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Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth, J.M.W. Turner’s ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’: Commemoration and Controversy explores the compelling history of Turner’s largest painting and his only royal commission. The Battle of Trafalgar is one of the most famous pictures in the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich, yet its story is surprisingly complex. This book charts the painting’s tumultuous journey, from the challenges that Turner faced during its creation and the storm of criticism that greeted its unveiling to its eventual place at the centre of a national art collection.  J.M.W. Turner’s ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’: Commemoration and Controversy is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some of the most intriguing objects in the collection.

Covers a wide range of topics including practice techniques, repertoire selection, the art of conducting, and recruiting new band members. One of MENC's popular Spotlight series comprising articles first published in the state MEA journals.

Full of valuable tips and commentary that will help music teachers effectively assess the music skills of their students. One of MENC's popular Spotlight series comprising articles first published in the state MEA journals.

This book provides choral music teachers with a variety of techniques that can be applied to conducting, choosing repertoire, program development, recruiting, vocal coaching, and preparing for competitions. A volume in MENC's popular Spotlight series, this book comprises relevant articles that have appeared in MENC state affiliate magazines in recent years.

Learn how to teach with technology, make the most of the Internet, buy and use hardware and software, enhance digital and audio recording, and improve classroom administration. This book can help music educators manage all aspects of technology in the music classroom. Each book in MENC's Spotlight series contains articles previously published in state MEA journals.

The latest title in the popular Spotlight series, this timely book focuses on recruitment and retention of music teachers, a crucial issue in these days of budget constraints. Arranged chronologically, it features a collection of articles from state journals focusing on issues such as mentoring, teacher shortages, burnout, and professional development options.

This book gathers articles from state journals that give music teachers ideas on how to include special needs students, discusses why special learners benefit from music education, offers suggestions for dealing with specific types of special needs students, and addresses teachers' responsibilities and support under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Provides orchestra teachers with techniques for conducting, choosing repertoire, program development, recruiting, playing styles, and preparing for competitions. The latest in MENC’s popular Spotlight series, comprising articles that have appeared in state MEA journals.

This eighteenth-century glass bottle – and what it contained – represents an important step in the fight against a disease that once claimed the lives of millions: scurvy. Through notable voyages and afflicted individuals, the physical and psychological manifestations of the deadly ‘sickness of the sea’ are examined in a maritime context. What starts as a story of the often haphazard and ineffective efforts to find a cure becomes a tale of pioneering experiments and the eventual discovery of vitamin C. Sea Sick: Lime Juice and Scurvy is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some of the most intriguing objects in the collection.

Only one man in British history has ever been knighted forservices to combat piracy, but his name – unlike those of his legendaryadversaries – is practically unknown. Now in the collection of Royal MuseumsGreenwich, a cup made of coconut and set into a silver mount links the lives ofpirate-hunter Chaloner Ogle and pirate extraordinaire Bartholomew Roberts, theinfamous ‘Black Bart’. Their story reveals the realities of crime, justice andthe Royal Navy’s role in protecting British interests at sea during piracy’s‘golden age’, at a time when growing global trade networks were increasinglyunder threat from roving bands of sea robbers. Captain Ogle’s Cup: A Pirate Adventure is part of theRoyal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some ofthe most intriguing objects in the collection.

This is the story of a young midshipman in the Royal Navy and his audacious escape from Napoleonic France. Only 13 years old when he was captured by the French, Charles Hare spent six years as a prisoner of war before making his break for freedom disguised in a French customs service uniform. This uniform is now in the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich, along with the autobiographical account of his escape. His tale is unique and deeply personal, but it also sheds light on wider histories of customs regulation, conflict and captivity. Charles Hare’s Great Escape: The Story of a Napoleonic Prisoner of War is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some of the most intriguing objects in the collection.

‘The Keeper of All The Secrets’: Ceramic Art, Botanicals and the Caribbean Market Woman centres around a new work in ceramic by contemporary artist and writer Jacqueline Bishop. Featuring original essays, poetry by Bishop and an extensive interview with the artist, the book considers the role and significance of the market woman, who enabled others living under colonialism to take control of their reproductive agency. With The Keeper of All The Secrets, the artist subverts the traditions of commemoration associated with the medium, using it instead to probe the legacies of colonial plantation systems and the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans, and to celebrate the knowledge and resistance of a female figure who has, until now, been critically overlooked. This book is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some of the most intriguing objects in the collection.

One of the most recognisable figureheads in the NationalMaritime Museum's world-leading collection is Nannie the witch, who leans withoutstretched arm from the bow of Cutty Sark towards the River Thames.Nannie, who has provided protection to the ship in at least three differentforms over the course of its history, is at the centre of this book.Cutty Sark experts Louise Macfarlane and ClaireDenham explore the history of the figurehead, including its original design byHercules Linton and construction by carver Frederick Hellyer. Using drawingsand archival photographs, they show how the figure morphed into the version atthe ship's bow today. With a contribution from master carver Andy Peters,responsible for the Nannie that was installed in 2021, the book documents theprocess of creating a figurehead and considers the art of figurehead carving asan endangered skill.

InSeptember1878, a late summer day trip to the Kent coast ended in tragedy when the paddlesteamer Princess Alice collided with the coal ship Bywell Castleon the River Thames. Around 640 people died, making it one of the worstpeacetime maritime disasters in British history after the Titanic.Despite the scale of the loss the disaster is little knowntoday. A deeply personal relic in the National Maritime Museum's collection, aticket for a 'Moonlight Trip to Rosherville and Back', tells a story of onelife narrowly spared. A handwritten note reveals that 'Pa' decided not to go onthe excursion after buying the ticket, a choice that may have saved his life.Alongside it is a small piece of wood said to have been carved from the wreck.Historian Hannah Stockton recounts the events of that dayand its aftermath through objects, first-hand accounts and illustrations. Thetragedy exposed the inequalities of Victorian London and Stockton examineswhether the victims' largely working-class backgrounds contributed to the lackof public memorials.The disaster eventually led to improvements in Thames sewagetreatment, swimming lessons for girls and better safety standards for sailors.Yet this unused ticket remains a haunting and personal reminder of the liveslost and the fate one man narrowly escaped.