Olde School Jazz for Today's College Class

Olde School Jazz for Today's College Class
Author: Ronald M. Parker M.A.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008-11-12
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1462831745

This creative communication tool is written to provide family-friendly, non-threatening, no-nagging aphorisms, reminders, recommendations, and subtle messages for the young adult who is attending college, in the military, or leaving for other destinations.

Metronome

Metronome
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1961
Genre: Band music
ISBN:

Soul Jazz

Soul Jazz
Author: Bob Porter
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2016-11-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1524547859

Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz.

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Cancer
ISBN: 9780340978504

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Jazz Improvisation (Revised)

Jazz Improvisation (Revised)
Author: David Baker
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457426094

Jazz Improvisation focuses on the communicative and technical aspects of improvisation and makes an excellent resource for both pros and aspiring improvisers. Assimilate and execute chord progressions, substitutions, turn arounds and construct a melody and jazz chorus.

A Life of Gratitude

A Life of Gratitude
Author: Robert D. Snater
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-05-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1450093736

Book Summary: In this fascinating autobiography, years in the making, Robert D. Snater tells his personal story of his acquired German-Dutch heritage, raised by a single mother during the Great Depression and World War II in the small town of Ackley, in east-central Iowa. Relive your own youthful experiences while enjoying the adventures of the author and his friends. Follow his expanding horizons while attending Drake University and the discouraging realities he encountered in the early stages of his career. But witness his sustained and persistent nature that determined the direction of his life. A good marriage and family life helped in maintaining a wholesome and balanced career. Finally, learn of his challenging and rewarding experiences during his thirty-plus years in the field of education. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 traces his early years. Book 2 describes his professional life as an educator. The first half of his career tells his climb from a discouraging beginning to a very satisfying and rewarding conclusion. His leap into school administration followed years of night school and summer schools to obtain a Masters degree in School Administration. A most challenging career followed. His interest in organization and curriculum development will provide food for thought. Finally, he finished a Specialist degree that enabled him to serve as superintendent of schools. He ended his career with the satisfaction of a job well done.