and how to not get caught in these traps)Important questions to ask yourself before you go looking for a manager, a booking agent, a producer, and more (plus: red flags to avoid)How to find the why in your musical journey... and keep your internal compass aligned to your North Star.A simple 4-point exercise to help you develop and define your brand identityAnd much more.Whether you dream of topping the charts, performing on renowned stages, or creating a sustainable career doing what you love, this book will empower you to overcome obstacles, find your unique voice, and embrace a fulfilling and balanced life as a music creator.Don't just survive in the music industry - thrive! Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and artistic growth with "YOU and the Music Business: Empowering Independent Artists."Let your passion for music soar while maintaining your well-being and finding true joy in your musical pursuits.As a bonus you will receive a free accompanying YOU and the Music Business Journal.So don't wait. Scroll up, click "Buy Now" and get your copy right now!
The Great German Composers
"The Great German Composers" by George T. Ferris is a comprehensive masterpiece in classical music history books, offering insightful biographies of prominent German composers. Through meticulous research and detailed analysis, Ferris provides a captivating exploration of the lives and works of musical geniuses such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Richard Wagner. As a guide to great German composers, this book delves into their biographies, offering readers a deep understanding of their life stories and musical influences. Ferris's exploration of musical masterpieces and analysis of their significance enriches readers' appreciation of classical music, making it a valuable resource for music appreciation literature and music education. From Bach's intricate compositions to Beethoven's revolutionary symphonies and Wagner's epic operas, Ferris delves into the historical music narratives of these composers, shedding light on their genius and enduring influence. Whether readers are classical music scholars or simply enthusiasts, this book offers a wealth of knowledge and insight into the Baroque to Romantic era composers. "The Great German Composers" serves as a tribute to the musical genius profiles of these extraordinary individuals, highlighting their contributions to the classical music canon.
THAWZEN Moments
THAWZEN Moments: Autoethnographic Piano Teaching and Learning Stories is a collection of 46 vignettes, digitally edited photographs, poems, and reflective-reflexive narratives about children's imaginative, creative, and magical lifeworlds of exploring music and piano playing.There are many ways of learning to play the piano, THAWZEN different ways of re/imagining music. There are many stories to share with you, never-ending questions to explore together. The stories included in this book are our happy piano play, our shared musical journeys in re/creating more meaningful and joyful piano teaching and learning experiences.
Dragon Tails, 15 Tales from the Dragon
Dragon Tails This is a collection by Sandrey & Sellers, a mix of stories, legends and ballads. Ramblings Two, by Carolyn, is also in the works, and will be out shortly. I have been blowing my horn as of late. These songs reflect the lessons of life put to music. 1. A Bud-to Bud friendship and fellowship with an adventure of sea.2. Competitive opportunities, power, drive, and ambition to stay on top 3. It is time to be answering those delicate questions of the wandering heart 4. A sailor needs to be mustering up courage at sea and learn the ropes on how to survive.5. Having a dream-like imagination with an inspiring artistic spirit 6. Unique adventures and discoveries to foreign lands and shores 7. Our Uncle Sam's double standards and fake news8. A tender of togetherness, love, companionship and acceptance 9. One can still be grounded in life without losing the spirit of music and "awe"10. Another know it all mentality of bullship, self-aggrandization and stupidity 11. His out-of-control habit, drug addiction and complete loss of ambition 12. Mrs. Baur's loveable monkeys shouldn't have gotten wet. They're still with her. 13. Visiting by-gone days of youthful passion with moments of unfulfilled love14. Having the fear of dying and of not having enough. Money saved up for retirement. "Watch out for the bears"!15. Presenting a foolish imaginary self-filling teenage love crazeI hope that this book can inspire the reader. The next book out will be "Under A Sapphire Moon" A Collection of Love Songs.
Mariachi in the Twenty-First Century
This Element contributes to the interdisciplinary study of mariachi, especially in the United States, by focusing on two areas that have yet to receive substantive academic attention: philanthropy and museum studies. In 2011, UNESCO included mariachi music on its list of expressions of intangible cultural heritage.
