What to Listen for in the World (Limelight), Bruce Adolphe
With disciplined lyricism and entirely devoid of technical jargon, Bruce Adolphe’s book probes into the heart of such matters as the role of memory and imagination in creative expression, the meaning of inspiration, spirituality in music, the challenge of arts education and how music communicates.
Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
An Unabridged, Unaltered Edition with All Ten Letters, to include three poems from The Book of Pictures: Kings In Legends, The Knight & The Woman Who Loves –
Who moved my cheese?: An amazing way to deal with change in your work and your life, Spencer Johnson
A timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life.
Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography, Lou Holtz
Few people in the history of college sports have been more influential or had a bigger impact than Lou Holtz. Winner of the three national Coach of the Year honors, the only coach ever to lead six different schools to season-ending bowl games, and the ninth-winningest coach in college football history, Holtz is still teaching and coaching, although he is no longer on the gridiron.
In his more than twenty years coaching the Blue Devils, Coach Mike Krzyzewski has made his program the most admired in the nation, with back-to-back national championships in ’91, ’92, and again in 2001, and ten Final Four appearances since 1986. Now, in Leading with the Heart, Coach K talks about leadership-how you earn it, how you practice it, and how you use it to move your organization to the top. From the importance of trust, communication, and pride, to the commitment a leader must make to his team, this inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who loves college basketball-or who simply wants to win in any competitive environment today.
Knight: My Story, Bobby Knight
Bob Knight was a head coach in college basketball at twenty-four, coach of an unbeaten NCAA champion at thirty-five, coach of the last amateur team to win the Olympic men’s basketball gold medal at forty-three, and out of a job at not quite sixty.
And it is his account. Few people in sports have had more books written about them. This is the first by Bob Knight – one of the most literate, candid, quoted and outspoken men in American public life telling in this first-person account of his full, rich life.
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, Seth Godin
There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there’s a third team, the linchpins. These people figure out what to do when there’s no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.
Have you ever found a shortcut that others missed? Seen a new way to resolve a conflict? Made a connection with someone others couldn’t reach? Even once? Then you have what it takes to become indispensable, by overcoming the resistance that holds people back.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink
Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That’s a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s famous investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experienceteaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon
The Energy Bus, an international best seller by Jon Gordon, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment – at work and at home. Jon infuses this engaging story with keen insights as he provides a powerful roadmap to overcome adversity and bring out the best in yourself and your team. When you get on The Energy Bus you’ll enjoy the ride of your life!
We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy than a reality. That’s why positive leadership is essential! Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. It is the real stuff that makes great leaders great. The research is clear. Being a positive leader is not just a nice way to lead. It’s the way to lead if you want to build a great culture, unite your organization in the face of adversity, develop a connected and committed team and achieve excellence and superior results.
Worldwide bestseller — the author of The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership shares the proven principles and practices that build great teams – and provides practical tools to help teams overcome negativity and enhance their culture, communication, connection, commitment and performance.
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How, by Bantam
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, businesspeople—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.
Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.
The Conductor’s Legacy: Conductors on Conducting for Wind Band
What would you ask the leading band directors of our time in a one-on-one conversation? Paula A. Crider, a seasoned and distinguished band director in her own right, shares the wealth of knowledge gleaned from her interviews of the extraordinary personalities who have changed the landscape of the wind band world in this remarkable book.
Note Grouping: A Method For Achieving Expression – James Morgan Thurmond
(Meredith Music Resource). Fully explains through musical example, the concept of expressive musicianship as taught by Anton Horner, William Kincaid and Marcel Tabuteau. This book clearly illustrates how to teach students to play or sing with expression, musicianship and style and will help to make your performances “come alive”.
The Creative Director: Alternative Rehearsal Techniques – Edward Lisk
(Meredith Music Resource). A new dimension in band performance! Improve rehearsal efficiency through a more effective learning environment with access to the students’ fullest musical potential. Emphasis is placed upon auditory and visual imagery techniques. Thinking skills and internal pulse are synchronized to assure consistent performance qualities throughout all types of literature demands.
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke: Bilingual Edition, Rainer Maria Rilke
Stephen Mitchell offers what are perhaps the most masterful and intimate translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry to date, infusing it with all the power, eloquence, rhythm and lightness of its original voice. Includes the Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus.
The Complete Poetry, Maya Angelou
Brought together for the first time here are all of Maya Angelou’s published poems — including “On the Pulse of Morning,” her inaugural poem — in a handsome hardcover edition.
