Anything you do regularly takes on layers of meaning. Running regularly certainly gives you time to think, and to find meaning in simple things and perhaps in things not so simple. In Simple Rhythms, Ray Charbonneau finds poetry in motion, the simple and basic motion of running.

(Guitar Method). Strum along with your favorite hits! This third edition is correlated to work with any guitar method book 1. The songs are presented in order of difficulty beginning with simple three- and four-note tunes and ending with songs that contain many chords, including seventh chords and barre chords. 20 songs in all: All Along the Watchtower * Hey, Soul Sister * Iris * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Learning to Fly * Love Me Do * Simple Man * Surfin' U.S.A. * That'll Be the Day * Wonderful Tonight * and more. The accompanying audio features every song recorded by a full band, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Learn to play traditional rhythms such as Bhangra beats and Chaal within minutes of picking up your drum! Keda's revolutionary Indian Drum Notation makes it easy for students, teachers, and composers to play the Dhol and enjoy its powerful, energetic sounds. This breakthrough in music-education makes this iconic drum accessible to musicians from all backgrounds and cultures. In this Read & Play course, easy to follow modules include Practice Exercises, Solo Pieces and Traditional Punjabi Rhythms.

"Beat to the Bongo: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing Bongo Drums" is an essential resource for anyone interested in learning how to play bongo drums. The book provides a detailed and comprehensive guide that covers everything from the history and cultural significance of bongo drums to the various techniques and rhythms used in different musical genres. The book is divided into 11 chapters that take you on a step-by-step journey, starting from the basics of bongo drumming and progressing to an intermediate or advanced level. The first few chapters introduce you to the anatomy of bongo drums, the proper sitting posture and hand placement, and basic strokes and techniques. As you move through the book, you'll learn more advanced techniques, complex rhythms, and syncopation, as well as tips for performing with bongo drums and building a career in the music industry as a professional bongo drummer. "Beat to the Bongo" is a user-friendly and engaging guide that provides practical tips, exercises, and insights to help you develop your bongo drumming skills. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced drummer looking to expand your skills, this book is an indispensable resource that will help you achieve your musical goals.

(Meredith Music Resource). A collection of short, graduated studies for teaching or learning to read rhythms. Exercises cover all fundamental rhythms, meters, and mixed meters. Ideal as a supplement or primary reading method. Useful for any instrument or voice.

I acknowledge a deep debt of gratitude to my coeditors: my wife Irene, and my friend and colleague Tom Draper. They have worked with diligence and insight to bring this work to completion. They have delegated the task of writing the Preface to me. As the scientific study of human development matures it is not only natural, but it is necessary to reach beyond understanding the ways humans develop capacities, to study the ways emerging capacities fit into the larger sphere of human undertakings. Music is one of the most significant of those endeavors. As I attend the several piano competitions that are on my agenda each year, and see children seated at the keyboard drawing forth the magnificent sounds of Bach, Chopin, and Ravel, I am always a little awed. Surely, it seems to me, the piano* is among the best of man's creations; the creative energies of great composers are among mankind's greatest expressions; and encouraging children to associate themselves seriously with both instrument and composer can be one of the great blessings to their young lives and, by association, to the larger society. Music touches the entire range of our lifespan on a daily basis. Involving chil dren with music and music training has high market, and common sense, validity. Parents understand intuitively that children will benefit, and their lives will be enriched, if they are influenced by music and music training.

Examines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have grown up within the literary tradition. He investigates these in order to explain the forms of English verse, and to show how rhythm and metre work as an essential part of the reader's experience of poetry.