Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner Primer B Review

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(More customer reviews)My first pick for lesson book (for this age and level), is Bastien Piano Library (traditional) Primer Piano Lessons, Technic Lessons, and Theory Lessons (three orange books), but they are out of print and hard to come by. This is Bastien's 'modern' replacement for the Piano Library series.
It's full color and has great cartoons, but the songs don't sound like songs (not even to 5 year olds). They are repetitive and mundane. The older series does a better job of including familiar folk ditties and tunes into the primer level books so that the student feels like he or she is learning something "cool." In addition, the combination Theory and Technic and division of primer level into two separate primer levels A and B, lengthens the time it takes to learn the material. They do a good job teaching the required theory and technic, in a basic way, but the theory work is mostly dry (not fun) and students don't get enough note spelling work. This sets the stage for future problems if you don't know what you're dealing with.
A mediocre book, all in all- they just don't make things the way they used to! I'll keep ordering my "old" lesson books and waiting 9 weeks for delivery...

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The Bastien Piano Basics method is comprised of five completely correlated course books — PIANO, THEORY, PERFORMANCE, TECHNIC, and A LINE A DAY SIGHT READING. Bastien Piano Basics uses a gradual multi-key approach, with reading beginning in the C five-finger position. Five levels of carefully graded lesson material provide constant opportunities for reinforcing basic concepts. It's the smoothest, most heart-warming, most entertaining, most musical way to teach eager youngsters the joys of playing the piano. And comprehensive, page-by-page correlation makes Bastien Piano Basics remarkably easy to teach!

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Ballistic Missile Proliferation: The Politics and Technics (Sipri Monographs) Review

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(More customer reviews)Mr. Karp's book is a useful primer on key technologies a country must master in order to successfully develop a ballisitc missile. It also contains a wealth of historical anecdotes on the pratfalls and successes of past missile programs from around the world. It is less helpful in its discussions of ballistic missile proliferation politics.
The book is basically divided into three major sections, or themes. The first section, on the politics and driving factors of ballistic missile proliferation, is the weakest section of the book. Many of the author's conclusions seem quite dated and stand in sharp contrast to the findings of several major congressional commissions (e.g., the Deutch report, the Rumsfeld Commission Report, etc.). In this section, Mr. Karp poses the questions "Can missile proliferation be stopped?" and "Does missile proliferation matter?". While he provides an excellent historical discussion, he fails to properly consider the impact that improvements in technology - particularly GPS-aided guidance - have had on proliferation since his book was first written.
The second major section concerns key technologies required for developing a ballistic missile. It is here that the book shines. Mr. Karp breaks the technologies down into what he calls 'soft' and 'hard' technologies. Soft technologies include design criteria, personnel factors, organizational skills, and finance issues. This is one of the few texts that delves into these issues and the author makes a strong case for why these technologies are critical. Hard technologies include propulsion, guidance, re-entry vehicles, stage separation, and flight testing. This book is not a detailed technical work, so if you are looking for a how-to book you'll need to shop elsewhere. However, the author does a very good job providing an overview of each of these areas and providing a wealth of historical anecdotes to illustrate their importance. He also does a very good job of discussing which of these technologies are most prone for proliferation controls and why. My only major criticism of this section is that while GPS is mentioned, it is treated as of minor importance or potential. Clearly current and emerging missile designs would strongly suggest that GPS will have a far larger impact that the book would lead you to believe.
The final section provides a reasonable overview of warhead choices. Considerable attentionis given to chemical, biological, and nuclear warheads. The author does a good job of describing the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Again, this is an overview work not an in-depth technical textbook.
For the student, junior intelligence analyst, or novice decision-maker looking for information on ballistic missile technologies this is a useful primer. The first section is of less value, however if the author updates the book in light of more recent developments, it could prove to be far better.

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This book addresses the current concern that ballistic missile technologies are spreading throughout the world. It examines the missile and missile-armament programs and technologies, and the ability of countries to acquire such technologies. The concluding chapter investigates international efforts to control ballistic missile proliferation.

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Foundations in singing: A basic textbook in the fundamentals of technic and song interpretations Review

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(More customer reviews)Used this book in college and it is one of the best resources I have used.

