Haughey: His Life and Unlucky Deeds

Bruce Arnold

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

Introduce intermediate and advanced Latin students to the poetry of Catullus. The selections include all those on the APÂ® Latin Literature syllabus.

Love and Betrayal: A Catullus Reader

Gilbert Lawall

Andrew Aronson

Teen & Young Adult

Pearson\Prentice Hall

'...the most important book to be published in Ireland in the past 10 years.' Irish Independent The State's industrial schools were a 'Gulag' or prison system for children. The regimes were universally harsh. Punishment was cruel and excessive. The children were deprived of proper food, medical, and psychological care. They 'lost' their education, working much of their time instead as slave labour. They were abused physically, mentally and sexually. In 1999, Bertie Ahern apologised on behalf of the State and set in place a reconciliation procedure, its methods secretive and flawed. It did not reconcile. This was the final betrayal of thousands of former inmates whose lives had been deeply affected, and in many cases ruined, by what had happened. This is the story of how 'The Irish Gulag' came into existence, how it was exposed, how those who had suffered were paid off, in secret, and were yet denied proper public reconciliation. In a series of moves charted in this book, the State's main purpose is shown as self-protection, not recompense. Carried out in collaboration with the Church, this was at the heart of the betrayal of innocent children. '...the most complete explanation of the system that has shamed us before the world and the society that allowed it all to happen. It should be required reading for all citizens.' Irish Independent '...a hideous public history written so honestly and courageously by one of Ireland's finest journalists...brings us forward to a truth that will set us free ...the truth of Arnold's work will send you into shock and anger...' Mannix Flynn, The Irish Times

Irish Gulag

Gill Macmillan Ltd

This book is an excellent learning tool for both the beginner who has no knowledge of music theory, and the intermediate student looking to improve their understanding of the guitar fretboard. An easy to understand music theory section is included especially for the beginning student, which sets forth the basics of music theory, thus laying the foundations for the exercises. From the most simple construction of basic intervals to the most advanced chord structure, all information is consistently applied to the guitar fretboard. The exercises prompt the student to write out an example using staff notation, and then to find those notes on a guitar fretboard diagram. All answers are included in the book, enabling the student to check his or her own work.

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar

Arts & Photography

Music

Mel Bay Publications,Inc.

This volume teaches the student how to play guitar in a funk style. Thirty-six progressions are presented: 12 keys of a Major and Minor Blues, plus 12 keys of rhythm changes. A different groove is presented for each exercise giving the student a wide range of funk rhythms to master. A companion audio CD is included so the student can play along with each example and really get into the groove. Play-along CD contains trio versions of each exercise with guitar, bass and drums.

Comping Styles for Guitar: Funk

You've just learned four new chords. How will you use them? Do they relate to each other in any way? How will you remember them? These are questions and problems that most beginning players encounter. This book addresses these problems by teaching chord progressions. (No man is an island, and neither is a chord.) Each chord is shown within the context of several different progressions, and most importantly, the theory behind these relationships and constructions is carefully and clearly explained. In addition, only the chords most often used by professional musicians are presented. You can also download MP3 files of the chord progressions found in this book for free. Links for these files are provided in the menu on the left. This book provides a solid basis of music theory for the serious student and is the required text at both New York University and Princeton University. 
 EXCERPT 1 
 The first thing a student must tackle is learning how to read music. A detailed description of the development of music notation is beyond the scope of this book and some inconsistencies (which will appear in italics) have stayed in musical notation, in the course of that development. For the beginner these inconsistencies can be very confusing but inconsistent as it may be, music notation does have a standard for expressing itself visually and by understanding this system a whole new world of music is open to you. 
 In this system a series of lines and spaces are employed to create a visual representation of sound. Each line and space corresponds to a pitch. Each pitch is given a name A, B, C, D, E, F, or G. A clef sign is also used to designate what names each line and space will receive. The reason for the many types of clefs will be explained momentarily. First let us look at the treble clef. The treble clef places the note sequence in the order listed below. This complete system of lines and spaces with a clef sign is called a staff. 
 As can be seen in the examples each line and space corresponds to a different tone. If you want to have pitches higher or lower than the 5 lines and four spaces you can extend the staff by using ledger lines. Ledger lines give you the ability to represent higher and lower pitches by extending the staff, these extended pitches are called ledger line notes. 
 If we extend this idea we run into trouble as can be seen from the example below. When excessive ledger lines are used, reading music becomes very difficult. To alleviate this problem other clefs are employed to make reading these notes that are out of the treble clef's range easier. The note in the previous example would be found in the bass or F clef on the 2nd space. 
 The following example shows where the notes fall in the bass clef. We will only use the treble clef in this book but a basic understanding of the bass clef is important. 
 EXCERPT 2 
 Below is a list of the chord tones and tensions for a dominant chord. Once again there is no limit to how many tensions can be in a chord but because the guitar has only 6 strings we are limited to 6 notes. Many times certain chord tones are dropped out so more tension can be placed in the chord. It is very common to drop out the 1 and 5 of the chord in order to add more tensions. As you learn each chord, notice which notes are present in each chord. 
 The chord tones and tensions for C7 are as follows: [graphic insert] All the tensions that we learn for each chord can be used as a substitute for the basic chord type. Dominant chords have many possibilities for adding and combining tensions. For instance if we have a C7 chord we could substitute C7#11 or C7#9b13 etc. Theoretically any combination is possible. Usually tensions are not combined that are a half step apart. For example, you usually don't have a dominant chord which contains b9 and natural 9.......

Chord Workbook for Guitar Volume One : Guitar chords and chord progressions for the guitar

muse eek publishing

This book is unique in that it has all the possible chord voicings on the top four strings of the guitar. These are the voicings that are used in funk, rock, R&amp;B, and jazz. A chord progression section is also included and allows the student to use the common progressions of a blues and minor blues. The information presented in Volume Two builds on the theoretical material presented in Volume One, but also introduces highly advanced reharmonization concepts. Intermediate students will find the progressions challenging, while the reharmonization section will be a most rewarding exercise for the advanced student.

Chord Workbook for Guitar: Chords and Chord Progressions, Vol. 2

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar is an excellent learning tool for both the beginner who has no knowledge of music theory, and the advanced student looking to improve their knowledge of the guitar fretboard. An easy to understand music theory section is included to help a beginner understand the basic theory of interval and chord construction. This book takes a student from the most simple construction of basic intervals to the most advanced chord structure while at all times applying this to the guitar fretboard. All answers are included in the book so a students can check their work.

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume One

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar: Scale Construction and Application, Vol. 2

This book provides real hands-on application for 22 different scale types. A theory section written in concise and easy to understand language prepares the student for all exercises. Worksheets are given that quiz a student about scale construction using staff notation and guitar tablature. Audio files are also available on the muse-eek website to facilitate practice and improvisation with all the scales presented.

Rhythms Volume Two is a breakthrough in music instruction, using the internet as a teaching tool! This book is for any instrumentalist seeking to develop their understanding of rhythms. This volume concentrates on sixteenth note rhythms and is a thesaurus of rhythmic patterns. All examples use one pitch, allowing the student to focus completely on time and rhythm.

Rhythms Volume Two : Music Sight Reading Exercises

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