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Conducting Technique has been accepted as a standard text for both choral and orchestral conducting courses taught at universities, colleges, and conservatories throughout the English-speaking world. For this revised edition the author has made a number of corrections and additions, including a new preface.
Customer Reviews:
THE BIBLE OF MUSIC CONDUCTING.......2005-09-24
Just purchased this rightoff on Alibris and was real excited to read this even tho I'm into music conducting, arranging, writing, hearing by ear, all of it.
This is deeply a Music Must if u're interested of being a most-talented musician, bandleader, music director, conductor, and/or just trying it out for practice.
Alot of people been recommend 'cuz the man himself Brock Elheran tells it right here from the heart and it's rocks on to this day 4ward.
I just begun conducting while in high school with the band and duggin' up everybody who can do that. I'm also a talented musician myself so ya'll know the basics 'bout that. I look 4ward of reading more books like this in the future and 'mos definitely on arranging, composing, orchestration, theory, composition, leadership, music production, all of the above.
Clear diagrams; easy to read.......2004-06-27
This book has become a common introductory text for undergraduate level conducting gesture in the United States. In this respect, the book is extremely effective.
McElheran's treatise is laid out in ultra-clear chapters, all of which are concise and contain possible "Assignments." Not to get too bogged down in the mire of conducting gesture, McElheran's first chapter is on Inspiration. In short, "make the performers want to do their best," he says.
The next few chapters cover aspects such as the baton, beat patterns, the left hand, dynamics and other aspects of music, cues, off-beat accents, fermatas, and some aspects about rehearsals and performance. There are more chapters but you get the picture. All are good.
Some readers may wonder if this is meant for "orchestral" or "choral" conducting. McElheran states clearly that there is (or should be) little difference and that choral conductors should develop an orchestral technique. While I would say that good choral and orchestral conducing are about 95 % similar (perhaps even more so), choral conductors should be aware that there are some differences, especially in ideas of always "hitting the imaginary table" or conducting every single beat. Nonetheless, Conducting Technique can be very helpful for the beginning choral conductor.
Moreover, McElheran's writing style is very fresh and full of self-effacing wit. Reading the book gives one the impression that Brock McElheran is the type of person who takes the art of music seriously but not himself seriously. I think any beginner of conducting should consult this book, and even professionals might want to have it around just as a reference.
studied with Brock.......2004-05-29
I'm proud to say that I studied with Brock. He is an amazing conductor with great passion for music. While his book was required reading for his undergraduate conducting class, his concepts are used every day is my choral rehearsals. I've been conducting for 12 years now, and know that his concepts and rehearsal techniques have served me well. A very simple, concise, and practical guide by an incredible teacher and conductor.
Utterly Brilliant!.......2002-07-07
This is the best book for technique I've come across, period. The style is not unnecessarily abtruse and the clarity of the book in explanation is magnificent. What appealed to me is the fact that logical, scientific explanations are given for most of the technique encompassed, and the author does not take refuge in 'tradition'. It is as suited to the absolute beginner as it is to the professional looking to polish his/her tehnique.
Practical, challenging, and a great comfort.......2002-04-10
I bought this book shortly after I'd agreed to conduct an adult community choir, and studied it with fearful concentration through the first tentative weeks while the choir and I developed some trust in each other's good will and ignorance. I'm still a novice conductor, but I've now stood in front of some big groups of singers, experienced and beginners, and I trust this book. Even when it's not hidden in the music in front of me.
There's room for argument with some of what McElheran says, and I haven't yet seen a choral conductor who works as he recommends, but the book is clear, sensible, brief, and practical. What's more, it's in better shape than most of my music, although it's travelled further and lived rougher.
I've found the exercises very useful, especially those with "a group of friends". I tried these with my novice choir, in a spirit of "let's explore", and we all learnt from them.
Warmly recommended for anyone interested in conducting, even those who are not about to try their hand, with or without baton, at it.
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USA to Z: A Celebration of American Popular Culture
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What do Raggedy Ann dolls, grizzly bears, Texas papershell pecans, and country music legend Patsy Cline have in common? They are all wondrously American phenomena, as much a part of our national heritage as the flag. What about the Golden Gate Bridge, Wurlitzer jukeboxes, sizzling hot Louisiana pepper sauce, and comedian Jack Benny? The connection is the same‹they are in USA to Z.
