When we sow our seeds in the garden of life, do we settle for a meager display of two or three flowers? Or do we aim for a pageantry of rich colors and breathtaking beauty? So asks author David Bruce in the exquisite essays inspiring us to live an active spiritual life. Fresh and concise, he discusses themes such as living with purpose, spiritual practice, digital distractions, reincarnation, the human condition, and offers advice on books and reading. Free of dogma, he helps the open-minded inquirer find ultimate meaning.
Practice Tests for the London AS and A2 Music Listening Papers Based on "The Essential Hyperion 2"
96 pages
4 hours of reading
(Schott). Listening Matters offers more than 70 sets of questions on musical perception. These have been designed by two former chief examiners in music for London Examination to help students prepare for the London Qualifications in AS and A-level music. Based on the 51recordings of the Essential Hyperion 2, (two CDs HYP 20), these questions are prefaced with hints, and are graded in difficulty and supplied with model answers. This book can be used for aural practice in the classroom, for support work at home, or for revision prior to the exam. It has been designed Specifically for the revised London (Edexel) music specification first examined in 2001/02 and reflects the styles and types of question that feature in those examinations. Listening Matters builds upon the reputation of the prize-winning Aural Matters and its companion volume, Aural Matters in Practice, both written by David Bowmann and Paul Terry. Timbre and Texture * Comparison of Performances * Aural Recognition * Perception of Tonality and Harmony * Context * Comparisons * General Test of Aural Perception * Answers
David Cole draws us to relate our life journey and developing relationship
with God to the stories of the Celtic saints, motivating us to transform our
lives for today's world.
A book of prayers, meditations, and liturgies based on the eight points of the
Celtic year - the four season changes, and the four midpoints of each season.