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems (Bilingual Edition), Pablo Neruda
This bilingual collection of Neruda’s most essential poems will prove indispensable. Selected by a team of poets and prominent Neruda scholars in both Chile and the U.S., this is a definitive selection that draws from the entire breadth and width of Neruda’s various styles and themes. An impressive group of translators that includes Alistair Reid, Stephen Mitchell, Robert Hass, Stephen Kessler and Jack Hirschman, have come together to revisit or completely retranslate the poems; and a handful of previously untranslated works are included as well. This selection sets the standard for a general, high–quality introduction to Neruda’s complete oeuvre.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R.R.Tolkien
THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE EPIC MOTION PICTURES
THE HOBBIT
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
THE TWO TOWERS
THE RETURN OF THE KING
On Becoming a Conductor: Lessons and Meditations on the Art of Conducting, Frank Battisti
(Meredith Music Resource). This incredible book by one of the world’s foremost authorities on conducting contains no conducting patterns, and no advice on how to conduct any piece. Instead, it focuses on the skills, knowledge and experiences needed to become and function as a conductor-teacher. “This text is a ‘must have’ for all serious musicians. It captures the legacy and wisdom of one of the most important conductors of our time. This is what can happen when a focused and inquisitive mind meets up with a uniquely creative imagination.” Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Director of Wind Studies, College of Music University of North Texas
The Composer’s Advocate, Eric Leinsdorf
“Throughout the book, Leinsdorf displays his knowledge and wisdom with a near total lack of pretense or vanity. This work must be considered one of the most significant books on conducting ever written, ranking in importance with those of Wagner and Weingartner. Its scope, however, suggests that it should be read not only by conductors but by every practicing musician.”
— Robert Johnson, Music Library Association Notes
Teaching with Passion, Purpose, and Promise (2010), Peter Boonshaft
(General Education — Non Music Edition). Teaching with Passion, Purpose and Promise is a collection of practical solutions, inspirational stories, thought provoking quotations and motivational ideas for teachers of all levels and disciplines. It affirms the wonder of education, the true importance of learning and the essence of what being a teacher truly means. It challenges the reader’s mind, enlivens the spirit and engages the heart with realistic suggestions and philosophical reflections that will surely touch your soul.
Teaching Music with Promise (2009), Peter Boonshaft
(Meredith Music Resource). Written by one of today’s most prolific author/educators, Boonshaft’s new book is sure to top the charts following the international success of his first two best sellers. Filled with motivational anecdotes, quotations, and ideas on how to improve your teaching, this is a must-read treasure trove for students, music educators, and administrators.
Teaching Music with Purpose (2006), Peter Boonshaft
(Meredith Music Resource). Like his first critically acclaimed international bestseller Teaching Music with Passion , this new book from Peter Boonshaft is even more poignant and powerful. Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Boonshaft’s latest work is both inspirational and instructional and will definitely warm your heart and transform your teaching.
Teaching Music with Passion (2002), Peter Boonshaft
(Meredith Music Resource). Teaching Music with Passion is a one-of-a-kind, collective masterpiece of thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the noble profession of music education. Both inspirational and instructional, it will surely change the way you teach (and think) about music. Filled with personal experiences, anecdotes and wonderful quotations, this book is an easy-to-read, essential treasure!
The Artistry of Teaching and Making Music, Richard Floyd
With more than fifty years of experience, Richard Floyd is a highly distinguished teacher and conductor in Texas and across the United States. Over the years, he kept a journal to document rehearsal strategies that not only improve technique within the ensemble but also achieve artistic, musical results.The book is a look into the precious pages of Floyd s journal. Each chapter contains inspiration for the conductor and simple, unique exercises designed to achieve artistry in every rehearsal.
Dr. Seuss’s Beginner Book Collection
THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL—aka Dr. Seuss—is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults.
Casals and the Art of Interpretation
“Blum has elegantly combined precise music terminology with meticulous music examples to present lucid and revealing details of interpretation that can be quickly and easily grasped. Only superlatives apply to this book, and all serious musicians would find immense pleasure and musical profit from reading this work. Highly recommended at all levels.”―Choice
Tuning for Wind Instruments: A Roadmap to Successful Intonation, Shelley Jagow
The most complete intonation resource for band directors! This book contains everything a music educator requires to approach fine-tuning intonation with their ensemble: learn the origin of our pitch tuning standard * understand when to apply equal tempered vs. just tempered tuning * calculate the proper harmonic ratios for fine-tuning chords * identify the best tuning notes for each instrument * 14 steps for tuning chords * properly tune brass slides * improve your knowledge with over 70 tuning truths and myths. In addition to the above content, this resource includes intonation charts for tracking personal progress, along with extensively researched color-coded fingering charts for every instrument providing pitch tendencies and suggestions for alternate fingerings. Click here to access fingering charts as digital downloads for iPhone, Android, iPad, Kindle or computer use.
Habits of a Successful Band Director: Pitfalls and Solutions, Scott Rush
>A how-to book for young teachers
>A supplement for college methods classes
>A common-sense approach to everyday problems band directors face
>Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope. Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation
>Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications
>A contemporary text for all band directors
Some of the topics covered in the ten chapters include: classroom organization and management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of the warm-up, rehearsal strategies, selecting high-quality literature, and student leadership.
Leaders eat last: Why some teams pull together and others don’t , Simon Sinek
Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.
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