Mariachi in the Twenty-First Century
This Element contributes to the interdisciplinary study of mariachi, especially in the United States, by focusing on two areas that have yet to receive substantive academic attention: philanthropy and museum studies. In 2011, UNESCO included mariachi music on its list of expressions of intangible cultural heritage. While it is undoubtedly true that mariachi is in many ways intangible, this downplays expressions of its rich material culture and the work of scholars to research mariachi history beyond an emphasis on musical performance. The first section considers mariachi collecting and philanthropy in the US, especially the efforts of Edward E. Marsh and Chris Strachwitz. The second section examines the first major mariachi history museum/exhibit in the US, managed by the Mariachi Scholarship Foundation and housed at Southwestern College in California. Finally, some open areas for research are proposed and appendices concerning mariachi studies in the US are provided.
Nutritional and Health Benefits of Indigenous Fruits
Malnutrition especially undernutrition will continue to be a public health problem in developing countries. In rural areas, stunting, anaemia, iron, and vitamin A deficiency are among the most prevalent nutritional problems in public health. Tanzania and India are rich in varieties of indigenous fruits which contain macro and micro nutrients with a good pack of phytochemicals. Indigenous fruits contain lots of dietary fibre which has a positive effect association with weight loss. On the other hand, phytochemicals present in indigenous fruits fight against chronic diseases. Studies have shown the nutrients in baobab, tamarind, jamun and smelly berry could be enough to alleviate macro and micronutrient deficiency. In addition phytochemicals such as polyphenol antioxidants are compounds which contain positive biological effects towards health promotion. Antioxidant-mediated biological role of against chronic diseases. These phytochemicals contain antinematodal, anticancer, antimicrobial, molluscicidal, antifungal, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, antiviral and anti-inflammatory. This book is written with expertise in Food and Nutrition to remind people of the nutritional and health benefits
The Invisible Force of Music
The Invisible Force of Music' is not just a guide; it's a journey to discovering one's true artistic capabilities and connecting with the mystical dimension of music. It's a must-read for anyone eager to explore the deeper realms of musical art and its impact on humanity​​. Barry Goldstein, Multi Award Winning Composer, Producer and Best-Selling Author Paulina's profound insights and compelling exploration inspire a journey to rediscover the authentic essence of artistic creation and invite us to explore, through it, the deeper purpose of our existence.Aline Champion 1st Violin, Berliner Philharmoniker Professor, Geneva Music University Director, Villars Music Academy Psychotherapist (HP)With an inspiring and practical style, Derbez brings us closer to the invisible force in music, always anchored in specific, practical exercises This is without doubt an indispensable book for musicians and music educators alike. Dr. Miguel Angel Cano, Coordinator of the master's program in pedagogy at the School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC). The Invisible Force of Music addresses the implicit need for a transformation of music teaching with an impact on performing on stage. At the same time, it places an emphasis on the invisible force that lives and breathes in music, proposing a new way of releasing that power in a live performance. In this way, music is not merely a form of entertainment but an opportunity for transformation. This book offers the reader practical exercises, based on scientific research, with a focus on the balance between mind, heart and body as the key to a powerful and effective daily music practice and stage performance. It is an invitation to discover your true artistic self.Paulina Derbez is a violinist, author, and educator. She has performed, conducted workshops, delivered lectures, and held masterclasses in countries such as Japan, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Derbez earned her master's degree in music pedagogy from the Escola Superior de M繳sica de Catalunya and is a certified mentor in HeartMath by the HeartMath Institute. She is the founder of the Conscious Musician Program, the president of the Mexican Network of Healthy Conservatories, and a member of the scientific committee of the 2023 International Symposium on Performance Science. Derbez has received international awards and recognition for her work. For more information and testimonials, please visit www.paulinaderbez.com.
The Velvet Underground
Though The Velvet Underground were critically and commercially unsuccessful in their time, in ensuing decades they have become a constant touchstone in art rock, punk, post-punk, indie, avant pop and alternative rock. In the 1970s and 80s Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico produced a number of works that traveled a path between art and pop. In 1993 the original band members of Reed, Cale, Morrison and Tucker briefly reunited for live appearances, and afterwards Reed, Cale and briefly Tucker, continued to produce music that travelled the idiosyncratic path begun in New York in the mid-1960s. The influence of the band and band members, mediated and promoted through famous fans such as David Bowie and Brian Eno, seems only to have expanded since the late 1960s. In 1996 the Velvet Underground were in inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, demonstrating how far the band had traveled in 30 years from an avant-garde cult to the mainstream recognition of their key contributions to popular music. In these collected essays, Pattie and Albiez present the first academic book-length collection on The Velvet Underground. The book covers a range of topics including the band's relationship to US literature, to youth and cultural movements of the 1960s and beyond and to European culture - and examines these contexts from the 1960s through to the present day.
