My favorite method book
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My favorite method book to use for teaching young pianists!
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if you can only purchase one book for this technique, this one is it ! From A to Z, covering it all and showing various stitches. I had other books on the subject but this is far my favorite bec' of all the info.
Other books I have are more of a show and tell for the artist w/ many photos but technique was not covered.
Great book to have.
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I can not say enough about this book.  I have a few books on Zentangles and this is one of the best ones.  It gives step by step instructions in an organized way.  The author does not overwhelm you.  She truly has it broken down day by day.  You can go at your own pace.  I have a customer service job that slows down during the fall and winter.  I just started going through the book and the exercises in between calls.  Helps the time to fly and very enjoyable.  I will be going through a couple days in a single day.

Beckah also not only shows you great step outs for the tangles but has you apply them to a design.  She builds on what you have already learned where when you go to the next lesson and at the end, you use the current 3 tangles and add a couple from previous lessons into your artwork for that day.  Helps keep past tangles fresh in your mind.

I love love love this book
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Love this book, easy to read and multiple ways the authors go to relate the lessons and exercises.  I am re-read this book often it is so handy!  Invaluable book of info on this subject.
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This slim volume has three strengths that makes it one of my favorite books on divination.  First, it doesn't contain nonsense.  Michele Jackson is very forthright that this is her method of reading the bones, that it is contemporary (not inherited through some ancient tradition), that she doesn't have some obscure African initiations, and so on.  She just found a method, or developed one, that works for her, and this book shares it.  I love that sort of thing, both because it's honest and because I really enjoy connecting to someone else's heartfelt practice in this way.  Second, the book is enthusiastic without being annoying.  It's very clear that Michele Jackson finds this method spiritually enriching.  And I can see why!  Each bone set is a mirror of the individual reader's psyche.  It's a language developed between the reader and his or her ancestors (or spirits, or what have you), and so each is different, and it develops as the reader develops.  She doesn't go into great depth on the ramifications of this fluid system of symbols, but it's easy to see how it works with her without having to intellectualize it too much.  Third, the book's examples and illustrations really help to understand the basic methods of how to read a throw.  Even though another reader's bones will be different, you can see how the spatial relationship gives meaning to particular combinations.  I really like that.  A mere description wouldn't have helped as much as the clear illustrations do, and she's always careful not to assume too much from the reader, yet doesn't patronize.

Her blog contains even more practice advice, especially for beginners.  It would have been helpful to have more information on selecting bones to build a set, but that may be the topic of a whole book on its own.  She inspired me, at any rate, to head to the local flea market and make a bone seller quite cheerful.  He asked what I was doing with a coyote toe, a raccoon baculum, and a python rib, among other things.  "Making art," I said.  And I don't think that was a lie.
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As a player for more than 20 years, I often find method books that are not much more than a collection of tunes. You learn them note for note, and then that's how you play them. Not the case with this one...this method takes several phrases and brings them together to create really decent sounding solos. You can then mix and match the phrases to create your own solos. One of the things I liked best about it, was that the first time I played through the phrases, I picked up a couple of licks that I could immediately incorporate into my own playing. Any time I get a  book that actually adds to the grab bag of "licks" that I have, instead of adding more tunes, I consider it a good book. I was convinced this was a good one about ten minutes after receiving it.
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Having only read the book fully once, it is difficult to express how excited and amazed I was to find a detailed step by step methodology for what I thought was an extremely complicated process.

Having played for 20+ years I was always frustrated with my inability to bridge the gap between the phrases in my head and my instrument.  The simple "games" David presents in the book to learn the intervals on the various instruments is a very fun and extremely effective way to internalize them both physically and aurally.  Like all the exercises in the book, there is room for expansion and growth i.e. With a few simple alterations you can design more challenging exercise or throw on a backing track and test your ability to apply what you have learned.  Most of all everything in this book is fun.

Using a measuring tape to "measure" the musical distance in the modes gives a memorable tool to express the duality of parent scale and modal spelling.  I found this really useful as it brings it out of the abstract and into the practical realm for me.  I can always visualize the measuring tape over the intervals I'm analyzing.

These are just a few of the examples that come to mind and I can't really do it justice in just a few paragraphs as the book is literally packed with interesting and useful ideas/exercises.  I would highly recommend buying the backing tracks for modal practice as they've been created to make the alterations pop out.  It makes it much easier for the ear to recognize the flavor in each interval in each particular modal setting.  For those on the fence about purchase, this is literally the best book I've bought concerning improvisation and the best bang for your buck.  If I were to teach again, I would highly recommend this book to all my students regardless of level.

Thanks so much for creating this product.  Cheers.
John
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This is one of the best books I have read on using the Kodaly method.  There are clear sequences you can follow with many ideas on how to prepare, present, and practice each element.  The most difficult thing will be deciding which activities I won't use!
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Loved this book. And it has helped me greatly with my clients and also my own training.
The descriptions of the different exercise are well written and the pictures really demonstrates the different aspects of the exercises. The deep knowledge that the author poses shines through very clearly in the book. The  program customisations is a really good tool to set up program. The time blocks even more so. I have had my clients training for about a month using the timeblocks and they really enjoy it. Just like the book says it gives the ability to on the good days perform more lifts and on the weak days less and never feel bad about it. I have seen great results in my self but even better results in my clients. I have used the bottom up press to fix a press problem I had with a female client and she is improving a lot now with the technique she was forced to adapt too using bottom up. It's a great book that focuses on real strength building training using the kettlebell.

Finally this summer I was lucky enough to spend some time with Max, and what he taught me during those days is  the same thing as the info you can find in the book. Max not only talks the talk he walks the walk as well. And what I believe is that this is not a book that was written to sell copies. It is a book with Max beliefs and the best book to use for teaching others and learning kettlebells yourself
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I am a practicing psychologist, and this book has been the very best resource I have found as I formulated my way of doing therapy. This model has become the core of my approach and I can't say enough about how good it is in terms of presenting a coherent, specific and relational way of being a therapist.  My all time favorite!! Cannot recommend highly enough.
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As a business owner, I am bombarded with techniques on how to get my marketing message across.  This book, Making it Stick, is my favorite.  It is a funny and effective approach to creating a message that gets remembered.

The authors (two brothers!) break it into easy to rememeber peices:  SUCCES(s) - Simple (Core Message), Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional and Stories.  They give great examples all along the way and of course they use their own model so it really is memorable.
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I have been using these methods for years and they work really good. I have an older copy and just wanted another.
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This is now my favorite book on the subject of learning to draw. Chapter by chapter, Juliette makes the subject interesting and manageable. The accompanying DVD is priceless. It makes the book a bargain. Not only do you get some of the best methods and lessons but also the demonstrations by an accomplished artist. If you cannot afford to travel to one of her courses, then this may be the next best thing. I have spent hours with it already and refer to it constantly.
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I have gone through this book countless times.  I absolutely love the techniques and projects.  I will definitely buy more Donna Kato books.  She is super.  The pictures are vivid too.
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Jose Villa is one of my favorite photographers, and when I read this book, it helped me understand things about photography in a totally different way. I love his practical advice and tips regarding his methods and his style. The way he talks about light "wrapping around his subjects" is one my favorite concepts communicated in this book. Love it, and completely recommend it. It is a MUST.
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This book is amazing. I loved. Easy and simple method. Everything that you will need is inside this book. I recommend totally.
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I love this book--the good descriptions of so many projective techniques is incomparable.  I also really like the "difficulty" level and impressing on the reader that preparation is so important with these kinds of exercises.  Superb!