In the small hours of the morning on a headlong collision into history ambition & magic a trumpeter wails in the apocalypse " You are making it happen All the deaths All the destruction" Tom is a solid but not great musician While his bandmates are happy to play gigs for themselves at their own clubs drinking free beer & shooting the breeze Tom aches for the next level whatever that is & as musicians are wont to do in magical fables he meets a mysterious stranger with a seemingly simple offer take a battered old trumpet for free & just enjoy it no exchanges & no strings Whenever Tom plays it the extraordinary music blows away his growing throngs of fans & deadly mishaps start to follow Tom may not have sold his soul for the music of the heavens but he seems to have bargained away something much more serious From the critically acclaimed jazz musician Dave Chisholm Instrumental is a high-spirited suspenseful formally inventive visually musical graphic novel an epic yet intimate riff on our longing search for what&s next Dave Chisholm is a trumpet player songwriter composer bandleader educator & visual artist currently residing in Rochester NY The breadth of Chisholm&s artistic output is exemplified in a long string of widely varied projects including the big-band jazz of his debut album Radioactive (2010) the post-rock-meets-jazz-improvisation soundscapes on Calligraphy (2011) his soulful indie-rock singer-songwriter project Talking Under Water the blistering straight-ahead jazz performed by Utah group John Henry & the upstart jazz big bands Salt Lake Alternative Jazz Orchestra & Colossus As a trumpet player Dave has garnered international acclaim In 2012 he performed six nights at the Umbria Jazz Festival as part of Ryan Truesdell&s " Gil Evans Centennial" project In 2009 he was one of two recipients of the Downbeat Student Music Award for outstanding collegiate soloist He has also received numerous accolades & awards at both the Reno Jazz Festival & the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Festival Dave wrote & illustrated his first graphic novel LET&S GO TO UTAH! in 2009 followed by short comics in MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS & Locust Moon&s Eisner Award-winning anthology DREAM ANOTHER DREAM He currently teaches at State University of New York at Brockport & at the Hochstein School of Music & Dance ...

James Rhodes' passion for music has been his absolute lifeline It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed pain conflict & turmoil Listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatised teenager or discovering an Adagio by Bach while in a hospital ward
- such exquisite miracles of musical genius have helped him survive his demons & along with a chance encounter with a stranger inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today This is a memoir like no other unapologetically candid boldly outspoken & surprisingly funny
- James' prose is shot through with an unexpectedly mordant wit even at the darkest of moments An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music Instrumental also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works & about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers It explains why & how music has the potential to transform all of our lives

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Instrumental Music Education Teaching with the Musical & Practical in Harmony 2nd Edition is intended for college instrumental music education majors studying to be band & orchestra directors at the elementary middle school & high school levels This textbook presents a research-based look at the topics vital to running a successful instrumental music program while balancing musical theoretical & practical approaches A central theme is the compelling parallel between language & music including "sound-to-symbol" pedagogies Understanding this connection improves the teaching of melody rhythm composition & improvisation The companion website contains over 120 pedagogy videos for wind string & percussion instruments performed by professional players & teachers over 50 rehearsal videos rhythm flashcards & two additional chapters " The Rehearsal Toolkit" & " Job Search & Interview" It also

Includes:: over 50 tracks of acoustically pure drones & demonstration exercises for use in rehearsals sectionals & lessons New to this edition Alternative non-traditional ensembles How to offer culturally relevant opportunities for more students including mariachi African drumming & steel pans More learning & assessment strategies The science of learning & practicing How the brain acquires information The philosophies of Orff & El Sistema along with the existing ones on Kodaly Suzuki & Gordon The Double Pyramid of Balance Francis Mc Beth's classic system for using good balance to influence tone & pitch Updated information about copyright for the digital age Evan Feldman is Conductor of the Wind Ensemble & Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ari Contzius is the Wind Ensemble Conductor at Washingtonville High School Washingtonville NY Mitchell Lutch is Associate Professor of Music & Director of Bands at Central College in Pella Iowa

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In days gone by death came at close quarters This was a time when warriors stood toe-to-toe with their enemy; when battlefields were confused hell holes where men hacked desperately at each other; where no mercy was expected & none was given This series explores the realities of taking a crushing blow from a battle axe or being hit by a deadly arrow from a longbow The experience of facing mortar & artillery fire; or of attacking into a hail of bullets from muskets or machine guns Instruments of Death place some of history s deadliest weapons in your hands Through a series of innovative tests & modern experiments you ll see at first hand the effects of the blade & the bullet on a human being You ll find out how just effective shields armour & helmets actually were & how the wounds suffered by ordinary soldiers were treated on the battlefield This is a fascinating & immersive look at the stark truth of yesterday s wars a world far away from statistics & numbers & co-ordinates & demonstrates the dangers faced by those who were sent into battle to do or die DVD 1 The Battle of Naseby 1645 The Wars of the Roses The Battle of Towton 1461 DVD 2 The Norman Invasion The Battle of Hastings 1066 Queen Boudicca s Revolt The Battle of Watling Street AD61 DVD 3 The Napoleonic Wars The Battle of Waterloo 1815 The Great War The Battle of the Somme 1916 ...

