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Berklee GuideLearn the essential tools and skills for playing jazz guitar. This practical guidebook will help you master the theory, technique, and conceptual framework for how to play jazz: comping chords, soloing, and playing with expression, facility, and good hand health. The accompanying recording provides demonstrations of key technical concepts with play-along tracks to help you develop phrasing and location concepts on the fingerboard. It also provides examples to train your ear with call-and-response exercises similar to what you might be asked to perform at an audition or jury. A unique section on audition preparation for colleges and professional music programs, with an extended interview with Berklee College of Music's director of admissions, will help you advance in your career.

Challenging the conventional belief in fair competition as a cornerstone of market economies, the author presents a thought-provoking critique. By integrating insights from economics, philosophy, and law, the argument is made that governments advocating for property rights must reevaluate the priority given to competition regulation. This exploration invites a deeper understanding of the implications of competition on market dynamics and property rights.

Critiquing the reliance on happiness measures for policymaking, Mark D. White argues that such metrics are too vague and fail to capture the complexity of human well-being. He extends his analysis to the broader concept of well-being, asserting that no singular measure can adequately reflect individuals' true interests. Instead, he advocates for a policymaking approach centered on respect and responsiveness, emphasizing the importance of addressing citizens' real needs and allocating resources effectively to promote genuine welfare.

An unprecedented leadership challenge for school administrators Today's leaders face the challenge of leading five generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and brand-new Generation Z teachers, along with Gen Alpha, today's youngest students. Based on research and the author's experience working with thousands of educators and students, 5-Gen Leadership addresses expectations implicit with leading each generation. Readers will find: Tactics for transitioning to 5-Gen Leadership and understanding distinct generations in teaching staff Tips for moving leadership styles from a managing to a coaching model Advice for creating a welcoming environment for Gen Z and Gen Alpha Suggestions for closing the digital gaps that emerged during COVID-19 A glimpse into the future to imagine how new leaders will reshape schools by 2030

"The American education landscape has shifted radically in the past four decades. The forces shaping a global society are reshaping American schools-and educators are racing to stay ahead of the changes that are affecting their operations and philosophies. Today, American school leaders often ask: Why is change coming so quickly? How do we adjust our leadership practices today to deal with the changes? How do we lead our schools into a future that no one can predict? This updated edition features a special focus on the disruptions of 2020: COVID-19 and the resulting distance learning experiment; the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Armaud Arbery, and countless others; the riots and social justice movements; a historic election. While no one saw a pandemic coming, we have always known that disruptions lead to other disruptions. This pandemic is a result of a disruption: accelerated global travel. Somebody in a wet market in Wuhan, China, contracted the disease, and it spread rapidly because we can now travel to anywhere in the world in 24-36 hours, and so can new germs. This pandemic shouldn't be thought of as a freaky occurrence or an aberration; it's a disruption born out of other disruptions. And there will be other types of wild disruptions coming at us in the 2020's born of other disruptions already around us. We can't see them yet, and they might not be pandemics, but they're all around us"--

This book integrates the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant—particularly the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character—into economic theory, enriching models of individual choice and policymaking, while contributing to our understanding of how the economic individual fits into society.

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