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Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation. In the mid-1960s Benjamin Braddock Dustin Hoffman a confused college graduate is pulled in myriad directions by family friends and associates just days after receiving his degree. Seduced by Mrs. Robinson Anne Bancroft an older friend of the family Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter Elaine Katharine Ross. However Ben and Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs. Robinson who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to someone else leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history. With its striking photography and clever editing THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director. The film also made a star out of young Hoffman who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy e

By far the most comprehensive DVD ever offered for the beginner guitarist---well over 3 hours long! Over 50 Interactive Lessons!

Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections:

1)The First Step: tuning up · string names · essential chords and scales used by all players · music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) · practice tips · fretting-hand technique · picking-hand technique · backing tracks for play-along · animated 3-D fretboard graphics.

2)Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) · soloing technique (chord embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) · electrified acoustic · rock, blues and country styles · rhythm and solo technique in each style · backing tracks in each style for play-along · tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD Features include: Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour! Also: Web links, including a web site specifically designed for beginning guitarists · Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese.

Getting Started on Electric Guitar offers a complete course for the beginning electric guitarist. Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales and techniques used by electric guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections.

Part 1 ? The First Step covers: tuning methods ? string names ? essential chords and scales used by all players ? musical reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) ? practice tips ? fretting-hand technique ? picking-hand technique ? backing tracks for play-along ? an animated fretboard ? plus much more.

Part 2 ? Play Electric! covers: right-hand technique ? left-hand technique ? rhythm parts (muting, alternate picking, arpeggios) ? soloing technique (string bending, vibrato) ? rock, blues & country styles ? rhythm and solo ideas for each style ? backing tracks in each style for play-along ? sounds (amplifiers and effects) ? caring for your instrument ? and tips from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD features include: bonus footage, including a tour of the Fender factory! Also: looping capabilities ? web site links specifically for beginning guitarists ? a multi-language feature so you can view the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French or Japanese.

Beginning Fractions & Decimals provides clearly illustrated examples to ensure that even difficult concepts are easy to grasp. Delayed answers give learners plenty of time to test their brand-new skills.
Your kids will enjoy the comical characters Frances Fraction, Dennis Denominator, and Newman Numerator as they explore how fractions and decimals are used in real-world applications.

DVD Includes:
Introduction to Fractions and Decimals
Learning the Parts of a Fraction
Practice Naming Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Proper and Improper Fractions
Mixed Numerals
Learning About Decimals
Converting Fractions Into Decimals
Adding and Subtracting With Common Denominators

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This DVD is the ultimate source for learning the secrets of funk bass, in a player-friendly menu format. Covers: instruction on slapping, popping, left-hand integration, dead notes, and more dangerous techniques; a dedicated groove for each new tech...

Release Date: 2003-01-01, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Release Date: 2003-01-01, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

In this Master Class, Berklee professor Donna McElroy will guide you to sing with more power and passion.McElroy shows you how to use your whole body to become the best singer you can be. She works with a vocal student one-on-one to demonstrate how to use different muscle groups to increase vocal strength and endurance. McElroy also provides lifestyle tips and everyday exercises you can do to help you cultivate and protect the source of your vocal power.

Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/06/2009 Run time: 90 minutes

The producers of the critically acclaimed documentary, Icons of Evolution, recently sat down for an interview with Dr. Berlinski. The interview was a lucid and entertaining critique of Darwinian evolution. Some will find him persuasive, others simply inflammatory. Perhaps the best way to describe him would be from one of the nation's leading advocates of 'Darwin-only Education'. She called him 'incorrigible.'