Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Lothian Children's Books ISBN: 0734415060 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 45
Book Description
'musical and haunting' Publisher's Weekly Paul is a dreamer, his head alive with rippling pianos, gentle violins and the smiles of Margaret, the one he loves. But in the cold light of day, Margaret snubs him at school, the piano has been sold, his father is battling to keep the farm, and dejected men are tramping the roads...looking for work, a sandwich, a cup of tea... No one has time for music or dreams. Then Eric the Red comes along. Eric the Red, with his silver flute, his knowing wink and boots held together with wire. Eric the Red, just a step ahead of the law. Eric the Red, who knows how to make a flute from a piece of bamboo... The Bamboo Flute is an evocative story of hardship, hope, respect and recognition, set during the Depression. Amongst many acclamations it has won the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year for Younger Readers.
Author: H. H. Lee Publisher: ISBN: 9781797008950 Category : Languages : en Pages : 58
Book Description
This book will teach you to play the dongxiao, the Chinese bamboo flute that is blown vertically. Likewise, the ways to choose and maintain a dongxiao, as well as its structure and key signatures will be introduced, whereas a number of sheet music will also be provided for practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the dongxiao and can play some simple songs by yourself.
Author: James Heneghan Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ISBN: 155498016X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 190
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When a flood kills eleven-year-old Andy Flynn's mother and stepfather, the only world he has ever known is gone and he is alone. Aunt Mona, whom he has never met, takes him to live with her in Halifax, on the opposite side of the country. During the flight, Aunt Mona tells him harshly that his father was not a war hero killed in battle, as Andy's mother led him to believe, but a no-good thief and drunk who is very much alive in Halifax. Andy is stunned, and as soon as they reach their destination, he runs away from his aunt to find his father. James Heneghan's remarkable gift for storytelling shines as strongly as ever in this moving and funny tale.
Author: Jon Kypros Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781508642107 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 46
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Jon Kypros took his experiences of teaching students from all over the world and concentrated them into this thorough guide on the fundamentals of playing the shakuhachi. You will find in-depth looks at key aspects of playing the shakuhachi, inventive exercises, high resolution photographs, and 28 folk songs in beautiful shakuhachi notation.Jon Kypros is one of the foremost teachers and makers of shakuhachi in The US with students worldwide. He is an expert of traditional Zen honkyoku shakuhachi music which he teaches to his students both in person and over live video chat.
Author: Lyon Leifer Publisher: ISBN: 9780976621904 Category : Bānsurī Languages : en Pages : 74
Book Description
This book is designed to offer a comprehensive beginning course in the technique of the north Indian keyless bamboo flute. Profusely illustrated with charts, exercises, photographs of playing positions and decorative material, the manual will enable a person to appropriate authentic raga materials and methods of development, as taught by the late master flutist and flutemaker, Shri Devendra Murdeshwar. Included are detailed explanations of the fundamentals of a number of essential topics in Hindustani music. These include the scalar system; the concept of raga; microtonalism; the system of teaching and learning; cyclical meter, and others.The included audio CD demonstrates all the notated examples and lessons included in the book, and also includes a full performance by Mr. Leifer of Raga Yemen, one of the ragas taught in the book.This manual will prove especially useful to players seeking to broaden their viewpoint and range of expression on the transverse flute ? an instrument which, in various forms, is played all over the world. Other students of Indian music may also find it useful for the compendious nature of the basic information offered on the music?s performance.Lyon Leifer began studying Indian music and bansuri in 1965, after obtaining a degree in flute from the Juilliard School and holding the second flute chair in the St. Louis Symphony. In addition to Devendra Murdeshwar, his flute teachers have included Julius Baker, Walfrid Kujala and Emil Eck. Mr. Leifer resides in the Chicago area where he is an active performer and teacher of both Western and Indian classical music. Appearances have taken him to venues ranging from New York?s Lincoln Center to the hall of the Shanghai Symphony, with appearances in any number of places in-between. His performances of raga music on the bansuri have been particularly welcomed by Indian audiences and press.
