Playing at the Border

Playing at the Border
Author: Joanna Ho
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780062994547

The New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, delivers a poignant picture book biography about the musician Yo-Yo Ma, immigration, and using music to build bridges. Joanna Ho's lyrical writing and Teresa Martinez's vibrant art weave together to tell an inspiring story of Yo-Yo Ma, who challenges conventions, expectations, and beliefs in order to build bridges to unite communities, people, and cultures. A beautiful picture book biography to enjoy and share in the home and the classroom. Before Yo-Yo Ma became one of the most renowned and celebrated cellists, he wanted to play the double bass. But it was too big for his four-year-old hands. Over time, Ma honed his amazing talent, and his music became a reflection of his own life between borders, cultures, disciplines, and generations. Since then, he has recorded over a hundred albums, won nineteen Grammy Awards, performed for eight American presidents, and received the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just to name a few accomplishments. Staying true to himself, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande on April 13, 2019, as part of his multi-continent "Bach Project" tour to prove a point--through music, we can build bridges rather than walls between different cultures.

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma
Author: Richard Worth
Publisher: Infobase Learning
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1438145047

Profiles the life and career of Asian American cellist, Yo-Yo Ma.

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma
Author: Jim Whiting
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-08-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0313344868

Musician and composer.

The Ancient Music of Ireland

The Ancient Music of Ireland
Author: Edward Bunting
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486413761

This invaluable collection of Irish song is enriched by a 100-page preface and followed by 151 Irish airs arranged for piano, with songs' Irish names, authors, and dates of composition.

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma
Author: Susan Ashley
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004-07-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780836854978

Explores the life and career of the world-renowned cellist who has won sixteen Grammy awards.

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Knots in My Yo-Yo String
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Publisher: Ember
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1998-04-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0679887911

Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! "A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor's edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence" --The Washington Post From first memories through high school, including first kiss, first punch, first trip to the principal's office, and first humiliating sports experience, this is not merely an account of a highly unusual childhood. Rather, like Spinelli's fiction, its appeal lies in the accessibility and universality of his life. Entertaining and fast-paced, this is a highly readable memoir-- a must-have for Spinelli fans of all ages.

Contemporary Cello Etudes

Contemporary Cello Etudes
Author: Mike Block
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540021270

(Berklee Guide). Learn the contemporary techniques and practices of the modern cello. The collection is a vital exploration of 21st-century cello techniques that every contemporary cellist should know when playing music outside of the standard classical repertoire. By exploring techniques such as chopping, pizzicato, improvisation, chords, ornaments, modes, polyrhythmic playing, and more, you will be prepared to play in a variety of contexts, including folk, rock, funk, jazz, world music and accompanying yourself while singing. Compiled and edited by Mike Block, this volume of etudes contains pieces composed by: Ashley Bathgate * Mike Block * Stephen Braun * Rufus Cappadocia * Rushad Eggleston * Erik Friedlander * Eugene Friesen * Natalie Has * Giovanni Sollima * Mark Summer * Jacob Szekley * Matt Turner * Jeffrey Zeigler.

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma
Author: Jeanne Nagle
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766078930

The famed Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma was a music prodigy, performing for paying audiences at the tender age of five. Ma has built a career on the exploration of many types of music and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Through engaging narrative, full-color photos, and thoughtful direct quotations, readers of this biography will be inspired by Ma’s never-ending drive to stretch the boundaries of his creativity.

Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma

Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma
Author: Ai-Ling Louie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Cellists
ISBN: 9780978746506

An illustrated children's biography of the world-famous cellist and his sister, a physician. Full-color. Grades K-5