Kaiso 4 Kids
The word 'kaiso' is an acclamation, like Bravo! Rooted in African customs, the word was used to express satisfaction about powerful expression of literary and performing art. The Caribbean is the birthplace of Calypso. In fact, since Calypso landed on the West, following the atrocious journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic, it has been one of the most potent forms of expressions. This book is meant to introduce kaiso to the a generation.
Ubuntu Fusion Music
*Ubuntu Fusion Music received a Certificate of Merit in the category Best History in Recorded Jazz at the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence* In exploring heterogeneous intersections between jazz, rock, ethnic, and world music, this book answers the question as to whether fusion represents a style on its own or whether it is the base for combining diverse music sources. Social, political, and geographical divides reflected in post-communist, capitalist, and third worlds, and in democratic and dictatorial regimes have compelled substantial changes in musicians' thinking. The book examines ethnic inspirations in American jazz, Slovak-American jazz, young French bands with diverse fusion identities, Hungarian and Czech progressive rock, Czech world music and brass bands, American psychedelic rock, Italian rock, and in a Romani-Slovak-Norwegian music project. New compositional and improvisational trends, and hybrid fusions in contemporary music embrace the African philosophy of ubuntu, which denotes feelings of mutual belonging free of prejudices against racial origins, social inequalities, or other cultural characteristics.
The Routledge Companion to Music and Modern Literature
Modern literature has always been obsessed by music. It cannot seem to think about itself without obsessing about music. And music has returned the favour. The Routledge Companion to Music and Modern Literature addresses this relationship as a significant contribution to the burgeoning field of word and music studies.
Topics in Musical Interpretation
This collection of essays seeks to remedy this deficit by illuminating ways in which today's curious musician - interested in probing beyond the dictates of a faintly-understood score - can engage more deeply and thoughtfully with the act of interpretation.
Beyond Trans
Discover the riveting life journey of Ash Jackson, an award-winning musician who turned her pain into powerful music. From her childhood dreams of fame, struggles with self-esteem, and experiences of bullying, to her pro wrestling career, battles with mental health, and remarkable courage in navigating her gender affirmation, her story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and redemption. Ash's music is more than an expression of art; it is a raw portrayal of her life, encapsulating themes of loneliness, love, and trauma. Yet, Ash's life is not solely confined to the realm of music. Her involvement in the anti-lockdown movement in Melbourne, and her subsequent defection and fallout are just some episodes of her multifaceted tale
Joy Notes
Embark on a transformative journey with Niobis Queiro's upcoming book, JOY NOTES: Balancing the Trauma with Triumph. This captivating masterpiece, penned by the celebrated motivational speaker, unveils Nio's remarkable life story, enriched with poignant insights drawn from her Near Death Experience. The book is a harmonious blend of personal anecdotes and interviews with accomplished women who have triumphed over health traumas. With a foreword by the iconic Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the empowering anthem "I Will Survive," JOY NOTES is set to be a symphony of resilience and empowerment. Through musical metaphors and the wisdom shared by these inspiring women, Niobis Queiro imparts lessons on navigating life's challenges with grace and finding joy in every triumph. Get ready to find the secrets to healing, resilience and triumph when you read JOY NOTES. Nio weaves a tapestry of inspiration drawn from her unique family history and Cuban American heritage. Through the highs and lows of her own health crises, she shares a compelling narrative that transcends the ordinary, encapsulating the transformative power of faith and the joy found in the universal language of music. In this uplifting journey, Nio invites readers to delve into her Near Death Experience, exploring the depths of despair and emerging stronger through the guiding light of faith and the cathartic joy found in music.This unique memoir chronicles Nio's personal journey and features interviews with accomplished women who have faced health traumas and emerged victorious. Their stories, interwoven with musical metaphors, offer a symphony of wisdom and lessons learned. With a foreword by Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the empowering anthem "I Will Survive," the book promises a harmonious blend of empowerment and motivation. Published by Two Sisters Writing and Publishing(R), a women-owned enterprise specializing in "against the odds success stories," JOY NOTES is not just a book; it's a testament to the strength within every woman to power through life's challenges and succeed with joy.Niobis Queiro's motivational speaking career has touched countless lives, and JOY NOTES is a testament to her mission of empowering women personally and professionally. Her unwavering faith serves as a guiding force, allowing her to persevere through life's pain. Delving into the transformative power of music, Nio shares how she finds joy in all genres, from the depths of despair to the exuberance of dancing and singing words of praise and gratitude.
