Author: Ronald M. Parker M.A. Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462831745 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 240
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This creative communication tool is written to provide family-friendly, non-threatening, no-nagging aphorisms, reminders, recommendations, and subtle messages for the young adult who is attending college, in the military, or leaving for other destinations.
Author: Bob Porter Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1524547859 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 301
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Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz.
Author: Floyd Levin Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520234634 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 362
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"Floyd Levin's half-century collection of reportage, reviews and recollections are an irreplaceable and totally enjoyable trove of writing about the vibrancy, past and still-present, of traditional American jazz."—Charles Champlin, author of Back There Where the Past Was "I've known Floyd and his wife Lucille for more than fifty years. Floyd's book is a colorful, intimate account of his lifelong love affair with jazz. I'm especially fascinated when he writes about his personal encounters with some of the jazz legends of the Century. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned about jazz - its present, its past, and his evolution."—Milt Hinton "Floyd Levin's dedicated and unselfish life-long work for the cause of jazz has illuminated many a corner that would otherwise have remained in the dark. All who care about the music are in his debt. Classic Jazz, like Floyd himself, is a classic."—Dan Morgenstern, Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University "What a rich, passionate and human book this is! Drawing on fifty years of devotion to classic, New Orleans jazz and the artists who performed it, Floyd Levin brilliantly weaves anecdotal material, primary research, intimate personal observations, and analyses to create an historical goldmine of the music's evolution in New Orleans and on the West Coast. In rendering portraits of legendary musicians in such a beautifully moving, honest way, he offers not just standard history, but a strong sense of the emotional core of the music as well."—Steve Isoardi, co-author of Central Avenue Sounds
Author: David Baker Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457426094 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 136
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Jazz Improvisation focuses on the communicative and technical aspects of improvisation and makes an excellent resource for both pros and aspiring improvisers. Assimilate and execute chord progressions, substitutions, turn arounds and construct a melody and jazz chorus.
Author: Robert D. Snater Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1450093736 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 252
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Book Summary: In this fascinating autobiography, years in the making, Robert D. Snater tells his personal story of his acquired German-Dutch heritage, raised by a single mother during the Great Depression and World War II in the small town of Ackley, in east-central Iowa. Relive your own youthful experiences while enjoying the adventures of the author and his friends. Follow his expanding horizons while attending Drake University and the discouraging realities he encountered in the early stages of his career. But witness his sustained and persistent nature that determined the direction of his life. A good marriage and family life helped in maintaining a wholesome and balanced career. Finally, learn of his challenging and rewarding experiences during his thirty-plus years in the field of education. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 traces his early years. Book 2 describes his professional life as an educator. The first half of his career tells his climb from a discouraging beginning to a very satisfying and rewarding conclusion. His leap into school administration followed years of night school and summer schools to obtain a Masters degree in School Administration. A most challenging career followed. His interest in organization and curriculum development will provide food for thought. Finally, he finished a Specialist degree that enabled him to serve as superintendent of schools. He ended his career with the satisfaction of a job well done.
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