Gracie prefers blogging anonymously about her high school classmates to befriending them—and she likes being an outsider just fine, thanks. But when a new student discovers Gracie's identity, she's forced to make a decision. Will she choose belonging—and a wonderful new friend—or will she keep her distance?

Flowing throughout these testimonies from women all over the world is a sense of profound appreciation for these sweet undeserved gifts of mercy. Listen quietly . . . you¿ll recognize grace notes echoing in your own soul.

'There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and appreciate more.' - Billy Graham Philip Yancey's words---captured in his many bestselling books---have influenced the lives of millions of readers by strengthening their faith, building their hope, sparking their creativity, and challenging their comfort zones. If you're one of those readers, you know personally how his insights have affected your mind and heart. And if you're new to Yancey, you're in for a life-altering experience. These meditations---all drawn from the beloved and bestselling writings of the author---will take you through an entire year of Yancey's insight and imagination, covering a broad range of topics: * How to rediscover God through the wonders of nature, music, and romantic love * Why grace means you can't do anything to make God love you more or less * What happens when you cut through preconceptions to encounter the 'real' Jesus * How to renew your understanding and practice of prayer * Where you can see God in unexpected people and places * How to cope when life crashes in around you Every day, experience the best from a beloved author who, with freshness, clarity, and energy, has so brilliantly articulated God's wonderful but mysterious relationship with you. '

Performance practice is the study of how music was performed over the centuries, both by its originators (the composers and performers who introduced the works) and, later, by revivalists. This first of its kind Dictionary offers entries on composers, musiciansperformers, technical terms, performance centers, musical instruments, and genres, all aimed at elucidating issues in performance practice. This A-Z guide will help students, scholars, and listeners understand how musical works were originally performed and subsequently changed over the centuries. Compiled by a leading scholar in the field, this work will serve as both a point-of-entry for beginners as well as a roadmap for advanced scholarship in the field.

For professional and amateur flutists as well as students of the flute, this book offers a practical introduction to all aspects of playing the flute. Using an accessible A-Z format, Debost offers a logical and imaginitive work on flute performance that places technique at the service of music on every page.

This "Urtext Edition" of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, Nos. 8-15, includes editorial and performance notes by Carl Krebs (Berlin, March 1898). Titles: * Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 ("Pathetique") * Sonata No. 9, Op. 14, No. 1 * Sonata No. 10, Op. 14, No. 2 * Sonata No. 11, Op. 22 * Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 * Sonata No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1, (Quasi Fantasia) * Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2, (Quasi Fantasia, "Moonlight Sonata") * Sonata No. 15, Op. 28, (Pastorale)

Advanced Fun with Fundamentals is a supplementary technic book dealing with scales, technic studies, theory, rhythms, embellishments, transposition, and various other fundamentals of band playing encountered at the intermediate and more difficult levels. The primary purpose of this book is to further the development of the band student's technical fluency, counting accuracy, musical style and understanding through the use of practice material presented in a manner which should prove to be interesting, enjoyable, and of great help in achieving all-around musicianship.

(Berklee Methods). Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software!

Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.

The Total Rock Keyboardist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock keyboard playing. This book is ideal for all skill levels, from absolute beginners to experienced prog-rockers. Youll learn everything you need to become a well-rounded player, from rhythm parts that support the band to flashy improvised solos. Along the way, youll gradually learn important music theory such as chords, diatonic harmony, and scales. This book covers practicing tips, warm-ups, easy-to-understand theory, discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history, left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles, tips for improvising melodies and keyboard solos, a wide variety of chords, and great songs and examples in the styles of innovative rock keyboardistspresent and past. A CD is included with backing tracks to make practicing fun and easy.