Joy Notes
Embark on a transformative journey with Niobis Queiro's upcoming book, JOY NOTES: Balancing the Trauma with Triumph. This captivating masterpiece, penned by the celebrated motivational speaker, unveils Nio's remarkable life story, enriched with poignant insights drawn from her Near Death Experience. The book is a harmonious blend of personal anecdotes and interviews with accomplished women who have triumphed over health traumas. With a foreword by the iconic Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the empowering anthem "I Will Survive," JOY NOTES is set to be a symphony of resilience and empowerment. Through musical metaphors and the wisdom shared by these inspiring women, Niobis Queiro imparts lessons on navigating life's challenges with grace and finding joy in every triumph. Get ready to find the secrets to healing, resilience and triumph when you read JOY NOTES. Nio weaves a tapestry of inspiration drawn from her unique family history and Cuban American heritage. Through the highs and lows of her own health crises, she shares a compelling narrative that transcends the ordinary, encapsulating the transformative power of faith and the joy found in the universal language of music. In this uplifting journey, Nio invites readers to delve into her Near Death Experience, exploring the depths of despair and emerging stronger through the guiding light of faith and the cathartic joy found in music.This unique memoir chronicles Nio's personal journey and features interviews with accomplished women who have faced health traumas and emerged victorious. Their stories, interwoven with musical metaphors, offer a symphony of wisdom and lessons learned. With a foreword by Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the empowering anthem "I Will Survive," the book promises a harmonious blend of empowerment and motivation. Published by Two Sisters Writing and Publishing(R), a women-owned enterprise specializing in "against the odds success stories," JOY NOTES is not just a book; it's a testament to the strength within every woman to power through life's challenges and succeed with joy.Niobis Queiro's motivational speaking career has touched countless lives, and JOY NOTES is a testament to her mission of empowering women personally and professionally. Her unwavering faith serves as a guiding force, allowing her to persevere through life's pain. Delving into the transformative power of music, Nio shares how she finds joy in all genres, from the depths of despair to the exuberance of dancing and singing words of praise and gratitude.
Girl in the 419
"The Girl in the 419" is more than a collection of poems; it is a heartfelt confession, alove letter to the one who resides in Ankit's heart-a place known only to him and hismuse. The book serves as an invitation to delve into the depths of his emotions, resonating with the beauty of a love that has chosen silence over words. AnkitSingh's poetry is a blend of longing and acceptance, a tender reflection of love'sbittersweet dichotomy, offering readers a poignant journey through time andemotions.
Hospital Costs
The Brazilian state has thousands of hospital institutions of various sizes and corporate arrangements. In many cities, only one of these units is responsible for providing uninterrupted health care. According to the Federal Constitution, health is a fundamental right. Considering the social relevance that these organizations represent, and given that they are all companies. The need arises for a management analysis. The purpose of accounting science is to measure a company's financial and economic capacity and it uses a huge range of tools capable of clearly demonstrating the direction of a business. One of these tools is cost accounting. It is extremely important and widely used to manage expenses. Due to their complexity, hospitals are expensive and so this study aims to contribute to the formulation of a cost methodology for this sector based on understanding and managing the resources consumed by these institutions.
