Keyboard instruments have been at the forefront of music-making for centuries.Now, thanks to recent technological advances they are more affordable and readily available than ever before, inspiring thousands of would-be performers to take up the piano or electric keyboard every year. These beginners have widely differing musical tastes and ambitions, but they all share the need for a straightforward yet comprehensive tutor that will enable them to start playing as quickly and easily as possible. Learn to Play the Piano and Keyboard is just such a book: it offers advice on choosing a suitable instrument and shows--with the help of a wealth of diagrams and color photographs--the correct way to finger notes and chords. It also demonstrates how these elements can be combined to create simple, yet satisfying, melodies and accompaniments. Later chapters demystify the process of reading staff notation, and feature pieces and exercises in a range of styles (including classical, folk, and ragtime), while the book

BARBIE STARS AS Odette, the Swan Queen, in this simple, gorgeously illustrated retelling of the classic ballet. Girls will feel as though they have front-row seats to Barbie’s performance!

LOOKING AT PAINTINGS is a series of books designed to present many different painters' views of a single subject.Here is a visual feast of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Flowerd,Peggy Roflf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of flowers,From the work of Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo to twentieth-century artists such as Paul Klee and Henri Matisse,each person's vision and interpretation of flowers in unique.Some artists,such as Edouard Manet in Puik and Clematis in a Crystal Vase and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Spring Bouquet,present a more traditional and familiar view of flowers by painting them in a vase and by emphasizing the background as well as the blooms.An artist such as Georgia O'Keeffe,however,captures the more wild and tempestuous beauty of a flower in White Sweet Peas,whereas Rene Magritte in The Wrestler's Tomb focuses on a single bloom so closely that it becomes almost something other than

"The definitive guide to musical enjoyment" ( Forum )with over 1.5 million copies in print.

As you flip through the following pages, you will see Quasimodo swinging on the spire of the Notre Dame cathedral, just as he does in the movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Turn the book over and flip to see the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda acknowledge the crowd's applause.

A piano prodigy, Clara Schumann made her professional debut at the age of nine and had embarked on her first European concert tour by the time she was twelve. Clara charmed audiences with her soulful playing throughout her life. Music was a constant source of inspiration and support for this strong and resilient woman. After the death of her husband, Robert Schumann, Clara continued her brilliant career and supported their eight children. Clara Schumann's extraordinary story is supplemented with her letters and diary entries, some of which have never before been published in English. Gorgeous portraits and photographs show the members of Clara's famous musical community and Clara herself from age eight to seventy-six. Index, chronology.

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's Dubliners and the symbolism of Ulysses, and is essential to the understanding of the later work. The novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in Ulysses, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland. Written with a light touch,this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce's works.

Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: * Streamers by David Rabe * Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare * Wings by Arthur Kopit * Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by ChristopherDurang * Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley * The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney * Painting Churches by Tina Howe * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom byAugust Wilson Edited and with an introduction by Brooks McNamara.

They's gorgeous pals with lousy iobs and lots of free time,but not for sex (at least not with each other).At one point or another,though,they's seen each other naked in the shower.They just hang out at favorite java hut,Central Perk,or crash at Monica and Rachel's apartment.They're nothing if not…… 作者简介： Jea-Ha Kim is the pop-culture reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and has one New York Times bestseller under her belt.Kim received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and her M.S.from.Northwestern University,which Friends star David Schwimmer also attended.In a perfect world,she would meet a man who has Chandler's wit,Joey's looks,and Ross's kind heart.But she would settle for Brad Pitt.

Looking at paintings is a series of books designed to present many different painters'views of a single subject.Here is a visual feast of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Children,Peggy Roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of children.From the work of an unknown Egyptian artist to Peter Paul Rubens,John Singer Sargent,William H.Johnson,and others,each artist's vision and interpretation of chidren is unique.Some artists,such as Hans Holbein the Younger in Edward VI as a Cbild and Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez in his painting titled Portrait of the Infanta Margarita,Immortalize the offspring of powerful kings and queens.Others,such as Frank W.Benson in Calm Morning and Mary Cassatt in Children Playing on the Beach,capture the pleasures of children at play. To see through the eyes of many of the world's greatest painters is to see with the imagination as well.Cbildren in the LOOKING AT PAINTINGS serie

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) used horizontals and verticals in hisart, his preferred colours being yellow, red and blue. Throughouthis life, he applied these simple elements in his quest for"universal harmony". This book presents the work of this painterand art theoretician.

Looking at paintings is a series of books that presents many different painters' views of a single subject.Here is a visual of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Dancers,Peggy Roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of dancers.From the work of an unknown Roman artist to Brueghel,Degas,Toulouse-Lautrec,and others,each artist's vision and interpretation of the dance is singular.Henri Matisse,for example,expresses the powerful energy in a circle dance by using bold lines and three brilliant color in The Dance.Georges Seurat created a new way of painting,with thousands of flickering little dots instead of brush storkes ,in The Can-Can. To see through the eyes of the world's greatest painters is to see with the imagination as well.Dancers in the LOOKING AT PAINTINGS series is a book that will inspire young readers to observe their world and to use their imagination to see like a painter. 作者简介： PEGG