Books with author Carol Henderson

The Scales Aren't Just a Fish Thing Series of Study Manuals gives the student every clue and crutch they need to practice correctly, not requiring remedial correction at the next lesson. Is it an up bow or a down bow...it's all notated. What string is it played on?...the stem color tells the string on which it is played. Is it a sharp or a flat? The circle around the note reminds the student that the note is moving toward another note. The color of the circle gives that clue. It's amazing. Even a small child can learn and memorize difficult pieces correctly.

Parts of the Violin by Carol Anderson Scales Aren't Just a Fish Thing is a picture book for students and teachers of the violin. It teaches the parts of the violin through the backdoor. One bit of information is presented through a large picture followed by a series of descriptions. With each pass through the book, a new description can be added. Eventually, the part and its use are understood without extra effort. Learning the names of the parts of an instrument is foundational to the study of that instrument. Instructions can be laser focused by the teacher and carried out by the student without terms like: "Put your thumb on the 'thing-a-ma-jig' while you are bringing the 'whachamacallit' to the 'bottom'.Teachers can use the book on their computers to teach the parts of the instrument. Be sure to check out the playing card games "Go Fish" and "Memory for Non-Readers" at scalesarentjustafishthing.com. While using music as the catalyst, Scales Aren't Just a Fish Thing looks at the bigger picture. The task of studying music, with every learning curve or new 'a ha moment' a foundation is built that can teacher life skills. Scales Aren't Just a Fish Thing is a method of musical study built on an understanding of the brain and how it works. With a degree in psychology and over twenty years of teaching as a Suzuki violin teacher, Carol Anderson has developed an enhancement for all students of music that will go in the back door of learning and ignite sleeping brains.

Waltz by Johannes Brahms is the 4th study manual in the 'Keepers' series for Scales Aren't Just a Fish Thing and part of the Suzuki Violin repertoire for Book 2 as well. It is always fun to know a little about the composer when studying his or her works. This study manual includes a biography of Brahms, preview spots of the most difficult passages of the musical piece and a series of sheet music to promote sight-reading and memorization.

In dangerous times, the world needs heroes, and there are none better than Liam, Hope, Jason and Felix, the latest recruits to the Alphas, a mysterious organisation with only one mission: to save the world from those who would seek to destroy it. These four teenagers have extraordinary abilities that some would call superpowers, and with the help of the Alphas are seeking revenge on the Alphas' mortal enemies, the Betas, who destroyed their town. The Betas' evil, and extremely dangerous leader Atrox has other plans, however. He seeks to bring back the Rider, the only being the Alphas have ever feared and the most dangerous man in the Universe, to cause destruction on a global scale. As time runs out, Liam, Hope, Jason and Felix, along with teenage time traveller Matt Revelation and Alpha outcast Valerie Hunter, must save the world even as it falls to pieces around them.

Can you imagine a group of middle-schoolers from Georgia solving a mystery in Montana? A mystery that involves gold coins and a skeleton? The theft of cattle and prehistoric amber? When Charlie, Rick, Rae and Nancy spend the summer with Charlie's uncle on his ranch they meet Ken Bighorn, a Crow Native American who is helping out on the ranch for the summer. Charlie, used to being in charge, turns to his relationship with God for help in dealing with this bossy, know-it-all teenager. In addition to that, a mystery needs solving. Cattle are missing and rustling is suspected. If they don't catch the thieves, Uncle Randall looses his ranch.

In a place that was not quite the mountains and not quite the sea... an amazing thing happened. It was such an extraordinary thing that for hundreds of years, up until this very day, people have told and retold the story over and over again. The surprising thing, however, is that half of them have only told one part of the story and the other half have only told the rest. And because of all that retelling, both halves of the story are now very famous. Very famous, indeed. But for some strange reason, the entire story has never yet been told. Never. Until now that is. Praise for previous works by C.J. Henderson “Henderson is a born storyteller.” —The Armchair Detective “Henderson is a solid and original writer who brings a great deal of variety as well as a twist-in-the-tail irony to his stories.” —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine “Top flight entertainment.” —Locus