Making it up as you go Along
Built on a series of light-hearted Facebook accounts of his time in the music business, 'Making it up as you go Along' is the story of Bill MacCormick's journey through the outer reaches of the music business in the 1960s and 70s. Brought up on an early teenage musical diet of Beethoven, Brahms, the Beatles, Stax, and Tamla Motown, an accidental meeting with Robert Wyatt and the newly formed Soft Machine transformed his world view. Now, radically influenced by the Softs, the Mothers of Invention, Stravinsky, and Charlie Mingus, it describes his first faltering steps to musical anonymity with school friend and psychedelic guitar titan, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, and their school band, Pooh and the Ostrich Feather. An 'accidental' bass player with failed prog rock combo Quiet Sun, he somehow survived to play, sometimes tour, and record with: Robert Wyatt in Matching Mole and on his album 'Ruth is Stranger than Richard'; Se簽or Manzanera on his solo albums 'Diamond Head', 'Listen Now' and 'K-Scope';with a briefly re-formed Quiet Sun on their album 'Mainstream'; on two Brian Eno albums; with the short-lived 801 which spawned the highly acclaimed 801 Live album; and finally with the doomed and doom-laden Random Hold whose guitarist, David Rhodes, later worked (and works) extensively with Peter Gabriel.On the way, the book touches on the social and political issues which influenced the lyrics he and his late brother, and author of 'Revolution in the Head', Ian MacDonald, contributed to Phil Manzanera's 70s albums. It contains pen portraits and, sadly for some, the obituaries of several musicians Bill met along the way: Phil Miller, Dave MacRae, Hugh Hopper, Gary Windo, Francis Monkman, Lloyd Watson, David Ferguson and more. And, in appendices too numerous to mention, you may enjoy the press coverage, good and bad, the various projects generated.
Pathologies in Construction Works
Construction in Brazil has been growing in such a way that quantity is often more important than quality. Most of the buildings being constructed today are starting to show pathologies before the minimum expected period, reducing the performance and useful life of the structure. Professionals specialising in pathologies have the task of analysing pathological manifestations by gathering the necessary information for a diagnosis, in which they hypothesise the possible causes of a pathology. This work aims to compare pathologies found in newly delivered buildings with structures that have been in use for years by analysing the causes and effects of pathological manifestations found in the structure.
Synthetic banana seeds
Banana growing is an activity of great social and economic importance in Brazil, which ranks fifth in world production. The production of synthetic seeds has become promising for micropropagation and in vitro conservation. The aim of this work was to analyse the conversion and growth of banana 'Prata-an瓊' clone Gorutuba micro-sprouts from synthetic seeds in MS culture medium and vermiculite, testing different substrates and concentrations of BAP (6-benzylaminopurine) associated with ANA (naphthalene acetic acid) in the constitution of its capsule. The micro-sprouts were immersed in a sodium alginate matrix (3%) and dripped into a CaCl2. 2H2O solution (100 mM) for complexation and then into a KNO3 solution (100 mM) for decomplexation. The experimental design was entirely randomised in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme (substrate x BAP concentrations), containing different substrates (MS culture medium and vermiculite) and different concentrations of BAP (2.22; 4.44; 6.66; 8.88 and 13.32 μmol L-1) associated with ANA (naphthalene acetic acid) 0.54 μmol L-1, totalling 10 treatments, with 4 replicates, each replicate containing 5 seeds.
Value Stream Mapping applied to the plastic packaging industry
When we realize the need to be more competitive in a dynamic market, understanding the value of what we produce is essential so that we can optimize every cost and make our product even more valuable and important to our customers. In this way, Value Stream Mapping applied to the Plastic Packaging industry demonstrates the results obtained through the study of a product family. Bearing in mind that VSM presented very satisfactory results, it is worth remembering that this tool can be applied to any business segment as long as everyone involved is engaged. The author continues to improve his studies on the subject.
Lyrics to Amuse Volume 1
Graham Earnshaw is a publisher and media businessman who has spent most of his career in the China world. But throughout, he has been writing songs, while also recording them and playing them live to anyone who will listen. The topics addressed in his song lyrics range from drinking tea to life and death, and raising a smile is clearly a priority with many of them. There are more than 100 lyrics collected here, plus two extended humorous poem sagas. Recordings of most of these songs are available on the main global music streaming platforms.
Authenticity in the Music of Video Games
Lind explores gamers' relationship to the concept of authenticity, from historical realism to the structuring of expectations and its resulting impact on emotional engagement. The result is a complex web of interactions between sound and the visuals, story, and mechanics of the game.
