Spirited Wind Playing

Spirited Wind Playing
Author: Kim Walker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253024994

“The book emphasizes a rich combination of factors . . . for a musical performer to succeed in a lifelong career.” —Peter Schoenbach, Ph.D Peppered with tips, helpful hints, and personal anecdotes to illustrate real-life application, this performance guide is essential for any wind player interested in taking his or her virtuosity to the next level. Internationally renowned bassoonist Kim Walker has compiled into one book the teachings and exercises that have made her known as an expert on bassoon performance, practice, and instruction. From basics like posture, breathing techniques, and articulation to a survey of the performance practices of key woodwind and brass masters, Walker includes an analysis of each technique along with images and exercises that present the mechanics of each method.

Spirit of the Wind

Spirit of the Wind
Author: Chris Pierson
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Dragons
ISBN: 9780786911745

Kronn-alin Thistleknot and his sister Catt travel to Abanasinia to stop the dragon Malystryx from destroying Kendermore.

Octavia Hill

Octavia Hill
Author: Octavia Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1928
Genre: Housing
ISBN:

Spirited Wind Playing

Spirited Wind Playing
Author: Kim Walker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780253024848

Peppered with tips, helpful hints, and personal anecdotes to illustrate real-life application, this performance guide is essential for any wind player interested in taking his or her virtuosity to the next level. Internationally renowned bassoonist Kim Walker has compiled into one book the teachings and exercises that have made her known as an expert on bassoon performance, practice, and instruction. From basics like posture, breathing techniques, and articulation to a survey of the performance practices of key woodwind and brass masters, Walker includes an analysis of each technique along with images and exercises that present the mechanics of each method.

Spirited Waters

Spirited Waters
Author: Jennifer Hahn
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-03-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 089886917X

* Mixes adventure travel with natural history in this solo kayaking adventure * Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage. Hahn's adventures include dramatic encounters with animals and heartwarming experiences with coastal characters. Much more than a memoir, Spirited Waters is a remarkable blend of adventure travel, natural history, and personal challenge.

The Art of Spirited Away

The Art of Spirited Away
Author: Hayao Miyazaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2002-08-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781569317778

The Art of Spirited Away collects colour illustrations of Spirited Away for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the new animated film from the director of Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke. Large-size, hardcover coffee-table book featuring artwork from the renowned animated film, Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Features commentary, colour stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language script.

Spirited Oasis

Spirited Oasis
Author: Jeannette Hanby
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1525576291

When two curious biologists seek a new home in a remote part of Tanzania called Mangola, they find adventures in abundance. They are greeted with dramatic scenery, red-dust whirlwinds, a lush oasis, bad roads, and a striking cast of colorful characters. This fascinating memoir about an intrepid, homesteading couple tells the story of the people they met—foragers, herders, farmers, anthropologists, government officials, and tourists. With humor, pathos and vivid illustrations, they show how they survived and flourished by learning the ways of their fellow pioneer villagers.