Designed specifically for university-level study, Moving Notation will benefit students and teachers of both dance and music, offering a complete introduction to the theory and practice of musical rhythm and elementary Labanotation. Performing Arts Studies aims to provide stimulating resource books of both a practical and philosophical nature for teachers and students of the performing arts: music, dance, theatre, film, radio, video, oral poetry, performance art, and multi-media forms.

A beginner-friendly study of chess openings and how you can use your first moves to your advantage Are you feeling frustrated that you’re losing your chess game in the first few moves? Do you want to learn the best strategies for a checkmate? In this accessible book, chess master I. A. Horowitz details how to step up your chess game. He outlines the principles and concepts of opening play, discussing the popular attack and defense openings—including the queen’s gambit, the Sicilian defense, the French defense, and many more— and breaks down their individual moves and grand plans. He also shows the tactical forte of each move and how it ties up with the overall strategical idea. Perfect for people who just learned the rules of chess or more advanced players who want to gain some strategy, How to Win in the Chess Openings will give you the tools you need to win your next game.

British dancer and choreographer Margaret Morris devised this method of dance notation, a written language of choreography, for her students. Going far beyond the familiar foot placement diagrams, her system includes hand positions, facial expressions, and more. In the introduction, Morris states "My notation is not only for recording dances and ballets, but for recording any form of voluntary human movement." The book even begins with a diagram on the title-page transcribing in written notation the author's seated position in the frontispiece portrait of herself opposite.

This book features the very best of Dan Heisman's multi-award winning chess column Novice Nook and is full of valuable instruction, insight and practical advice on a wide range of key chess subjects.

Every intellectual person want and loves to play chess and have long competitive championships with other chess loves. Features pages for 100 matches, sections include event/tournament, date, round, board, section, opening, player name/team, result, timing control pairing no, score log sheet (record the moves go up to move 50). We stand for quality and want you to have the best writing experience with our notebook. Get this great Chess Score Log Book that you can use and read until you become a chess master! Grab a copy now! Kws: chess scorebook, chess notation book, chess notation, chess notation books, chess notebook, chess moves, chess recording book, chess notation books

One of the game's most admired and respected writers guides you through 62 masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess. Each game provides a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described with chess diagrams and Chernev's lively and illuminating notes. The games – by chess greats such as Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker and Petrosian – are instructive for chess players of all levels. The games turn theory into practice, showing the reader how to attack and manoeuvre to control the board. Chernev runs through the winning strategies, suggests alternative tactics and celebrates the finesse of winning play. This is not only a book of 62 instructive chess games, but also 62 beautiful games to cherish.

Chess openings are the most important part of every novices journey and the most fun. The most common and important openings are presented in an easy-to-use format with large, frequent diagrams showing every position along with clear explanations of the goals, objectives, and concepts behind the moves. No other book so perfectly presents the openings in a manner so easy to learn and use. 176 pages.