Kickstart Music Early Years (3-5 Years)


Book Description

Revised edition by David Wheway, of the ever popular Kickstart Music series. Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music, Kickstart Music Early Years is a complete activity pack for under-fives. Bursting with inspiring music ideas, it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject and will appeal to teachers with little confidence in teaching music, as well as broaden the repertoire of music specialists. Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge, Kickstart Music Early Years is a step-by-step, no nonsense guide to confident, effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements such as rhythm, composition, listening, playing and singing. Kickstart Music Early Years can be used in a variety of ways and suits holistic, flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try, but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time. Other books in the new A&C Black music series include Kickstart Music 1 (5-7 year-olds), Kickstart Music 2 (7-9 year-olds) and Kickstart Music 3 (9-11 year-olds)




The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Indexes


Book Description

Provides information on a range of popular music genres, including rock, pop, jazz, folk, blues, heavy metal, techno, R & B, reggae, and hip-hop. This biographical encyclopedia contains a name index, an index of song titles, and bibliographies by artist and subject. Expanded to ten volumes, the new edition contains 6,000 new entries and extensive revisions and updates throughout, yielding 50% more material than the 1998 Third Edition. In addition to a fully revised 10 volume hardcover edition, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music will go online in 2007 as a regularly updated subscription product that will be interactive with Grove Music Online.




Fashion & Music


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This book will broaden readers’ understanding of the links between the music and fashion industries. It highlights the challenges currently facing the fashion industry in terms of hyper-competition, definition of ever-faster trends, changing consumer demands etc. In fact, the fashion industry is heavily influenced by the digital revolution in the music industry, which has changed the face of individual music consumption and social reference, and therefore, also has impacts on fashion consumption and social reference. This understanding is crucial in order to realign any fashion company’s strategies to the demands of modern fashion consumers. In terms of content, the book first discusses the social perspective of fashion and music. This includes an analysis of music as a key influencer of fashion trends, both theoretically and on the basis of a case study on grunge music. Then the role of music in the fashion business is addressed, and covers in-store music and the role of music in fashion communication. Following up, the role of fashion in the music business is analyzed. This includes the trend of co-design of fashion collections, music artists’ role of differentiation by style, and the market for music fashion merchandise articles (both theoretically and drawing on a case study). In closing, potential lessons learned from the music industry are developed for the fashion industry. This includes an analysis of the digital revolution and the advent of the crowdfunding idea (both theoretically and in a case study).




Kickstart My Heart


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What happens when a rock star on the rise falls for an actress hiding an explosive secret? Kickstart My Heart is the first book in a brand new trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake. You’re in for a red-hot opposites attract romantic adventure filled with a swoonworthy bad boy, seedy Hollywood tales, lots of steam, and a couple determined to defy the odds! A rock star on the rise. I might have been born and raised in a motorcycle club, but until my father and MC prez calls me home, the guitar is my mistress, my band is my temporary family and fame is my drug of choice. I wasn’t expecting Mallory. She provokes every one of my protective instincts. Anyone who tries to extinguish her spark will answer to my fists. Unfortunately, this is Hollywood where sleazeballs are crawling over each other to tarnish girls like Mallory. An actress on the run. With my father behind bars, I’m in control of my life for the first time. In search of stardom and a connection to my past, I escape across the country to the one place I can make my dreams come true. I wasn’t looking for love. Or even lust. But Chaser helps make me feel safe. And thanks to the dangerous secret I’m keeping, I need his protection even more than he knows. Off-the-charts chemistry. Hollywood, fame, and love don’t always mix, but we were made for each other. We’ll defy the odds—and the people trying to tear us apart. USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake invites you to follow her back in time. All the way back to 1989 in Kickstart My Heart, the first book in a brand new trilogy. Topics include: 1980s, 80s, eighties, romance, adventure, heavy metal music, Los Angeles, motorcycle clubs, rock stars, Hollywood actresses, casting couch, friendships, loyalty, family, mafia, criminal underworld




