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Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School (Shamus Rahman Khan)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press (October 14, 2012) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691156239 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691156231 Borrowed from Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries Feedback: 4/5 [Pages 2–3] My parents' story is a familiar one. Their ambitions drove them to the promise of America. Early in life I lived in New York's rural Allegany County. But seeking to make the most of American opportunities, my parents moved to the suburbs of Boston where the schools were better and the chances for me and my brother were greater. There was more to this move than just few schools. The Pontiac that was standard in the driveways of rural America was replaced by a European luxury car. The trips to visit family in Ireland and Pakistan were augmented by tours of Europe, South America, and Asia. My parents did what many immigrants do: they played cultural catch-up. I spent my Saturdays attending the New England Conservatory of Music. Public school edu...

活过 (蔡澜)

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出版社:湖南文艺出版社(2025年1月1日) 语言:简体中文 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-7572621277 购于京东读书  评价:3/5 【5/】 我在潮州出生,新加坡成长,之后到日本留学。因缘际会,得六先生赏识,到邵氏工作,从此定居香港。 又因电影工作,能够到不同国家居住,更结识到无数有趣人物,与他们成为朋友。吃喝玩乐都尝遍了最好的,是无憾了。 【45–46】 到了日本之后,也是每天钻去戏院里。那些年也是日本电影的黄金年代,每年制作几百部。一上映就是两部新片,通常是一部由大明星主演,夹着另一部小制作的,同期放映。他们没有散场的规定,观众只要买一张票子,如果不走出戏院就可以看一整天,当然也没有人傻到那么做,除了我。 一走进去就买了面包,同样的片子看完又看,连续几天,看到对白都能背出来。 我的日文,就那么地狱式地学了起来。怎么样都要尽量在短时间内把日语讲好,因为知道父母供我出国不是一件易事。 【56–57】 一个叫加藤的同学后来当了和尚。数十年后访港,问他要不要去斋铺。他回答想吃当年我煮给他的水饺,我说有肉呀!他微笑合十:“记忆,不是肉。” 【69】 并非每个女的都长得漂亮,起初在客人身边坐下,没什么感觉,但老酒灌下,就愈看愈美。加上这群女人多好学不倦,什么世界大事、地产股票等都由电视和报纸杂志看来,话题自然比家中的黄脸婆多。 还有那份要命的柔顺,是很多客人渴望的。 【78】 朝鲜战争结束不久,动乱之后,勇士们到哪里去了? 出来挣钱养家的,永远是生命力最坚强的女人。 【80】 大概是因生活习惯和饮食的营养吧,住东京的时候,看到的女人,腰长腿短,丑的居多。到了韩国,完全不同。韩国女人,至今还是全亚洲最漂亮的,许多日本女星都是韩籍,用日本名字罢了。 怎么判断一个地方女人美不美呢?很容易,上街,到酒店、百货公司走走,一个小时之内数一数,在汉城能遇到四五个美女,台湾两三个,香港一个左右吧,不过香港女人很会穿衣服,错觉上还是过得去。至于日本,逛上三小时,也看不到一个。当然,现在不跪榻榻米,又喝很多牛奶,吃很多面包,日本女人身材好的,比以前多得多。 【136】 也不是每一位都贪心,有些很正直,不受引诱。金劳要送谁?那就要看人了。怎么看?从吃自助餐时就可以观察,吃不完也要尽量多拿的,即可收买。 【183–184】 李翰祥的长处,是他的文学修养,他和张彻一样,是把...

Jascha Heifetz (Artur Weschler-Vered)

[p20] Being the musician that he was, Reuven could not disregard the benefits and importance that listening to good music and numerous other performers held for little Jascha, He meticulously presented his son with every opportunity which could enrich his musical experience - apart from the most crucial one: the first violin lesson. [p29] Apart from the regular exercises which the lessons contained, the first major work that Jascha studied with Malkin was the Mendelssohn Concerto. By the end of the first year, altogether only three years since his first violin lesson ever, the pupil had mastered the work beautifully. [p29–30] During his time with Malkin, Jascha was invited to appear periodically in front of the Russian public. His name became increasingly familiar to Russian concert-goers and his incredible achievements provoked repeated attempts at imitation. Overnight many parents all over Russia claimed that their wunderkinds could play as well as Jascha. Others put their childre...

和淘宝小提琴老师的一次交流

3月23日,淘宝出色完成了铃木小提琴第三册的毕业演出。我一方面为他感到高兴,一方面也想到也许淘宝在小提琴上真的有点“天赋”:他的学琴进度远快于周围的同龄小朋友。现在范德堡大学音乐学院的铃木小提琴课上,和他水平差不多的同学都是比他年龄大很多的哥哥姐姐。我想:我是不是应该给淘宝换一个更高水平的老师和一个更有挑战的环境呢? 3月24日,我和淘宝现在的小提琴老师Tina就此问题进行了一次坦率而真诚的沟通。她很理解我,也支持我。她觉得淘宝最好是淘宝能够和她把第四册学完,然后再换老师。下面是我们的对话结束以后Tina给我发的邮件,和我的回信。 Tina的邮件: Ran, Jessica was an amazing violin student many years ago.  When she was in her 20’s she struggled to decide between medicine and music for her career.  She did advanced degrees in both subjects but finally chose medicine.  She went first to Stanford in premed, then came home to the university of Kentucky for her violin master’s degree, then got into medical school at the university of Kentucky. I always tell high school students that if they are trying to choose between music and anything else, to choose the other thing.  Music is so competitive that the only people who should go into it are the people who cannot imagine themselves doing anything else. I appreciated our discussion last night....

Where Love is Deep (Shin’ichi Suzuki)

[p3] I have pledged that from today on I will not be satisfied unless I make every one of my students a fine violinist. Since my resolution is firm, although some of you may have no hope of improving, I am sorry but you will have to face your bad luck with no choice but to become fine players. For everyone becomes good if only he applies himself properly. [p3] I did not encourage them to advance in pieces. Instead, all the students did their best toward fostering a fine tone and musical performance. Let the student hastily advance in pieces: you will have a dropout. I won't do such a clumsy thing. [p6] I was fortunate enough, when twenty, to wake to a phrase in a book by an early nineteenth century agronomist Sontoku Ninomiya: “Read not ten thousand volumes; explore the logic of the heavens.” From that day, I followed his teaching to “penetrate the truth of great nature yourself, do not just read books,” turning my eyes to everything before me and to the natural world. [p12] In tal...

Talent Education and Your Child (Phillip L Scheldt)

 [p11] Teachers and parents are inclined to think that a particular child who is slow in advancement compared to the faster students has no "talent." This judgement is very harmful and often discourages the child and parents, leading them to drop out. But really this slow stage may be an incubation period for the child. [p18] Competition is never recommended. Competition does more harms than good. The aim of the movement is not necessarily to make a musician but to help people love music and art.

Teaching from the Balance Point (Edward Kreitman)

 [p1-2] I have titled this work Teaching from the Balance Point because I believe that balance is central to both playing the violin and teaching. Therefore, a book about teaching the violin requires the word balance in the title. You will notice that at times the word balance will pertain to physical balance regarding posture and the position of the body, violin, or bow. At other times, the word balance will refer to finding the right combination of positive reinforcement and constructive criticism. At times the balance will be obvious, at other times elusive, and sometime almost mystical; however, balance is always there, underlying every aspect of teaching and playing. As you read this manual, look for the balance point or the allusion to it in every chapter, and you will find your way of deeper understanding. [p2] For those who want to know the whole story of Dr. Suzuki and his work, we have the film Nurtured by Love available on videotape . It tells an incredible story of a ...