One of the most compelling and delightful popular culture treasuries published in decades, USA to Z tells the story of Ivory Soap and the Model-T Ford, probes the intricate glories of Navajo rugs and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, and celebrates the genius of Benny Goodman and Humphrey Bogart. Organized from A to Z, it is a whimsical collection of more than 350 of our country¹s finest products, richest traditions, and most inspiring people.
Readers will learn, laugh, and‹as a bonus‹find out how they can personally enjoy each and every one of the great things mentioned in the book. How to make a Dagwood sandwich. How to buy a little Radio Flyer wagon for their kids. Where to see a dancing armadillo. Just keep turning the pages. It¹s probably here.
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USA to Z.......2007-04-09
I liked reading the book. It has a good cross section of American cultural topics from Statue of Liberty to Texas Chili, from Red Woods in California to Boston beans. The book is good for those who want to get a picture of American culture or those who want to learn more. First, you may think that you know everything about Statue of Liberty or Golden Gate Bridge until you read those sections. It is a fun easy reading.
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On The Andy Griffith Show, deputy Barney Fife's duties included fly swatting and changing the jail's pillowcases. As a kid, Mike Brady of The Brady Bunch was the checkers champion of Chestnut Street. Rob and Laura Petrie's doorbell on The Dick Van Dyke Show rang in the keys of E and G flat minor. Blair Warner was given a blue ribbon for being named "Most Naturally Blonde" at Eastland School on The Facts of Life.
Whether it's called trivia, nostalgia, or useless information, over 9,700 facts from 168 television series broadcast from 1948 through 1984 on ABC, NBC, and CBS and in syndication can be found in this work. It covers the popular, well-known series but also the lesser-known series that were a part of television's earlier days. Information on the origins, spin-offs, television movie updates, and extension series is given for the more popular series. For the lesser series, only basic information is given.
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A great book for beginning programmers who want to learn Perl. Filled with concrete examples and, yes, by using this book you will be able to write good Perl code on your own in 21 days. But no perlson is an island, and there is no single book that covers Perl completely, so we recommend that you also get Programming Perl, which is better at providing the language specifications, and, in fact, was written by the author of Perl.
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Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days covers the basics of Perl in the first few chapters, and then moves on to practical issues of Perl and in-depth discussions of more advanced topics. Later chapters also delve into software engineering topics, with discussions of modular code and object-oriented programming. CGI is covered in one chapter, but it is not the focus on the book. The book relies heavily on longer working examples and code, as opposed to small snippets and code fragments, and each chapter includes two to three smaller complete examples and one major one that illustrates most of the concepts for that chapter and builds on the chapters before it. Written by Laura Lemay, this is her third major book after Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in 21 Days and Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days.
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The clearest, best-written Perl tutorial on the market. Provides step-by-step lessons for one of the most popular languages used in Web programming. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-understand style with numerous useful and complete code examples. Updated and revised to cover Perl 5.6 and 5.7, and to improve and refine the book's organization, examples, and explanations. Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days, 2nd Edition covers the basics in the first few chapters, and then moves to practical uses of Perl and in-depth discussions of more advanced topics. Later chapters delve into software engineering topics, with discussions of modular code and object-oriented programming. Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days, 2nd Edition relies heavily on longer working examples and code, as opposed to small snippets and code fragments. Each chapter includes two to three smaller complete examples and one major one that illustrates most of the concepts for that chapter and builds on the chapters before it. Laura Lemay is one of the world's most popular authors on Web development topics. She is known for her ability to clearly explain even the most difficult technical topics, while complementing her discussions with interesting yet practical examples. Other books by Laura Lemay include Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, 0-672-31958-6 and Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in 21 Days, 0-672-31725-7.
Customer Reviews:
Great book - clear and easy to read.......2006-07-12
I find myself using this book as a refernce almost every day. It is well written and easy to follow. I highly recommend it.
I haven't even finished the book and I am already feeling like a perl programmer.......2006-02-11
I bought this book after trying to learn Perl through another book (Perl for Bioinformatics). This book is definitely a better introduction to Perl than any other book I've seen. It is clear and concise enough and although it might be hard to finish it in 21 days, you can start coding your own scripts much before the end of the book. I am still on chapter 11 and I can program most of what I need with it (i.e parsers and simple bioinformatics applications). I recognize that there are a few typos on the book but if even Knuth's Art of Computer Programming have them why shouldn't Lemay's Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days do the same?
