Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is designed for choral music educators getting started in a new position, as well as experienced educators wanting to keep up with current developments in choral music education. This third edition is thoroughly grounded in the latest research and incorporates new information about working with changing adolescent voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle school students, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain ...

"The Alleged Haunting of B---- House" is a captivating exploration of the supernatural, penned by the Marquess of Bute and A. Goodrich-Freer. This intriguing work delves into the mysterious occurrences reported at B---- House, blending historical accounts with personal narratives. The authors meticulously document the eerie events, providing a compelling case study for those fascinated by ghost stories and the paranormal. Their detailed observations and analyses invite readers to ponder th...

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world causing physical, emotional, economic, and social upheaval in every part of the globe. It also catalyzed a renewed interrogation, by music education faculty in higher education, of philosophies and practices that had long gone unexamined.Music Education on the Verge: Stories of Pandemic Teaching and Transformative Change is a collection of narratives by music teacher-educators describing how they responded to the disruption of the...

In The Alleged Haunting of B—— House, a compelling assemblage of narratives from various authors, readers are drawn into a rich tapestry of ghostly encounters and psychological intrigue. The book navigates the complexities of spectral phenomena through diverse literary styles, melding gothic horror with psychological realism to explore themes of trauma, memory, and the very nature of belief. Set against a backdrop of chilling events at the infamous B—— House, the anthology captures the dua...

The Alleged Haunting of B'Äî'Äî House is a fascinating anthology that delves into the eerie and often controversial accounts surrounding one of America'Äôs most notorious paranormal investigations. Combining firsthand testimonies, meticulously documented reports, and scholarly analysis, the book engages in the complex interplay between belief and skepticism, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that question the very nature of reality. The literary style is both evocative and academic, b...

There can be no question that the contents of this book will prove extremely controversial. Many people will be deeply shocked by the nature of Watson's statement. Many will no doubt prefer to reject it rather than surrender the beliefs of a lifetime. Others will at least regret that two of the great mysteries of crime are finally solved... An extraordinary document comes to light which for fifty years had been held on deposit by the bankers of the deceased John Herbert Watson MD - better ...

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous fictional detective ever created. The supremely rational sleuth and his dependable companion, Dr Watson, will forever be associated with the gaslit and smog-filled streets of late nineteenth and early twentieth century London. Yet Holmes and Watson were not the only ones solving mysterious crimes and foiling the plans of villainous masterminds in Victorian and Edwardian England. The years between 1890 and 1914 were a golden age for English magazines and m...

This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by somone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper.This person is James Carnac, this memoir written shortly before his death is an account of his entire life, including a few short months in 1888 when he became the murderer known to posterity as Jack the Ripper.This book introduces a new suspect for the infamous murders in Whitechapel in 1888. There is information in this book that does not app...

A captivating portrait of some of Charles Dickens' most memorable female characters presented by popular actress Miriam Margolyes to accompany her hugely successful one-woman show touring the world in 2012. In his novels Dickens presents a series of unrivalled portraits of women, young and old. From Little Nell to Miss Havisham, these girls and women speak to us today, making us laugh and sometimes cry. The popular British actress Miriam Margolyes will be touring the world in 2012, the bic...

Before Agatha Christie became the world’s Queen of Crime, she stood on the talented shoulders of the female crime authors who came before her. This splendid new anthology by Leslie S. Klinger brings these exceptional writers out of Christie’s shadow and back into the spotlight they deserve.Agatha Christie is undoubtedly the world’s best-selling mystery author, hailed as the “Queen of Crime,” with worldwide sales in the billions. Christie burst onto the literary sce...

Before John Watson had his fateful encounter with the eccentric beater of corpses at Barts, there was a consulting detective by the name of Sherlock Holmes, who had already built up a practice and a reputation that extended to Scotland Yard. However much he may have felt lost without his Boswell later in his career, Holmes was playing a solo game when he started out.Here are five early cases, all mentioned in the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which helped to establish...

A seminal, investigative look at ghost sightings from the British politician, author, and Council of the Society for Psychical Research member.A wide collection of the most well attested cases of apparitions and haunted houses collected by the Society for Psychical Research. There are a number of well-authenticated narratives—some from private sources, and some that reached Sir Ernest after his BBC Broadcast, given under the title of this book in 1934.A...