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The Conductor’s Companion: 100 Rehearsal Techniques, Imaginative ideas, Quotes and Facts

(Meredith Music Resource). 100 outstanding middle and high school, collegiate and professional band and orchestra conductors passionately and candidly share their most powerful rehearsal techniques and cutting-edge program ideas in this concise and inspirational volume. Also included are fascinating historical facts about famous composers and conductors as well as inspirational quotes ideal for advocating music programs. It’s an excellent university supplemental text and a “go-to” source for directors at all levels.

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210 Imaginative Ideas for Painting: How to Find and Keep Your Inspiration and Advance Your Visual Style

Hundreds of Ideas You Can Use to Create Distinctive Paintings
Turn to this indispensable resource for originating new painting concepts from the tried and true to the truly avant-garde. This book is text-only, covering landscape, still life, figurative abstracts, and more. It includes everything from practical advice on ways to stay organized to how to stay inspired.

Inside you’ll find:
hundreds of concepts for paintings  how to identify what inspires you unusual methods with innovative materials advice, answers, and resources for artists of every style This book is about painting ideas, not painting techniques. Any idea can be interpreted in any medium. Let an idea point you in a direction. Then, take off on your creative path… and leave a painted trail.