Given what I said above, I must warn begginer programmers (like me) that Perl is not the best language for you to learn as your first one. It is a dirty scripting language which does the job and is most suitable for parsing files and formatting data but it has a lot of things which make it quite confusing initially (its context dependency for instance). If you want to learn something that will give a solid programming base you should start with something else (i.e. Java, Pascal, Ruby etc) which will probably be a little bit harder but will payoff later.
Above Average Introduction.......2005-08-14
Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days by Laura Lemay is sufficient for the beginner wanting to learn Perl, be it on Windows or a UNIX-based operating system. If Perl is your first programming language, then this book is a fairly good book to choose as a starting point. It teaches the basics of programming in Perl and moves quickly from that point onward.
However, while this approach introduced me to the language I found my ability to pace through the book as I normally would with other programming languages hindered by the author's organization. Unexplained code is used in almost all of the examples before you get to its respective chapter. While this approach may work for some and give cause for thinking, it gave me an unnecessary headache.
Don't get me wrong, it did teach me a good bit about Perl, it inspired me to install Debian Linux on my programming workstation, and left me to pursue Perl. Despite this, I turned to Learning Perl. I found Lemay's writing to be too verbose and the organization of the book a bit of a twister.
Overall, it can be summed up by the following pros/cons:
~ Pros
- Good introduction to Perl
- Independent of Operating System (Great for Windows users ready to Learn Perl and perhaps Migrate to Linux for programming purposes)
- Solid examples and references
- Covers more advanced topics later on
~ Cons
- Verbose
- Awkward structure. Things such as loops are constantly used in beginning examples without much of an explanation. If you don't' have any experience with programming, it will give you a headache. The sections on these devices come much later, and have a strange introduction as well.
- Frustrating at times when it shouldn't be (IE, having you use functions that you haven't learned, or haven't been mentioned, in an example for a particular chapter)
Additionally, I'd recommend picking up Learning Perl or using it instead. I picked up Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days, learned what I could, and then fell in love with Learning Perl's concise, straight to the point chapters and examples (albeit with a fair amount of humor). If you're a Linux/UNIX user, you'll probably find Learning Perl a better catch, but for me, Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days was the stepping stone to Linux and Learning Perl. Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase.
Good intro book on Perl.......2004-10-06
If you want to start programming Perl in the shortest time possible, and have some programming background, you will benefit from reading Sam's Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours, which packs a lot of practical materials and emphasizes get-your-hands-dirty-immediately as well as uses a lot of code snippets to teach.
This "in 21 days" book, on the other hand, is better if you have more time to learn Perl. Each lesson takes 1-2 hours, if you already have some programming background, and longer if you don't. This book treats Perl more systematically and in more details than the "24 hours" book. It explains a lot of concepts, including hashes and modules, more clearly than the "24 hours" book. I recommend you do 2 or 3 lessons each day, because Perl is such a compact yet complicated language, that it's best to force yourself to learn it quickly, rather than slowly, because slow learning will make you forget things. Be sure to study the examples in the book until you understand every line of code.
It just didn't work for me.......2003-10-27
This book is not helpful for the newbies. Not only do some of the scripts not work, but the way Perl is explained in this book, it just doesn't make enough sense. I learned more from online tutorials that were perhaps 3 pages long than I learned in 15 pages of one chapter of this book. I usually pick things up quite easily, so it must be the book that is confusing.
At least two of the script examples given in Chapters 1-8 had typos in them, and not enough explanation for someone that doesn't know much to figure out what. I am unfortunately going to have to give up on this book to learn Perl and turn to the internet... too bad I spent $35 for the book. I don't recommend this book to anyone except perhaps someone that already knows Perl.
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The aim of Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days is to tutor the Web-literate novice JavaScripter through to a high level of competency in applying JavaScript to Web pages.
In addition to core uses of client-side JavaScript, Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days also covers emerging topics such as the use of JavaScript with PDFs and the scripting of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).
The key principles taught throughout the book are backed up with clear and useful examples. This enables the reader to easily apply what they've learned with confidence in order to meet their own coding needs.
