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Acclaimed director Judith Weston offers a deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets: instincts, imagination, and intuition.
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An essential and inspiring asset for all directors.......2007-08-04
Judith's book is simply an invaluable resource for anyone aspiring to direct actors. Her methods and approach to educing subtext within script are wholly applicable and comprehensive. Her insights in communicating with actors are truly inspiring and offer directors a genuine path to forge an honest, true and creative relationship. Regardless of genre, this book is an essential asset for all directors who wish to be true to their craft. Highly recommended.
Denis McArdle
Couldn't relate.......2007-04-17
The author is a higher regarded teacher of acting and directing actors, but I found the material in this book, and her other book, inaccessable. I'm certain she knows what she is talking about, but I just couldn't get into the material, which seems to be written in a stream of consciousness manner. It lacks the meat I was looking for.
It just doesn't get any better.......2006-12-16
Well, Judith Weston has done it again. This book covers even more ground than her first book. If you're interested in directing - or better yet if you are a director - then for goodness' sake, get this book.
If you wonder why her books get all these glowing reviews, it's because she helps unlock what is THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL in directing: working with actors. Not just on a moment-by-moment basis, but in shaping your film overall as well.
And she does it in practical, concrete ways, with lots of examples. Also, the rehearsal techniques she discusses can be used in a few minutes in between takes while they're setting up lighting.
She also covers script analysis, which sounds more academic and technical than it is. It's what any good director already does on some level, but helps you do it better.
If this book were required reading for every working director, then the movies you see would be a whole lot better.
A JACUZZI FOR FILM LOVERS.......2006-12-05
If you liked DIRECTING ACTORS you will love THE FILM DIRECTOR's INTUITION.
Think of it this way: If DIRECTING ACTORS is like a nice, hot, bubble bath; then THE FILM DIRECTOR's INTUITION is like a luxurious jacuzzi you want to stay in all day and all night, soaking each molecule of your being into each of its pages.
I cried with so many quotes and revelations Judith shares with us in this book.
And, as usual, her words and knowledge and her love for the craft and actors inspired me so much!
A must read for all film lovers. Filmmakers or not!
Best book on directing other than her other one!.......2006-10-18
This book is an extraordinary, essential tutorial and rumination on the philosophy and practice of directing film actors. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it essentially repeats the same thing her previous book (Directing Actors) said, albeit in new ways and with new depth. Read "Directing Actors" first, then I won't have to convince you to buy this one. You will know that every word from Judith Weston is solid gold, and not to be missed. Highly recommended, even if you have already read Directing Actors, as she really does go further and deeper here and presents a number of new insights and techniques that you won't want to miss.
As the subtitle suggests, her focus here is largely on script analysis and rehearsal. Of course that was a lot of her focus in the previous book, too, and she does cover many of the essentials of directing and acting here as well. I do think the book could have been half as long and been better--she tends to take ten words to say what could have been said in four. But what words! If you direct or act in film or television, there is no excuse for not owning this book. Nobody in print can "get you there" better than Judith Weston, and you are sure to gain usable ideas and genuine insights again and again as you read this. I have taught film and video acting for years, and only wish I'd had this book and her other one when I started! If you want fake, affected performances and constant conflict with your actors, no reading necessary. If you're looking for solid ways to work with actors to give life-changing performances, read this. Now.
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This new volume in Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics presents 26 preludes, 21 nocturnes and 19 waltzes - a large amount of music at a value price. There are new urtext editions of seven pieces included, not edited by Joseffy in his original Schirmer editions: Prelude in A-flat Major (1834), Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830), Nocturne in C minor (1837), and Waltzes in A-flat Major (1830), E-flat Major (1830), E-flat Major (1840), and A minor (1843).
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Chopin collection_sheet music .......2007-07-12
Carefully transcripted and correctly analysed in both tonal and expression matters this sheet music Chopin collection covers the needs of both the experienced and the amateurs pianists.
an outstanding value.......2007-06-12
This book is an excellent value with offerings suitable for the intermediate to advanced player. A wonderful opportunity to add these selections to your music library. The book itself is about 245 pages it stays open easily on my music stand. The pages are large and printing is dark.
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The piano rag is musical form unlike any other. Although melodious, ragtime's excitement and appeal derives from its syncopated rhythms. Ragtime music achieved notoriety through its greatest composer, Scott Joplin (1868-1917). At an early age he studied with an old German musician who introduced him to the piano and music theory. While still in his early teens he earned his way playing piano in the honky-tonks of villages and towns in the Mississippi Valley. He was intrigued with the folk music of his people and the "jig piano" style of the self-taught pianists with whom he worked. Take a musical journey through Scott Joplin's prolific career and perform these time-honored ragtime piano pieces as they are transcribed here for solo guitar. Written in standard notation only with fingerings and historical/ performance notes.
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Halfway There..........2007-04-14
De Chiaro is to be admired for his gumption to transcribe so many of Scott Joplin's works for the guitar. The introduction given to each piece -- placing them in the historical / emotional context of Joplin's life -- is priceless, as tools for creating your own informed interpretation of the music. And its excellent sight reading practice for those of us who've mostly learned Blind Blake & Gary Davis tunes in tablature.
