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A visually stunning introduction to classical music from piano maestro and bestselling author James Rhodes."Rhodes makes classical music accessible, relatable, and exciting. It is hard not to be swept up - Rhodes writes with such enthusiasm and thoughtfulness that readers will be dying to listen to the Spotify playlist he shares ... Rhodes makes history and music come alive. Surreal, psychedelic collages ... make the book an eye-popping visual experience as well. A dynamic and infectious introduction to classical music." - Kirkus Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock stars. Let me introduce you to some of the most breathtaking and magnificent pieces of music ever created. We'll meet the rebels and revolutionaries who wrote them - did you know Beethoven peed into a chamber pot he kept under his piano? - and find out why they're responsible for every track on your phone today. The world of classical music is going to blow your mind. So take some time out to listen to the online playlist I've curated for you as you read. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Rachmaninoff and Ravel: the perfect introduction to classical music.With jaw-dropping artwork and avant-garde design, this visually exquisite celebration of classical music is encased in a stunning slipcase and features a large fold-out poster as well as an accompanying online playlist of the pieces being discussed. It's the perfect gift for older children and adults alike who want to explore classical music, but aren't quite sure where to begin.

'Internationally acclaimed pianist, author and all-round nice guy James Rhodes promises that this book can teach anyone with access to a piano or an electric keyboard and 45 minutes to practice every a day, the tools they need to learn to play Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6 weeks' RED MAGAZINELearn to play one of Bach's most exquisite preludes in just 6 weeks, even if you have never played the piano before.An accessible and inspiring book by the pianist and international bestselling writer James Rhodes, who promises that it gives anyone with two hands, a piano or an electric keyboard and just 45 minutes a day the tools they need to learn to play Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6 weeks, even if they know nothing about music and have never even touched a piano before.How often do we convince ourselves that it's just too late - too late to learn how to ride a bike, too late to know how to meditate, too late to travel the world... As we get older and time slips through our fingers like water, we become resigned, almost defeatist, about abandoning our dreams. For James Rhodes, after the inevitable "How many hours a day do you practice?" and "Show me your hands", the most common thing people say to him when they hear he's a pianist is "I used to play the piano as a kid. I really regret giving it up". Where does this mourned and misplaced creativity go? For Rhodes, it's still there to be tapped into by all of us, at any point. This inspirational book gives us the means to do this, by breaking up Bach's seminal Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier into manageable segments, teaching us the basics of piano playing - how to read music, the difference between the treble and the bass clef, sharp and flat notes, how to practice etc.. - and encouraging personal interpretation in a way that is guaranteed to soothe the mind, feed the soul and unleash creative powers we didn't know we still had. All of this will culminate in an ability to perform one of Bach's masterpieces."If listening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music is achieving enlightenment. It's going from kicking a ball around with a few pals to playing alongside Ronaldo."

Do you have a piano (or keyboard) and forty-five spare minutes every day? Then spend the next six weeks with acclaimed concert pianist James Rhodes. By the end, you'll be able to perform Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major--no prior musical experience required Rhodes reveals How to Play the Piano step by step--how to read the treble and bass clefs as well as sharp and flat notes, and then how to practice--before teaching the Prelude in easy, bite-size segments. His method is free of tedious drills, and filled with inspiration: "If listening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music is achieving enlightenment." Before you know it, not only will you have learned how to play one of Bach's most beloved masterpieces--you also will have unleashed your creativity, exercising your mind (and fingers) and accomplishing something you never thought possible. Bravo Includes four instructional videos supported by select e-reader devices.

James Rhodes' passion for music has been his absolute lifeline. It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed pain, conflict and turmoil. Listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatised teenager or discovering an Adagio by Bach while in a hospital ward - such exquisite miracles of musical genius have helped him survive his demons, and, along with a chance encounter with a stranger, inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today.This is a memoir like no other: unapologetically candid, boldly outspoken and surprisingly funny - James' prose is shot through with an unexpectedly mordant wit, even at the darkest of moments. An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, Instrumental also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works and about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why and how music has the potential to transform all of our lives.

Life is messy and imperfect for us all, and when your mind is on fire and you feel like you're trapped in a terrifying blaze with no way out, sometimes the only way is to embrace the fragility of the human condition.

When Cochise County Sheriff Harry Wheeler swore an oath to uphold the law, he never dreamed he would be forced to make the most difficult choice imaginable: strike first or innocent people would be stricken. That decision led to the infamous Bisbee Deportation, which crippled a radical labor union's progress in the Southwest and sounded the death knell for Wheeler's law enforcement career.In the early morning hours of July 12, 1917, an armed "posse comitatus" rounded up two thousand men in the mining town of Bisbee, Arizona. They were marched to a ballpark, where almost twelve hundred of them were loaded onto cattle cars, shipped 176 miles to a remote area of New Mexico, and abandoned in the desert. Law of Necessity recalls the paranoia and violence of a time when the nation was at war with enemies foreign and domestic. Based on a true story, it examines the courageous struggle of a patriotic small town sheriff, forced to take a drastic measure that remains controversial to this very day. Is it sometimes necessary to break the law to protect lives and property? Read Law of Necessity and decide for yourself.

En nådeløst ærlig skildring av overgrep mot et barn og hvilke konsekvenser det har. For James Rhodes ble redningen musikken. Dette er en selvbiografi som mangler sidestykke: dønn ærlig, modig og overraskende morsom - James Rhodes prosa er gjennomsyret av en svart humor selv i de mørkeste øyeblikk. Instrumental er også en hyllest til musikkens terapeutiske kraft, ispedd fascinerende fakta om hvordan den klassiske musikken faktisk virker og om det uvanlige livet mange av de fremste komponistene levde. Instrumental forklarer hvorfor og hvordan musikken har potensial til å forandre liv. James Rhodes' lidenskap for musikk har vært hans redning. Musikken har vært tråden som har holdt ham sammen gjennom et liv preget av smerte, konflikter og sammenbrudd. Å lytte til Rakhmaninov på repeat da han var en traumatisert tenåring eller oppdage en adagio av Bach mens han var innlagt på sykehus - slike mirakler har hjulpet ham til å overleve. Et tilfeldig møte med en fremmed inspirerte ham til å bli den velrenommerte konsertpianisten han er i dag.

En nådeløst ærlig skildring av overgrep mot et barn og hvilke konsekvenser det har. For James Rhodes ble redningen musikken. Dette er en selvbiografi som mangler sidestykke: dønn ærlig, modig og overraskende morsom - James Rhodes prosa er gjennomsyret av en svart humor selv i de mørkeste øyeblikk. Instrumental er også en hyllest til musikkens terapeutiske kraft, ispedd fascinerende fakta om hvordan den klassiske musikken faktisk virker og om det uvanlige livet mange av de fremste komponistene levde. Instrumental forklarer hvorfor og hvordan musikken har potensial til å forandre liv. James Rhodes' lidenskap for musikk har vært hans redning. Musikken har vært tråden som har holdt ham sammen gjennom et liv preget av smerte, konflikter og sammenbrudd. Å lytte til Rakhmaninov på repeat da han var en traumatisert tenåring eller oppdage en adagio av Bach mens han var innlagt på sykehus - slike mirakler har hjulpet ham til å overleve. Et tilfeldig møte med en fremmed inspirerte ham til å bli den velrenommerte konsertpianisten han er i dag.