This is an updated edition with a new four-color cover and updated text in various places in the book that mention correlated material. The music and songs are the same. The time-honored First Division Band Method retains the same pedagogically-sound sequence of learning that has taught over 12;000;000 students the fundamentals of learning to play a band instrument.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A good addition to my Judy Garland libraryBy B. GouldAn interesting book. Ive read just about every biography on Judy so there isnt much that I havent heard or read. This book put a different perspective on her life. Yes; some of the interviews during the MGM days are less than accurate; but remember the times - the studios controlled everything the stars said and did (or covered it up). Specifically; reading what she said about her mother; and knowing that Judy referred to her as the real wicked witch of the west; it is just an insight on how much of a stronghold the studios had on her; and everyone else under contract at the time. So; with that in mind; I thought it was particularly interesting and can only imagine what was going through her head as she gave these interviews.The interviews of the 50s-60s begin to be much more candid since she wasnt under the control of a studio. I particularly love the letter she wrote to defend herself - Classic Judy Garland! By the mid-sixties she began to speak very openly and these interviews reveal the true person she was. She talks about being taken advantage of by so many people and just wanting happiness. She also talks of her children; whom she loved more than anything in the world.Many say that Judy was tragic; but I dont think so; I think she had a hard life; some of it brought on herself; and everybody expected something from her. But she was a funny funny woman (Lucille Ball called her the funniest lady in Hollywood!) and could always laugh at herself. Of course; there are the pills and booze; but that aside; nobody worked harder; and nobody has endured as long as Judy has. She was an amazing person; all things considered and her popularity is as strong today as it was fifty; sixty; seventy years ago; and THAT is not tragic. To fans who have read everything there is to read about her; there isnt going to be anything earth-shattering; but its all in her words; and that is fantastic! This book covers it all; and I would recommend it to any fan.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Just Enough of the Hilarious Judy to Burnish the Sappy Fan Mag JudyBy 987654321Judy; with her enormous vocabulary and hilarious; abstract humor; is always much more entertaining than her biographers. In this book; one can read the very words that biographers have twisted to fit whatever image of Judy they were promoting . Example: Judy jokes about her fear of flying. She tells of being reassured by the airline pilots that they; too; want to be safe; and that they; too; have children for whom they are responsible. She laughs and jokes about how she doesnt care about pilots or their children - SHE wants to be safe. She jokes; "I dont care about anyone but myself!" Well; guess which part of that anecdote gets quoted again and again in biographies. "I dont care about anyone but myself!"She was a very funny woman who turns up in the autobiographies of dozens of people; as "The funniest person I ever knew." However; this book also contains many of the humorless; old-style; fan mag; studio-PR-department-written articles. These represent the articles that Judy said were so far off the mark that she felt as though she were reading about someone besides herself. In light of Ms. Garlands exciting life; these rather dull articles are interesting only as artifacts. There are enough of the interviews from later in her life that display her fine mind and again; her humor.We Judy fans are a breed apart. I think this is a book for us. If you havent another book about Judy; and are curious about her life; I would recommend a biography first. However; I would never discourage anyone from reading anything. If this book appeals to you; happy reading!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Greatest Voice of the 20th Century Finally Gets a Mic!By J. DunawayLetting the Lady have her say about her life. At Last!! (Its simply too bad that Judy was 1) trapped in a time when the full truth could not be told (or even alluded to) and 2) so UN-self-aware of her own debilitation that her protestations of innocence are simply not believable. Nevertheless; the GREATEST voice of the 20th Century is given the chance to tell her tale in her own words (as culled from hundreds of interviews). While this reader found it too heavy on her breathless early press; the later material reveals the woman -- almost inadvertently -- as a fascinating raconteusse.