Song Starters


Book Description

With Song Starters, you'll spend more time creating and less time struggling to come up with ideas. Discover an endless supply of exciting, creative concepts that will launch song after song. Use the Starters to spark a brainstorm or set a series of notes in motion, get your feet dancing or fill your head with music. Listen to hit song examples as you work. All of the Starters are based on time-tested concepts used by hit songwriters, but you make them your own. 365 ways to fuel your songwriting creativity: - 183 lyric situations, characters, emotions, and title ideas - 45 ways to easily create music tracks to write to - 42 melody patterns, phrase ideas, and note rhythms - 17 contemporary chord progressions - 22 ways to rewrite a song using Song Starters ...plus a grab bag of 56 assorted whimsical, stimulating, inspiring launch pads for lyrics, melodies, and chords that will let you free your muse and write from your heart. With Song Starters, you'll never have to face another blank page.




Afraid of Everything


Book Description

What kind of scared are you? Find out in these fun horror stories for young readers based on a range of phobias from Arachnophobia to Zoophobia! These tales of fear, dread, risk, and doom contain all the classic elements of horror that young fans crave, without the gore. Features 26 terrifying short stories, each based on a different A-to-Z phobia and accompanied by a unique illustration. Also includes 11 bonus stories featuring art by Temmie Chang, Mariel Cartwright, and Ko Takeuchi, plus a section detailing the origins and developments of the stories and art.




Kick-Start Your Class


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The New York Times bestseller author of Dangerous Minds has a new way to engage students LouAnne Johnson's newest book is a collection of fun and simple educational icebreaker activities that get students excited and engaged from the very first minute of class. These activities are great to use with students at all levels, and many of the activities include variations and modifications for different groups. Research has shown that the use of icebreakers increases student motivation by creating an emotional connection between the student and school. In as little as five minutes, a creative icebreaker can engage students' brains, encourage critical thinking, and much more. Includes a fun-filled collection of icebreakers that get students thinking and keeps them engaged Written by LouAnne Johnson, a teacher and acclaimed author of eight books Contains ideas for promoting creativity, unifying the classroom community, preventing disruptive behavior, and creating positive attitudes towards school and learning No matter what your students' age group this book will give you the tools you need to create a classroom environment that promotes learning.







Kickstart Music 1 (5-7 Years)


Book Description

Revised edition of the ever-popular Kickstart Music series. Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music, Kickstart Music Book 1 is a complete activity pack for 5-7 year-olds. Bursting with inspiring music ideas, it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject and will appeal to teachers with little confidence in teaching music, as well as broaden the repertoire of music specialists. Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge, Kickstart Music Book 1 is a step-by-step, no nonsense guide to confident, effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements within sections on listening, rhythm, moving, pitch and sounds and invention, and includes opportunities for presenting and composition. Kickstart Music Book 1 can be used in a variety of ways and suits holistic, flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try, but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time. Other books in the Kickstart Music series include Kickstart Music Early Years (3-5 year-olds), Kickstart Music 2 (7-9 year-olds) and Kickstart Music 3 (9-11 year-olds).




iPhone 5 Kickstart


Book Description

Your full-color iPhone go-to guide Get started enjoying your iPhone’s powerful, versatile features quickly and easily! Loaded with crisp, full-color screenshots, this practical, visual guide focuses on the best ways to maximize your iPhone’s capabilities. Set up and customize your iPhone, manage contacts, access the web, take great photos, listen to music, find the best apps from iTunes, and so much more. Tips and Now You Know sidebars offer solutions to potential pitfalls and veteran insight helps you get even more out of this revolutionary device. See how it’s done with tons of color screenshots Make calls, browse the web, send/receive email, and find/play games Get productivity, entertainment, and strategy apps from the App Store Snap and share impressive photos Sync your iPhone 5 with other devices Set up iCloud for data storage and recovery