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Boiling the IT Frog: How to Make Your Business Information Technology Wildly Successful Without Having to Learn Anything Technic Review

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(More customer reviews)Working as a support agent for a good number of years you start to pick things. This book points out a lot of the obvious, but goes on to explain why it is the way it is. I have and would recommend this book to anyone who is looking to progress their IT department or have a problem with their IT department. The book talks from high level, so if your looking for a technical manual this isn't your book. Great graduation present for any computer/management major.

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Driving a car doesn't require knowledge of cylinder heads and compression ratios, and you don't have to understand software and hardware to make optimum use of Information Technology. It's the people managing and using the technology who are important - not the technology itself - and this is a book about those people, their limitations in coping with technology, and how they can better deal with those limitations. This book is for everyone who is frustrated with Information Technology, and for every non-technical person who is at the mercy of a seemingly uncooperative IT organization. It's for business people who want to better understand IT, and for IT people who want to know why their jobs are so difficult and unappreciated. Every manager, executive and knowledge worker in today's world uses information systems, and most of these people have a relationship - good or bad - with some part of an IT organization. This book gives you the information you need to improve your relationship with IT.

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Play Piano Now Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson - Theory - Sight reading - Technic Book 1 Review

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(More customer reviews)I use this method book to teach adults beginning to study music and the piano. There is one concept on each page which is great for the busy person. This makes an easy goal to reach each day with a minimal amount of practice time.

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Play Piano Now! is for busy adults whose practice time is limited, and for adults without previous musical training. It is a slower-paced method that uses the same conceptual core of our original Adult Piano Course, but with several very important added features: more gradual introduction of music fundamentals, more pages of reinforcement and a greater emphasis on sight-reading exercises, one of the most important skills needed to ensure long-term enjoyment of the piano. Includes specially marked written exercises that can be completed away from the keyboard.

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School of Bowing Technics, Op. 2 - Book 1: Violin Method Review

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(More customer reviews)I have played multiple instruments for the last 20+ years, and I have always found technique books to be boring because the progression of the exercises tend to be very slow. My violin teacher recommended this book and told me that this one was different. Each exercises in this book is challenging (even the first one reveals weakness in technique), and I have seen improvements in my bow handling after three weeks with this book. The exercises get progressively harder, which keeps things interesting, but the progression is not so rapid that it is overwhelming. Although the exercises help build strong bow foundation, THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR A BEGINNER. I do recommend this book to intermediate players, but like with all technique books you have to stick with it to see the real benefits.
HAPPY PLAYING!

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For unaccompanied violin. Text in English and Spanish.

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WP217 - Bastien Piano Basics Technic Level 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)Having compared this piano series to the more recent Faber, Alfred and Leonard, I have to say this is one of the most reasonable and sound (pedagogically speaking) ways of learning how to play piano. Each component of this series (technic, theory, piano and performance) when used TOGETHER provide a solid musical foundation whether you wish to one day play at Carnegie Hall or you just want a good solid musical foundation. All books reinforce taught concepts and students start on black keys then progress to certain piano "positions" of key of C,F,G and so forth. Great value and if you wish to incorporate more modern pop music (this has its own various styles of supplemental music) you can do so easily. One nice thing is that this series seems to progress faster than other series so you save money in the long run while getting the same conceptual material. Good value with great theory backing it.

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Never before, nor since, has there been a piano method as easy to follow, as pedagogically sound, as exciting to look at, as musical to play - and as well-designed for motivation, achievement, and success as BASTIEN PIANO BASICS.The Bastien Piano Basics method is comprised of five completely correlated course books PIANO, THEORY, PERFORMANCE, TECHNIC, and A LINE A DAY SIGHT READING. Bastien Piano Basics uses a gradual multi-key approach, with reading beginning in the C five-finger position. Five levels of carefully graded lesson material provide constant opportunities for reinforcing basic concepts. It's the smoothest, most heart-warming, most entertaining, most musical way to teach eager youngsters the joys of playing the piano. And comprehensive, page-by-page correlation makes Bastien Piano Basics remarkably easy to teach!

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