Books with title Great Musicians

Help your child learn about great musicians with this fact-packed guide, clip-art CD, giant wallchart and dedicated website. From how modern artists like Jim Hendrix transformed music, to the great composers like Beethoven: let your child discover all about the genius of the world's best musicians through the centuries. They'll discover more browsing the dedicated Eyewitness website and downloading 100s of amazing images from the clip-art CD. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about great musicians.

That the purpose of the public schools is the training of children for a higher citizenship, a more extensive helpfulness in affairs pertaining to the common good, no one questions; but we need expect no manifestation of a greater integrity, unless lofty ideals are kept constantly before them. Neither painter nor sculptor can produce a greater expression of beauty than that which has been built up in his own consciousness; no individual can produce a greater expression of manhood or womanhood than that which he holds in his own mind. It is important, therefore, that a high standard be set for the children in our schools to-day. The question then arises as to how this result may be attained. Educators agree that the study of biography is a potent factor in the achievement of this end. A new field for biographical study is found in the lives of the great musicians, who furnish many examples of untiring effort and persistent endeavor, for almost without exception their lives repeat the oft-stated but none too often emphasized verity that success comes only to him who earns success. We trust that this little volume may aid the many who are striving to enrich the thought concepts of the children under their care. CONTENTS John Sebastian Bach George Frederick Handel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Francis Joseph Haydn Ludwig van Beethoven Felix Mendelssohn Frederick Chopin Robert Schumann Franz Peter Schubert Richard Wagner

That the purpose of the public schools is the training of children for a higher citizenship, a more extensive helpfulness in affairs pertaining to the common good, no one questions; but we need expect no manifestation of a greater integrity, unless lofty ideals are kept constantly before them. Neither painter nor sculptor can produce a greater expression of beauty than that which has been built up in his own consciousness; no individual can produce a greater expression of manhood or womanhood than that which he holds in his own mind. It is important, therefore, that a high standard be set for the children in our schools to-day.The question then arises as to how this result may be attained. Educators agree that the study of biography is a potent factor in the achievement of this end. A new field for biographical study is found in the lives of the great musicians, who furnish many examples of untiring effort and persistent endeavor, for almost without exception their lives repeat the oft-stated but none too often emphasized verity that success comes only to him who earns success.We trust that this little volume may aid the many who are striving to enrich the thought concepts of the children under their care.

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Certain musicians have had a lasting impact on the course of music, inspiring innovations or a new way of looking at this art form. Some of the talented men and women who fall into this category are Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Marley. These musicians, and many others examined in this book, have pushed themselves to explore the boundaries of their craft and inspired so many others to do the same. Readers and music fans alike will find this a fascinating look at music through the lens of some of the most influential practitioners of it in many genres.

Certain musicians have had a lasting impact on the course of music, inspiring innovations or a new way of looking at this art form. Some of the talented men and women who fall into this category are Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Marley. These musicians, and many others examined in this book, have pushed themselves to explore the boundaries of their craft and inspired so many others to do the same. Readers and music fans alike will find this a fascinating look at music through the lens of some of the most influential practitioners of it in many genres.