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

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.

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.

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.

When his spaceship accidentally leaves him behind, E.T. is stranded on Earth. A boy named Elliott finds him, and their adventures begin. Now younger readers can experience the story of E.T. for the first time, and parents can relive the magic all over again. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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.

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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 roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of circus scenes.From the work of an unknown Indian artist to Francisco de Goya y Lucientes,Georges Seurat,Marc Chagall,and others, each artist's vision and interpretation of the circus is unique.Some artists,such as Reginald March in Pip and Flip and John Steuart Curry in the Flying Codona,depict the drama and excitement traditionally associated with circus acts.Other artists,such as edward Hopper in Soir Bleu and Max Beckmann in Acrobat on Trapeze,were more unconventional in their view of the circus and use it as a means to conver the horror and despair they felt about war. To see through the eyes of many of the world's greatest painters is to see with the imagination as well.Circu in the LOOKING AT PANTINGS series is a book that inspires young readers to ob

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 Seascapes,Peggy Roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of the sea and its surroundings.The paintings are as varied as the weather on the oceans of the world.From a seventeenth-century painting that shows the great warrior Ulysses entering a harbor during the Trojan War to paintings from the twentieth century showing the sea as a destructive force that is never truly mastered,each artist's vision and interpretation of the sea is unique.Respect for the power of the ocean is the only constant. 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 series is a book that inspires young readers to observe their world and to use their imagination to see like a

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

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