James MacMillan Studies

James MacMillan Studies
Author: George Parsons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1108492533


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Eleven international scholars analyse key works by Sir James MacMillan, and contextualise his unique musical-theological approach.

The Music of James MacMillan

The Music of James MacMillan
Author: Phillip A. Cooke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781783273706


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Known for his orchestral, operatic and choral works, James MacMillan (b. 1959) appeals across the spectrum of contemporary music making. James MacMillan appeals across the spectrum of contemporary music making and is particularly celebrated for his orchestral, operatic and choral pieces. This book, published in time to mark the composer's sixtieth birthday, is thefirst in-depth look at his life, work and aesthetic. From his beginnings in rural Ayrshire and his early work with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, through the international breakthrough success of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, the continuing success of works such as the percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmaneul and his choral pieces, to his current position as one of the most prominent British composers of his generation, the book explores MacMillan's compositional influences over time. It looks closely at his most significant works and sets them in a wider context defined by contemporary composition, culture and the arts in general. The book also considers MacMillan's strong Catholic faith and how this has influenced his work, along with his politics and his on-going relationship with Scottish nationalism. With the support of the composer and his publisher and unprecedented access to interviews and previously unpublished materials, the book not only provides an appraisal of MacMillan's work but also insights into what it means to be a prominent composer and artist in the twenty-first century. PHILLIP A. COOKE is a Composer and Senior Lecturer and Head of Music at the University of Aberdeen. He has previously co-edited The Music of Herbert Howells for Boydell.

Educational Research

Educational Research
Author: James H. McMillan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780132748070


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This book educates students to become intelligent consumers of educational research and introduces basic research principles to those who may eventually use research in their work. Principles for conducting research and criteria for evaluating its overall credibility are presented in a concise manner, with numerous excerpts from published studies, to enable students to learn to read, understand, and evaluate research, and judge the usefulness of the findings for educational practice. There is extensive use of aides to facilitate student learning, including chapter objectives, roadmaps and concept maps, study questions, consumer tips, over 150 examples from published articles (also includes full length articles), and author reflections. The Sixth Edition includes a more extensive presentation of experimental and quasi-experimental design, consistent with the current emphasis on conducting "scientific research," qualitative data analysis, effect size, and two new chapters devoted to mixed-method studies and action research.

The Sonic Episteme

The Sonic Episteme
Author: Robin James
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2019-12-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1478007370


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In The Sonic Episteme Robin James examines how twenty-first-century conceptions of sound as acoustic resonance shape notions of the social world, personhood, and materiality in ways that support white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Drawing on fields ranging from philosophy and sound studies to black feminist studies and musicology, James shows how what she calls the sonic episteme—a set of sound-based rules that qualitatively structure social practices in much the same way that neoliberalism uses statistics—employs a politics of exception to maintain hegemonic neoliberal and biopolitical projects. Where James sees the normcore averageness of Taylor Swift and Spandau Ballet as contributing to the sonic episteme's marginalization of nonnormative conceptions of gender, race, and personhood, the black feminist political ontologies she identifies in Beyoncé's and Rihanna's music challenge such marginalization. In using sound to theorize political ontology, subjectivity, and power, James argues for the further articulation of sonic practices that avoid contributing to the systemic relations of domination that biopolitical neoliberalism creates and polices.

Fundamentals of Educational Research

Fundamentals of Educational Research
Author: James H. McMillan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2015
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780133579161


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Revised edition of: Educational research. 6th ed. A2012.

Studies in Henry James

Studies in Henry James
Author: Richard P. Blackmur
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1983
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780811208642


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"A bibliographical note: Blackmur's essays on Henry James": p. 243-244. Includes index.

James Sprunt Historical Studies

James Sprunt Historical Studies
Author: William Whatley Pierson (Jr.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 522
Release: 1926
Genre: History
ISBN:


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Pierre Boulez Studies

Pierre Boulez Studies
Author: Edward Campbell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2016-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1107062659


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This collection explores the works, influence, reception and legacy of one of the most important composers in contemporary musical life.

Classroom Assessment

Classroom Assessment
Author: James H. McMillan
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0134523237


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A comprehensive, nontechnical, engaging, look at how assessment is used to improve student learning and motivation. Drawing on recent research and new directions in the field, this concise, engaging book shows teachers how to use classroom assessment effectively for improving student learning and motivation. Key strategies and techniques are demonstrated through practical, realistic examples, suggestions, and case studies. The new edition emphasizes formative assessment and includes more in-depth coverage of self-assessment, the impact of standards-based accountability testing, 21st century knowledge, dispositions and skills, technology-enhanced items, and assessment of culturally diverse students. Each chapter provides aids to help readers learn and practice the skills of that chapter, including new Teacher Corners features illustrating actual teachers’ thinking about classroom assessment, introductory case studies, chapter concept maps, new figures, suggestions for action research, self-instructional review exercises, and links to digital resources. Also available with MyLab Education Designed to bring learners more directly into the world of K-12 classrooms and to help them see the real and powerful impact of the assessment concepts covered in this book, MyLab™ Education provides practice using classroom assessment concepts in teaching situations, helps students and instructors see how well students understand the content, and helps students more deeply process assessment concepts and strategies and also better understand how to use those concepts as a teacher. The online resources in this MyLab include: Video Examples. Throughout the eText, embedded videos provide illustrations of sound assessment practices in action. Self-Check Assessments. Throughout the chapters, students will find self-check quizzes that help assess how well students have mastered chapter learning outcomes. The quizzes consist of self-grading multiple choice items that provide rationales, both for questions answered correctly and for questions answered incorrectly. Application Exercises. These scaffolded exercises, tied to learning outcomes, challenge learners to reflect on assessment and to apply what they have learned to real classroom assessment work. MyLab Education includes the Pearson eText version of the book. Note: This is the standalone ISBN and does not include access to MyLab Education. To order MyLab Education plus the book, use ISBN 0134522087.