So I have two chief complaints about this extensive collection: 1) Damn near every transcription is in G. and 2) The approach is a little too bland for my tastes. De Chiaro gets what lots of performers don't about Joplin's rags, so there's a lot of "not too fast" tempo notations at the beginning of the pieces. But speed restraints don't mean the rag can't swing, and its a real task to get bass notes to thump & grind on nylon strings. So if you're a guitarist interested in studying ragtime, the De Chairo's book / recordings are excellent starting resources to get the theory behind Joplin's sense of harmony & melody, but also enrich your ears & mind with old piedmont blues artists, early New Orleans jazz pianists, and the Crumb soundtrack (with David Boeddinghaus and Craig Ventresco). You could even study Bach for the similar counterpoint ideas -- whatever helps you learn. Chances are you'll start swingin' those eighth-notes, push the voice & range of your guitar, get a better sense of ragtime rubato, and in general, become more confident with your performances and improvisations on Scott Joplin's indelible masterpieces.
Complete Works of Scott Joplin.......2002-11-26
This is an excellent book if you want to play Scott Joplin on guitar. There is no tab in the book so you need to know how to read standard music notation to learn the pieces. An added bonus is that Prof. de Chiaro has recorded all the pieces in the book on a set of 4 CDs from Centaur Records, so you can use the CDs to help you to learn to play the pieces. I am currently learning "Maple Leaf Rag" from the book and I am very happy with the results (after previously trying other, inferior transcriptions). Unreservedly recommended!
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Complete authoritative scores of 8 melodic masterpieces: "The Beautiful Blue Danube;" "Artist's Life;" "Tales from the Vienna Woods;" "Wine, Women and Song;" "Wiener Blut;" "Roses from the South;" "Voices of Spring;" "Emperor Waltz." Unabridged republication of editions published by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d., and Izdatel'stvo "Musyka," Moscow, 1981.
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Canadian fiddler Bill Guest has collected and arranged 58 great fiddle waltzes written by a superb collection of contemporary fiddlers. The tunes are scored for violin solo, duet, or trio. This book comes with a stereo listening CD which demonstrates 30 songs from the book.
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Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2, Favorite American Waltzes for Fiddle presents over 110 classic and lesser-known country waltzes from all parts of the United States, some with multiple versions. All the pieces are transcribed from performances of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Benny Thomasson, Howdy Forrester, J. T. Perkins, Lloyd Wanzer, Jay Ungar, Vivian Williams, Skip Gorman, Texas Shorty, Kenny Baker, and dozens more. Bowings and chord accompaniment are included. This book will also be of value to students of classical music and Suzuki trained children. Teachers, are you looking for short pieces that will solidify scales yet won't bore your students? Tired of the same old classical etudes? Waltzes are played slowly enough to not be intimidating but also serve as effective and fun exercises for all violin students, not just fiddlers. The arrangements range from easy (single notes, first position) to advanced (double stops and upper positions). And they illustrate America's great tradition of fiddling.
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There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band (MIDI instruments). (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument).
These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD.
The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements, especially weddings, the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles, not just slow waltzes.
The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are very well known such as: Daisy, Home On The Range, Anniversary Waltz, After The Ball, Ash Grove, Greensleeves, Laredo, Scarborough Fair, Star Of The County Down, The Black Velvet Band, The Greenwood Tree, Southwind, The Four Marys, Barbara Allen, Flowers Of The Thorn, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Give Me Your Hand and many more.
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MOZART: Seven Waltzes for Classical Guitar by Charlie Byrd
Manufacturer: Guitarist's Forum
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As reviewed by GUITARIST'S FORUM at GFmusic (Used with permission): Let's start with Charlie Byrd's thoughts on these beautiful solos: "Written in Vienna in 1791, these seven waltzes were among Mozart's last compositions. Guitarists will be interested to know that although Mozart never wrote for the guitar, his generation saw the classical guitar's formative years. During the period when Aguado, Giuliani, and Sor were creating their great works for the guitar, Mozart was the premier composer. His influence on their work is unmistakable.
I've enjoyed performing these arrangements in concert, and welcome the opportunity to share them with my fellow guitarists."--Charlie Byrd
"Beautiful, effective transcriptions! Mozart instilled these waltzes with the charm of country dances, and now they gain a particularly intimate flavor on the guitar. Concert quality arrangements, well within the reach of most guitarists' abilities.
I've had the pleasure of playing these transcriptions in many joint performances with my friend and colleague Charlie Byrd."--Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Every guitarist should have Mozart in his repertoire, and what better source than seven wonderful Charlie Byrd transcriptions. Charlie Byrd honed his craft in master classes with Andres Segovia, and he enjoyed an award-winning career as one of America's best-known instrumentalists.
Available for the first time on guitar!
There is really only one word for these waltzes--delightful. Each is a lesson in form, harmony, and simplicity. Charlie Byrd's personal fingerings, refined through countless performances, are a revelation. The result: seven waltzes that are a joy to perform.
Elegantly typeset, this new folio will be a treasured addition to any serious guitar library. Fully-fingered Music Notation (No TAB)
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Favorite Waltzes, Polkas and Other Dances for Solo Piano
Johann Strauss
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Complete measure-for-measure piano transcriptions of the best-known Strauss waltzes, and many favorite polkas, galops, quadrilles and polka-mazurkas, reprinted from authoritative G. Schirmer editions. Includes On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Tales from the Vienna Woods, the Emperor Waltz, highlights from Die Fledermaus, Pizzicato-Polka, One Heart, One Mind polka-mazurka, 23 more.
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One Piano, Four Hands.
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