Customer Reviews:
Hits the Spot for Quick Introduction to JavaScript.......2005-11-16
Some programmers look down on the Sams Teach Yourself series as beneath their level. I imagine that some professional chefs also look down on a ham sandwhich. However, sometimes a ham sandwhich with cheese on rye really hits the spot. The Sam Teach Yourself series of books provide a practical and efficient way to get introduced to a new topic.
The "Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days" is no exception. With the emergence of AJAX as a cutting edge way to provide rich web based applications, the demand for a working knowledge of JavaScript will increase.
"Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days" goes step by step through the core aspects of JavaScript. This book teaches fundamentals such as variables, arrays, statements, functions, built-in methods, and basic objects. The book also teaches introductory DHTML and SVG manipulation--though some of it may seem out of date as the book was published three years ago.
In general, the authors do a good job of explaining programming concepts and how JavaScript implements them. I found in a couple of cases where the code examples had errors. While I was able to work around the errors in the book, it's always frustrating when the example doesn't work.
If you are a programmer who needs to implement JavaScript in your current project, "Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days" will probably help you get up to speed quickly. Or if you are new to programming and need a step by step guide to a relatively easy language to use, you will find "Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 21 Days" an easy to use and approachable book.
If you are looking for a more advanced discussion of JavaScript, this book may disappoint you. You may want to consider O'Reilly's "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide".
Egregious errors!.......2005-10-11
There are enough serious errors in this book to overshadow any positive attributes it may have. Things like on page 88 (first edition, May 2002) where the author confuses the modulus of a number with its absolute value: "The modulus of a number is the same as the number if the number is greater than zero. If the number is less than zero, then its modulus is the negation of the number - that is, the modulus of -5 is 5. The modulus is sometimes referred to as the absolute value of the number." You will discover a function called "getModulus" that returns the absolute value of a number on page 87.
You also will find on page 74 the author claiming that the bitwise NOT operator used thusly: ~9 would result in -10!
These sorts of errors are not acceptable in a professional reference or tutorial of any sort.
Well written book.......2004-08-21
I'm very pleased with this book. It covers a large amount of JavaScript. However, like any other Sams Teach Yourself in 21 days series, this book will take you longer than 21 days to finish. The only complaint I have with this book is the lack of a JavaScript reference in the back. While it has one, it's not that large. Over all, if you want to learn JavaScript, buy this book. You can easily tell by how well written the book is that the author of this book is great JavaScript programmer.
Doorstopper. Not worth it........2004-06-29
I thought this book was pretty good, when I first started. Because I was able to do a little something with Javascript and I've never even really tried a scripting or programming language before (I know HTML, buts thats just markup). But I put this book on the back burner after I learned what I wanted from Javascript (and really hit the wall after not being able to really use it much more after that). So I started learning Actionscript, where I saw more opportunites for its use. I got "Actionscript: The Definitive Guide" by Colin Moock, and I was actually enlightened. Everything was so much clearer. Actionscript and Javascript are very similar, and when I do write scripts with Javascript and need help, this book "Sams Teach Yourself Javascript in 21 Days" never helps me, I have to use Colin Moock's ACTIONSCRIPT BOOK and I find what I need.
The back appendix of this book, "Javascript in 21 Days", where it is supposed to list methods/functions/etc. is useless. Why even have it there? Moock's actionscript book has an appendix that you can actually use for reference (descriptions, examples, usefull)
I wish I knew all this before I bought this particular Javascript book. I suggest O'Reilly's "Javascript: The Definitive Guide", if it is half as good as Moock's "Actionscript: The Definitive Guide", you'll be all set.
Great for beginners, too slow for experienced programmers.......2004-06-01
I found this book very useful, and I was able to learn JavaScript from it, although I didn't follow the book's tutorials sequentially.
The most important thing to note is that this book is not really suitable for an experienced programmer who wants to add JavaScript to the list of programming languages that he/she knows. If you already know several other programming languages then you'll find the pace of this book much too slow. There are too many simple examples and too much discussion of basic programming principles.
For a beginning programmer these many examples and down-to-earth discussions are great. The authors assume that the reader has no knowledge of programming at all, which is fine if the reader is new to programming.
A couple of the especially useful things I found in this book were an example showing a clever way of using the onClick event for an "a" tag, and information about where to find the Microsoft script debugger.
On the other hand, I did find a few minor errors. And on page 20 a CD-ROM is mentioned, but in fact no CD-ROM accompanies the book. Instead, as explained on page 5, the sample files from the book are available on the Internet.
