In the Spotlight on Styles Collection, 21 original pieces by Catherine Rollin are gathered in one book to serve as an introduction to the distinctive styles of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Impressionist music. Each piece is accessible to the intermediate pianist and features elements that are stylistically characteristic of one of these four periods. Through this collection, students are offered a fulfilling musical experience as well as preparation for the study of the masterworks.

A superb resource for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, or audience entertainment. In a stage review, these short monologues can be indispensable. Warm, funny, and best of all -- real. Sixty characterisations for girls, boys or either. Any young person will relate to the topics of these scripts. And they will like them as performance material that is 'scare-free'.

Critically explore the central questions connected to music like what is it? how do we make it? and why do we love it? through carefully chosen readings by musicians, psychologists, philosophers, and others as Writing Music helps you learn to write vividly about music.

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes…and feeling them. The Music Lesson is the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part philosopher, part eccentric wise man, the teacher would guide the young musician on a spiritual journey, and teach him that the gifts we get from music mirror those from life, and every movement, phrase, and chord has its own meaning...All you have to do is find the song inside. “The best book on music (and its connection to the mystic laws of life) that I've ever read. I learned so much on every level.”—Multiple Grammy Award–winning saxophonist Michael Brecker