With their city under siege by an army of supervillains only Nocturnus & Galahad can save the lives of millions—and they have no resources no weapons nothing but one another to depend on! Collects the final arc of the Insufferable saga Meet the Author Mark Waid has written a wider variety of well-known characters than any other American comics author from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to Archie & hundreds of others His award-winning graphic novel with artist Alex Ross Kingdom Come is one of the best-selling comics of all time Peter Krause Illustration is a one-person shop specializing in storyboards concept illustrations & marker comps Peter is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in both journalism & studio arts For ten years he was a full-time artist for DC Comics New York Peter drew Captain Marvel Superman & other DC superheroes He was the layout artist for the series Star Trek The Next Generation Metropolis Special Crimes Unit & The Power of Shazam! Peter was also a guest artist on the series Adventure of Superman Superboy Birds of Prey & Secret Files Peter lives in Minneapolis Minnesota with his wife Lisa They have three sons— Timothy David & Nicholas ...

Nocturnus & Galahad—father & son—were once partners in crimefighting But that was before Nocturnus withdrew into the anonymity behind the mask & Galahad became a celebrity-millionaire Now with every one of their old enemies gathered together to destroy them they have no choice but to team up for one last case Collects issues 5–8 ...

On the trail of the murderer who bankrupted them Galahad & Nocturnus are forced to travel overseas—where their connections & resources are of no use to them! Meet the Author Mark Waid Alabama native & current Los Angeleno has written stories for every major comics publisher amd his seminal graphic novel KINGDOM COME is one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time Peter Krause is an American comic book artist He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles most notably the Superman-related titles & THE POWER OF SHAZAM! with Captain Marvel & the Marvel Family Krause a graduate of the University of Minnesota currently works as a freelance illustrator ...

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Stay up on the latest in insurance billing & coding with Marilyn Fordney's Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office 14th Edition Trusted for more than 30 years this market-leading handbook equips you to succeed as medical insurance specialist in any of today's outpatient settings Coverage emphasizes the role of the medical insurance specialist in areas such as diagnostic coding procedural coding Medicare HIPAA & bill collection strategies As with previous editions all the plans that are most commonly encountered in clinics & physicians' offices are incorporated into the text as well as icons for different types of payers lists of key abbreviations & numerous practice exercises that assist you in accurately filling out claim forms This new edition also features expanded coverage of ICD-10 electronic medical records electronic claims submission & the HIPAA 5010
- keeping you one step ahead of the latest practices & protocols of the profession Key terms are defined & emphasized throughout the text to reinforce understanding of new concepts & terminology Separate chapter on HIPAA Compliance in Insurance Billing as well as Compliance Alerts throughout the text highlights important HIPAA compliance issues to ensure readers are compliant with the latest regulations Emphasis on the business of running a medical office & the importance of the medical insurance specialist details the importance of the medical insurance specialist in the business of the medical office Increased focus on electronic filingclaims submission prepares readers for the industry-wide transition to electronic claims submission Separate chapter on documentation in the medical office covers the principles of medical documentation & the rationales for it Service to Patient features in most chapters offer examples of good customer service User resources on the Evolve companion website feature performance checklists self-assessment quizzes the Student Software Challenge (with cases on different payer types & an interactive CMS-1500 (02-12) form to fill in) NEW! Expanded coverage of ICD-10 prepares users to code ICD-10 with the planned effective date of October 2015NEW! Added information on the electronic medical record & electronic claims submission
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- equips users for the transition between paper & electronic methods of medical records & links the CMS-1500 (02-12) form to the electronic submissions process NEW! Sim Chart for the Medical Office (SCMO) application activities on the companion Evolve website adds additional functionality to the insurance module on the SCMO roadmap


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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Insurgent the next gripping action-adventure in the blockbuster Divergent franchise raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies & answers in the dystopian ruins of a futuristic Chicago Tris (Shailene Woodley) & Four (Theo James) are now fugitives on the run hunted by Jeanine (Kate Winslet) the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite Racing against time they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect & why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves Tris with Four at her side faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past & ultimately the future of their world ...