Author: Andrew Singer
Publisher: Andrew Singer
ISBN: 9780999372708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
As China began to embrace the modern world in the 1980s, one man found the courage to claim his future. China Sings to Me: A Journey into the Middle Kingdom and Myself is a coming-of-age memoir about the power of finding your true self in a foreign land.
China Sings to Me
Author: Andrew Singer
Publisher: Andrew Singer
ISBN: 9780999372708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
As China began to embrace the modern world in the 1980s, one man found the courage to claim his future. China Sings to Me: A Journey into the Middle Kingdom and Myself is a coming-of-age memoir about the power of finding your true self in a foreign land.
Publisher: Andrew Singer
ISBN: 9780999372708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
As China began to embrace the modern world in the 1980s, one man found the courage to claim his future. China Sings to Me: A Journey into the Middle Kingdom and Myself is a coming-of-age memoir about the power of finding your true self in a foreign land.
Singing in Mandarin
Author: Katherine Chu
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538131439
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Access audio files at:https://soundcloud.com/k-chu-j-petrus/sets/singing-in-mandarin-recorded The success of Chinese artists internationally across many art forms has focused the world's attention on the developing cultural phenomenon in China, an emerging stage for the vocal arts. As one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Mandarin is poised to become the next addition to lyric languages. Singing in Mandarin: A Guide to Chinese Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire is a comprehensive guide to unlocking the mysteries of Chinese contemporary vocal literature. In part one, Chu and Petrus focus on diction and language, providing detailed descriptions and exercises for creating the sounds of the language. They take a uniquely systematic approach, fusing together best practices from international music conservatories for diction study, with those for Chinese language learning. Part two outlines the historical context of Chinese vocal literature, chronicling the development of the language and its repertoire over the last one hundred years. Audio files narrated by native speakers demonstrating the sounds are also included. Singing in Mandarin provides guidance for both novices and those with previous experience singing or speaking Mandarin and is the first book of its kind to help bring the fascinating and previously inaccessible treasure of Chinese vocal music to Western audiences.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538131439
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Access audio files at:https://soundcloud.com/k-chu-j-petrus/sets/singing-in-mandarin-recorded The success of Chinese artists internationally across many art forms has focused the world's attention on the developing cultural phenomenon in China, an emerging stage for the vocal arts. As one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Mandarin is poised to become the next addition to lyric languages. Singing in Mandarin: A Guide to Chinese Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire is a comprehensive guide to unlocking the mysteries of Chinese contemporary vocal literature. In part one, Chu and Petrus focus on diction and language, providing detailed descriptions and exercises for creating the sounds of the language. They take a uniquely systematic approach, fusing together best practices from international music conservatories for diction study, with those for Chinese language learning. Part two outlines the historical context of Chinese vocal literature, chronicling the development of the language and its repertoire over the last one hundred years. Audio files narrated by native speakers demonstrating the sounds are also included. Singing in Mandarin provides guidance for both novices and those with previous experience singing or speaking Mandarin and is the first book of its kind to help bring the fascinating and previously inaccessible treasure of Chinese vocal music to Western audiences.
Momma, Buy Me a China Doll
Author: John M. Feierabend
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781622772261
Category : Children's songs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"This delightful song tells the story of Liza Lou, who dreams of woning a china doll after seeing one in a peddler's cart. Owning a china doll, however, would be a luxury far out of reach for a poor mountain girl from the Ozarks...includes a description of the history of the song, the notation of the song, and a link to download the song in audio form at no cost"--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781622772261
Category : Children's songs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"This delightful song tells the story of Liza Lou, who dreams of woning a china doll after seeing one in a peddler's cart. Owning a china doll, however, would be a luxury far out of reach for a poor mountain girl from the Ozarks...includes a description of the history of the song, the notation of the song, and a link to download the song in audio form at no cost"--Back cover.
Who Is Singing in Chinese?
Author: David Peters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983097280
Category : Koan
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983097280
Category : Koan
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Welcome to China!
Author: Kaz Drysdale
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469166127
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Clueless Aussie Summer Frock is mistaken for a celebrity and must face-off with Chinese culture when hired to teach underdog college students how to win over a ruthless top-dog college led by Texan Dingo Dog Dave Smythe in a national reality T.V contest. Note to filmmakers: WELCOME TO CHINA!is a feature length screenplay created in Movie Magic Screenwriting software and formats to: Genre: Comedy Kaz Drysdale [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @SilverScriptz Stage 32.com CanDoDreamz | Kaz Drysdale LinkedIn.com : Kaz Drysdale
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469166127
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Clueless Aussie Summer Frock is mistaken for a celebrity and must face-off with Chinese culture when hired to teach underdog college students how to win over a ruthless top-dog college led by Texan Dingo Dog Dave Smythe in a national reality T.V contest. Note to filmmakers: WELCOME TO CHINA!is a feature length screenplay created in Movie Magic Screenwriting software and formats to: Genre: Comedy Kaz Drysdale [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @SilverScriptz Stage 32.com CanDoDreamz | Kaz Drysdale LinkedIn.com : Kaz Drysdale
Letters from China
Author: Sarah Pike Conger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The Bradys and the Hip Sing Ling; Or, After the Chinese Free Masons
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Missions
Author: Howard Benjamin Grose
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing
Author: George Chiang
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146029940X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Experience the action packed adventures of Chen Sing, a teenage boy from China, who ventures far across the world to help build the transcontinental railway through the rugged Rocky Mountains. Natural disasters, wild animals and unforeseen events together with the seemingly endless mountains of rock are among the obstacles that stand in the way of Chen Sing and his railroad crew as they bravely forge ahead on their quest to complete the railway.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146029940X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Experience the action packed adventures of Chen Sing, a teenage boy from China, who ventures far across the world to help build the transcontinental railway through the rugged Rocky Mountains. Natural disasters, wild animals and unforeseen events together with the seemingly endless mountains of rock are among the obstacles that stand in the way of Chen Sing and his railroad crew as they bravely forge ahead on their quest to complete the railway.
Inspired Lives
Author: Clea McDougall
Publisher: timeless books
ISBN: 1932018115
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This is a collection of articles, photography, and illustrations by some of the most innovative thinkers writing about yoga, inspired living and the places where the two meet. Some books on yoga will teach you a posture, how to hold a pose. Through compelling exposition, artful photography and delightful illustrations, Inspired Lives teaches how people think expansively to bring yoga to their lives. The best from the Utne Award winning, Ascent Magazine, Inspired Lives presents dynamic stories in heartfelt prose that distills the essential teachings of yoga into the art of living life.
Publisher: timeless books
ISBN: 1932018115
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This is a collection of articles, photography, and illustrations by some of the most innovative thinkers writing about yoga, inspired living and the places where the two meet. Some books on yoga will teach you a posture, how to hold a pose. Through compelling exposition, artful photography and delightful illustrations, Inspired Lives teaches how people think expansively to bring yoga to their lives. The best from the Utne Award winning, Ascent Magazine, Inspired Lives presents dynamic stories in heartfelt prose that distills the essential teachings of yoga into the art of living life.