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A Guide to Musical Temperament
On keyboard instruments, tuning pure fifth intervals causes octaves to be out-of-tune. A temperament is a system of tuning in which the tuning of the fifths is altered to keep the …
Studying Children's Questions
This book reports on a study examining 'Imposed Queries in the School Library Media Center,' and is a follow up to a pilot study on the same topic. The analysis is presented in a …
Border Wars
In May of 1953, seven institutions-Clemson University, Duke University, the University of Maryland, the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Wake Forest …
The A to Z of Modern China (1800-1949)
The A to Z of Modern China (1800-1949) offers a concise but comprehensive examination of the political, military, economic, social, and cultural development of modern China. …
Creating EAD-Compatible Finding Guides on Paper
Many archivists work in a repository that cannot consider publishing its inventories on the World Wide Web at this time. They have watched the growing use of the Encoded Archival …
The A to Z of the Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991
Contrary to many assessments that immediately followed the end of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, that war was neither short nor decisive. The 1991 conflict was the dramatic …
Pro-Musica
The Pro-Musica Society (first known as the Franco-American Music Society) was established in the early 1920's by pianist E. Robert Schmitz to support North American appearances of …
Hollywood in Wide Angle
Jack Rothman, a social scientist, interviews more than 30 film directors-including Delbert Mann, John Landis, Arthur Hiller, Nancy Meyers, Bill Duke, Martha Coolidge, Andrew Davis, …
Phoenix Award of the Children's Literature Association
The Phoenix Award is an award given by the Children's Literature Association to honor a book published 20 years ago deserving special recognition for its high literary quality. …
Try Your Hand at This
American Sign Language is more than just an assortment of gestures. It is a full-fledged unique language, with all the characteristics of such. This helpful and user-friendly guide …
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever to perform.' This revised and …
The Balanced Musician
For musicians to attain the level of peak performance that they know is within their reach, they need to do more than spend time in the practice room. The most accomplished and …