So if you're new to programming then this is a good book for you, but if you're an experienced programmer then you should find something else.
Rennie Petersen
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Sams Teach Yourself JBuilder 2 in 21 Days
Don Doherty ,
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In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to get up and running efficiently. With this complete tutorial, you'll master the basics and then move on to the more advanced features and concepts of Java and JBuilder. Master all of the new and advanced features that JBuilder 2.x offers. Learn how to effectively use the latest tools and features of JBuilder, by following practical, real-world examples. Get expert tips from a leading authority on implementing JBuilder in the corporate environment.
This book is designed for the way you learn. Go chapter by chapter through the warranted, step-by-step lessons, or just choose those lessons that interest you the most.
Customer Reviews:
National waste.......1999-07-29
I am really upset that a minimum that i can give is a single star if there was a zero star that i would have given that to this book. This book is just a cheap copy of JBuilder manual.PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR YOUR TIME GOING THROUGH THIS BOOK.
Absolute Waste of Money! - 0 star if allowed.......1999-05-20
It seems the arthor has just copied the summary from JBuilder2 brochure from Borland. If you want to learn JBuilder, don't waste money on this crab. Read developer's guide from Borland comes with the software.
Wasted time.......1999-02-20
This book is too simple. Starts good with some introductory about the Java language, and as I was reading I was starting to like the book, but suddenly the author wasted too much time teaching you how to use the interface and all that stuff that anybody can learn by it's own. The examples are kindergarten like, and i wanted to skip many of the stuff to reach the end and finish with it. I just tried to read it because I paid for it, but it was dissapointing and I even got depressed reading it. Get a Java 1.2 book and learn from it, JBuilder is a great tool and deserves much better.
Go somewhere else.......1999-02-20
From the first page of the book, too many mistakes for someone trying to learn.
Reading chapter 6 I thought : Disappointing.......1999-01-23
I'm a novice in OO/Java programming. At the moment I'm struggling through chapter 6. Chapter 5 and 6 are really disappointing, even for a novice. Can anybody tell me if the rest is usefull, otherwise I'm going to succumb. Alas.
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Perl, a powerful programming language in the UNIX arena, can be used for manipulating text, generating reports, and performing system tasks. Assuming no prior programming knowledge, this easy-to-use guide shows readers how to use this language to develop dynamic user interfaces into Windows NT databases-in no time.
Customer Reviews:
Ok for a "get your feet wet" book........2006-05-22
I stumbled on this book while cleaning out a cube and gave it a read. Obviously, this is a dated book.
Overall, it's an ok very basic introduction to Perl. However, it could create some bad programing habits so it should not be viewed as a resource for building core skills nor should you consider it a reference book.
Probably it's biggest value was that it showed how to do things in NT. But there are many resources for that now.
I was surprised that it attempted to talk about object oriented programing and CGI in 2 chapters. These topics have filled books.
So what is the value of this book? Well. If you have little money, then it's ok. Just remember to use strict and use warnings in the examples. Those two will save you grief and start you with a good programing habit. Don't take the book as gospel. Use it as a way to see some examples as what Perl can do.
After you read the book, look for the Perl docs and some sites like the perlmonks. That will get you on your way and in time you will see this book would not serve as a reference book.
Awesome.......2003-02-11
This book is a very quick and organized way to get up and going in Perl. By the end of day 7 (day seven will take more than a day if you do it right) you will have a good Perl foundation.
I have the Camel book that I go to from time to time (Camel has more humor and more technical content), but I use this book as my primary reference because of it's easy layout.
If you serious about Perl, also buy the Camel book as a deeper secondary reference.
Better organized that Larry's famous book.......1999-11-26
This book is better organized than Larry's famous book and it is easier to find information in it.
It is a great reference work and tutorial.
Covers material, but better know programming........1999-08-27
The first impression is the large number of typos in the code. It seems to work well for teaching 'what' works in Perl, but totally skips any 'why' structure. It comes off as an infinite number of special exceptions. Some advice, such as in the Pattern Matching chapter is just plan wrong. Seems to have slipped out without being editted.
Excellent book!! The right way to go........1998-12-08
I have no background in programming, but also wanted to learn some scripting language to automate my tasks for administering Windows NT network. A friend of mine recommended me about Perl and i bought this book. And now i am a proud owner of this book.
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