Art Techniques

As an artist and singing teacher, I have witnessed countless students experience tremendous growth and surpass their wildest dreams through these proven techniques.

From the best-selling author of I Love My Job but It’s Killing Me: A lesson plan for the successful music educator in today's new world. How do you meet your students’ needs and still have a life of your own - without being so exhausted that you can’t enjoy it? It’s time to learn how to reach your goals faster with real and practical advice. Love the Job, Lose the Stress is a band director’s guide to becoming the teacher you dream of being!

You cannot prevent yourself from being influenced and, in turn, influencing other people as you go through life. Since you are not living in a vacuum, there are countless objects around you. Houses, trees, furniture, honey pots, a delicious dinner, and last but not least other people. It all influences you. It influences your thoughts, and your thoughts influence your actions. In turn, your actions also affect your environment. It's always this way. Most of the time, you are also in blissful ignorance of what made you do a certain action or think a particular thought.

Master the new rules of communication, persuasion, and influence in the digital era. Public speaking is no longer optional. Whether you're delivering a business presentation, pitching a project, leading a classroom, selling an idea, or creating viral content—your ability to communicate clearly, persuasively, and confidently defines your success. The Art of Public Speaking is widely considered the ultimate bible of communication, persuasion, and speaking skills, offering a complete, real-world system for today's hybrid world—where virtual presentations are as important as those on stage....

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day, which makes total sense: Music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical ideas, too. When you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, this comprehensive guide has everything you need to take your game to the next level. From Texas Hold'em to Pot Limit Omaha, this book covers all the popular variations of poker and provides advanced strategies that will help you outplay your opponents.

Container gardening is your portal to turn those dreams of lush foliage, bursting blooms, and homegrown vegetables into a tangible reality, regardless of your available space. Discover how “The Art of Container Gardening in Small Spaces” is heralding a revolution in gardening methods for urban dwellers and beginners alike.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your pen, Verse Things First: The 5 Secret Sauces to Songwriting is your step-by-step guide to writing songs that feel real, sound polished, and hit hard. With over 21 years of songwriting experience, Armani D. Williams breaks down five foundational principles that have helped him (and others) craft songs that resonate — from the first verse to the final hook. This isn’t music theory. It’s real-world songwriting wisdom, straight from the heart and the studio.

When people discuss Korean martial arts, they rarely mention taekyon. They are usually totally unfamiliar with the name because there hasn’t been much written about it. The four chapters in this anthology give an excellent overview of taekyon as a system noted for it’s dance-like qualities and combative style, especially for leg techniques. Taekyon stands unique as it represents most closely to a pure Korean martial tradition. Chapter one by Stanley Henning gives a detailed overview of martial arts in Korea. From the beginning, Korean martial arts were intertwined with those of China. ...

What do a guitar, a harp, and a piano have in common? They are all strings! This first introduction begins with a simple explanation of what defines a string instrument. Young listeners are then invited on a global exploration of a variety of different stringed instruments and are encouraged to find strings of their own in the world around them.

Making music and playing drums does not start at the tip of your drumstick, not even with the motion before you strike a drum. It really starts with the desire, actually with the compulsion, to make music and to play. Play as You Are is an open invitation to explore a different approach to playing music and a sharing of the author's experiences.

Do you want to become an expert in manipulation? Do you want to learn how to manipulate others without harming them? Do you want to learn the tricks of manipulation and protect yourself from them? This audiobook is full of notions that will have an immediate and positive impact on your relationships. Instead of just telling you to do something, we provide you with practical, science-supported actions, in-depth examples of everyday life that, if applied regularly, can create real and lasting change in your life.

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical ideas, too: when you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

Have you been wanting to do acrylic painting for a long time? If so, this is the perfect book for you. This book is a complete introductory guide for acrylic painting. It covers important topics such as: tools, grades of paints, varieties, tips and techniques, maintenance of supplies, and acrylic vs. other mediums. You may not be Rembrandt or Picasso after listening to this book, but you will be well on your way to creating an acrylic paint masterpiece!

In this life-changing audiobook you will discover a most amazing truth: Greatness in music isn't about being "born with it". It's not about luck or fate or genes. It's about doing. It is about learning and living by the eight powerful success habits of many of the world's best musicians - the eight success habits you will learn in this program. Listen and discover that your future success as a musician is most assuredly in your hands, and it is only eight simple steps away!

"The Psychology of Selling: Mastering the Art of Influence" offers readers a comprehensive guide to the psychological principles and strategies that underpin the art of selling. As the modern marketplace becomes increasingly competitive, sales professionals must continually adapt and refine their approach to stay ahead. This book delves into the critical elements of the sales process, exploring the mindset, techniques, and tactics that can propel a salesperson to success. Drawing on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, Joshua Lee Bryant sheds light on the ...

"The Songwriting Guitarist" author Mike Meiers shares his extensive knowledge and experience as a songwriter and guitar instructor spanning over a decade. This book presents a system that propelled Mike into commercial songwriting success and continues to secure major sync licensing placements and coveted songwriting guitarist gigs. Beyond mere guitar techniques, this guide delves into the art of songwriting, cultivating the right mindset, and undergoing a transformative journey.

This audiobook aims to demystify dark psychology, which is not a new concept or something novel but it will make it easy for you to understand the basics of dark psychology, get to the bottom of mind control and manipulation and teach you how to break free from the web of lies once you have fallen into the trap.

Acting & Auditioning for the 21st Century covers acting and auditioning in relation to new media, blue- and green-screen technology, motion capture, web series, audiobook work, evolving live-streamed web series, and international acting and audio work. Listeners are given a methodology for changing artistic technology and the global acting market, with chapters covering auditions of all kinds, contracts, the impact of new technology, and issues relating to disabled actors, actors of color, and actors who are part of the LGBTQIA community.

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, "Did they say what I thought they just said" and then realized that they did and thought, "I can do better than that"? Then this is the book for you.