The art and heart of drum circles

By Stevens, Christine

Publishing Date: c2003

Classification: 700

Call Number: 786.9 STE

In this quintessential guide to both creating and facilitating drum circles, noted music therapist and drum circle facilitator Christine Stevens covers everything from key grooves and instrumentation, to the personal side of empowering people and creating transformational experiences through recreational drumming. Filled with practical tools, guidelines, principles, helpful hints, exercises, and even online play-along tracks, Stevens' book weaves into one resource the many key elements of what My Generation/AARP Magazine refers to as one of the country's "fastest growing holistic health trends." "Christine Stevens brings together the energy of her drum circle leadership and the healing power of her background in wellness to give us a very helpful book for drum circle leaders, teachers, recreation specialists, religious group leaders, health professionals, business people and amateur drummers." Dr. Will Schmid, MENC Past President and author, World Music Drumming "This book is a must for anyone involved in or interested in the drum circle movement from veterans to wanna-be facilitators." Karl Bruhn, Father of the Music Making and Wellness Movement What you'll learn: * The science of entrainment * The drum circle duality * How to advertise and set up your drum circle * Recommended drums and percussion instruments * Eight basic facilitation cues * Seven essential skills of facilitation * Making arrangements in-the-moment . Facilitation using a melody instrument * Creating sound-scapes with new drummers * How to cover the basics of hand drumming * Starting and maintaining the groove * Designing your program * Facilitating from a place of musical joy! . Creating metaphors and meaning - (Hal Leonard)

Michael Bloomfield: the rise and fall of an American guitar hero

By Ward, Ed

Publishing Date: [2016]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 787.8716 WAR

This is the definitive biography of the legendary guitarist whom Muddy Waters and B. B. King held in high esteem and who created the prototype for Clapton, Hendrix, Page, and those who followed. Bloomfield was a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which inspired a generation of white blues players; he played with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s, when his guitar was a central component of Dylan s new rock sound on Like a Rolling Stone. He then founded the Electric Flag, recorded Super Session with Al Kooper, backed Janis Joplin, and released at least twenty other albums despite debilitating substance abuse. This book, based on extensive interviews with Bloomfield himself and with those who knew him best, and including an extensive discography and Bloomfield s memorable 1968 Rolling Stone interview, is an intimate portrait of one of the pioneers of rock guitar.

Wanderlust: a history of walking

By Solnit, Rebecca

Publishing Date: [2000]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.5109 SOL

Discusses walking as a political, social, and aesthetic act, exploring its history and how famous walkers such as Wordsworth, Socrates, and Jane Austen's characters used it, and explains the necessity of walking instead of always driving and hurrying.

Mountains of the mind: adventures in reaching the summit

By Macfarlane, Robert

Publishing Date: 2004

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.522 MAC

Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has came to grip the Western imagination--and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the forbidding abodes of dragons and other mysterious beasts. In the mid-1700s the attentions of both science and poetry.

The impossible climb

By Synnott, Mark

Publishing Date: [2018]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.522 SYN

"One slip, one false move, one missed toehold, and you're dead. Alex Honnold, the #1 free solo climber in the world, chose the route known as Freerider on Yosemite's El Capitan, a series of pitches so hard that it's newsworthy when someone free climbs it with a rope. No one had ever 'free soloed' it before; only a few people have ever even contemplated it. That four-hour climb on June 3, 2017, was, simply, one of the boldest feats in human history. At the same time, it was almost unbearable to watch--as Mark Synnott did"--

Breaking clays

By Batha, Chris

Publishing Date: [2005]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 799.3132 BAT

Breaking clays is easy to use, packed full of photographs, diagrams and advanced techniques to show you the way to greater shooting success.

The gun digest book of trap & skeet shooting

By Christian, Chris

Publishing Date: c2004

Classification: 700

Call Number: 799.3132 CHR

This much anticipated fourth edition covers every facet of trap and skeet shooting, and provides readers with valuable insight on how to improve and win at clay busting sports. Each sport is thoroughly reviewed. The history, fundamentals, rules, available shotguns, and tips from top shooting champions are included for trap and skeet. The "Fine Tuning" section includes chapters on successful gunsmithing techniques, ammunition reloading, and useful accessories for increased shooting performance. The updated reference section includes a catalog of suitable shotguns, as well as a manufacturer's directory for related shooting equipment and parts, ammunition, and custom gunsmiths. * Thoroughly reviews every facet of trap and skeet shooting * Shares tips and techniques for increased shooting performance * Includes an updated reference section and a manufacturer's directory - (F+W Publications)

Trap shooting secrets

By Russell, James

Publishing Date: [2000]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 799.3132 RUS