Author: Masayuki Koga Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781537003962 Category : Languages : en Pages : 70
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The extremely important core of music or even of our life is; expansion for freedom. Freedom to play music without chain or any restriction. In order to be free we need to open our mind and body. However it is easy to say but, it is difficult to do. Then how to open up our whole body depends on how steadly and concretely start and keep going forward to reach our goal step by step. That is about this book from my 50 years experience.We start from basic breathing, simple posture and gradually we check each part of the body some are visible (we say outer-muscles), some are difficult to see or touch (inner muscles) including organs like throat, inside mouth, diaphragm, and back-muscles. In order to check our whole body since we have around six hundred muscles (it is plenty), so we need to do gradually herefore, you could open and read this book wherever you feel comfortable (you don't have to start reading from first page; just open the book and enjoy that page.And when you feel start reading from the first page, then that is the time to organize your idea of managing the whole body. But don't force yourself because it is good to maintain the free-attitude for anything. Music Institute of America The Japanese Music Institute of America (JMI) was founded by Masayuki Koga in 1981 to introduce the highest quality of Japanese Classical music for Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) to the U.S. Since then, JMI has fostered the appreciation and study of traditional Japanese music. Each year JMI receives far more requests than it can possibly accommodate for low or non-fee supported performances from a variety of Japanese social, religious and cultural organizations. Generally, these requests fall into the category of: 1) Japanese seasonal celebrations, e.g. summer "obon," spring "cherry blossom"; 2) Buddhist/Shinto shrine anniversaries; 3) lecture/demonstrations, e.g. Stanford University and New York University in Eastcoast; and, 4) public festivals. Yearly audiences for the performances we are able to provide ranges from 2,500 to 6,000. The venues range from Mountain View's Japanese Community Center to the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival to Placerville's Buddhist Church east of Sacramento. Occasionally, as resources allow, other noted master musicians from Japan are invited and presented to the public at important locations ranging from Stanford University to the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.Locations of shakuhachi lessons:We have regular classes and rehearsals at Pine United Methodist Church in San Francisco ( 33rd Ave, S.F.) by Msayuki Koga. Also, at East Bay Center for Performing Arts in Richmond (339 11th St.) by Assistant instructor/ Jordan Simmons, in San Francisco by Assist. Instructors/ Alan Johnson and by/ Peter Frentzel as well. In Cupertino by / Masaru Koga. In Piedmont by / Tim Hamano, and at the Tayu Meditation Center in Sebastopol by Assist. Instructor/ Stuart Goodnick.For further information, contact: [email protected]
Author: Bret Pimentel Publisher: ISBN: 9780998806327 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
Woodwind Basics: Core concepts for playing and teaching flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone is a fresh, no-nonsense approach to woodwind technique. It outlines the principles common to playing all of the woodwind instruments, and explains their application to each one.The ideas in this book are critical for woodwind players at all levels, and have been battle-tested in university woodwind methods courses, private studios, and school band halls. Fundamental questions answered with newfound clarity include:- What should I listen for in good woodwind playing?- Why is breath support so important, and how do I do and teach it?- What is voicing? How does it relate to ideas like air speed, air temperature, and vowel shapes?- What things does an embouchure need to accomplish?- How can I (or my students) play better in tune?- What role does the tongue really play in articulation?- Which alternate fingering should I choose in a given situation?- How do I select the best reeds, mouthpieces, and instruments?- How should a beginner choose which instrument is the best fit?Woodwind Basics by Bret Pimentel is the new go-to reference for woodwind players and teachers.
Author: Hyelim Kim Publisher: ISBN: 9781032129037 Category : Taegŭm Languages : en Pages : 183
Book Description
"Tradition and Creativity in Korean Taegŭm Flute Performance describes the taegŭm as a representation of Korean culture in the contemporary world. Through the development and performance of creative works, this horizontal bamboo flute reflects both tradition and contemporary creativity. The first part of the book outlines the historical background of the taegŭm. The author illuminates the potential future of the Korean flute in a globalised world through the analyses of three musical works for taegŭm. The second part of the book draws on approaches of Practice Research within ethnomusicology and sociology to examine the ways in which the taegŭm tradition interacts with, and responds to, different genres in performance. Documenting collaborative encounters with musicians from three musical cultures: jazz, Western art and electroacoustic music, the result is an innovative exploration of the musical and social relationships between composers, performers and audiences in intercultural performances, contrasting traditional uses of the taegŭm with perspectives on its use today"--
Author: R. Carlos Nakai Publisher: Canyon Records Prod. ISBN: 9780786628988 Category : Flute Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A comprehensive instruction manual for learning to play the Native American flute, including information on tunings, fingerings, performance technique, tablature, style, history, standard notation, traditional ornaments, and a section on the care and maintenance of the flute. Also features sixteen transcriptions of songs from Nakai's recordings, and an analysis of his career as a recording artist and performer by the ethnomusicologist David P. McAllester.
Author: Garry Disher
Author: H. H. Lee
Author: James Heneghan
Author: Izumi Takeo
Author: Jon Kypros
Author: Lyon Leifer
Author: Masayuki Koga
Author: Bret Pimentel
Author: Hyelim Kim
Author: R. Carlos Nakai