The book "Espressivo" by Tatiana Kornienko from the publishing house "Time of Masters" tells the story of a girl Darya, who fell in love with music.
Strange girl - that's how the children in the yard perceived her. Because they often saw her standing silently with her eyes closed, waving her wand at her. He will hide somewhere - in the bushes or behind a tree - and wave his wand. But it wasn't just a game: Dara heard music inside. She froze so as not to frighten the melody, and the only movement that helped the melody sound was the waving of a wand, the same as that of the wizard on TV whom the whole orchestra listened to. And so it was until Dara stepped on the porch of the amazing house, from each window of which a different melody sounded, found a winged thing that made beautiful sounds, and met a real sorceress who turned out to be a music teacher. The teacher immediately saw the girl's great talent and invited her to study music, but Darya's family did not have the money. And then… then there are countless barriers that need to be overcome.
On the way to free mastery of music, Darya had to add strength to her love, and her teachers and mother had faith, which became stronger than all obstacles, envy and betrayal.
The story is about talent, which is nothing without sweat, about friendship and love, about cunning and jealousy. And also about how important it is to find a teacher with a capital letter, a teacher by vocation. Such a teacher becomes a mentor, friend, soulmate and loved one for the child. This book is an invaluable treasure for children aged 8-12 and their parents. It will help you understand how to find your vocation and start the difficult path from desire to master the level of mastery of the chosen profession. And it doesn't matter if it's music, sports or programming - the path is essentially the same.
Somewhere the story is naive, a little simple, and somewhere even an adult will make you think, for some reason to smile or even shed a tear. All children are born talented. But they and their parents do not always understand where to go. Therefore, some revealed, happened, live as dreamed. In other abilities, withered, left dissatisfaction and resentment is unclear to whom and what. In the book we will try to understand where and why this is disappearing - given by God or Nature. THIS is what elevates a person above the arithmetic mean. How not to lose God's spark, give her the opportunity to grow in a child. We create our own world. This is the main charge of the book. I really want him to hit the target.
From personal experience, the author knows how difficult it is to grow a child's talent in a real master and how important outside help in this way. This book will help you and your child. The story has two main lines: the relationship of children - the first, second - student and teacher. There are no fictions in the story because of the sharpness of the plot. It is no coincidence that the book is dedicated to the teacher-musician Marina Konstantinovna Chorba. Throughout life we meet Teachers. Not necessarily school. It is so important not to miss them!
You will get special pleasure from the design of the publication and illustrations in gray and blue tones. We thank the artists Olena Kyrychenko and Olga Kuznetsova for that. Soft blue watercolor stains on text pages and scattering of notes between sections fit very appropriately and harmoniously into the atmosphere of the work.
The book is read in one breath. Tetyana Kornienko is a writer of such a level that we, the publishing house "Time of Masters", are honored to present. Her skill, as God's grace, descends on the reader. The author created a book based on personal experience. At the age of five, Tatiana Kornienko's son announced that he would be a musician, and today he is a musician and composer. The heroes of the book were written from real people. And even the most incredible twists of the plot are based on real events in the life of the writer and her son.
The quality of design and printing should be emphasized. This book is of the highest quality: text, illustrations, design, capital letters, paper, cover. We believe that a book in the hands of a child should serve as an example of a work of art. Form matters. Even the form brings up the person in the child. "Espressivo" is a book that every heart will respond to, so we advise you not to ignore it.
Video about the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsnmWAD_lT0
Exclusive interview with Tatiana Kornienko author of "Espressivo"!
"Espressivo" is a special book for me. It so happened that there were always talented people around. In childhood - potentially talented. But they did not always understand where to go. Some have revealed, happened, live as dreamed. In other abilities, withered, left dissatisfaction and resentment is unclear to whom and what. I wanted to understand where and why this is disappearing - given by God or Nature. THIS is what elevates a person above the arithmetic mean.
As a writer, I was lucky: my son fell in love with music and at the age of five he announced that he would be a musician. What are the statements of five-year-old children worth? But here it turned out differently. He BECAME a musician, composer. And I went through this difficult path with him. I watched, drew conclusions. Thanks to his teachers - Marina Konstantinovna Chorba and Kateryna Konstantinovna Zubkova - he never had to leave this incredibly difficult study, which takes ALL his free time: evenings, weekends, vacations. But I saw the situation as a whole: both teachers who have children of their own, men, gave my son the same.
Of course, it was impossible not to write about it. Behind each character is a real person. Not outwardly, of course. Character, habits, direction of thoughts and feelings - that's what I moved from life to the pages of the book. And some situations, no matter how unbelievable, may have taken place in real life. This is the independent preparation of children for the competition, and pedagogy with shouts, as well as the last concert. Here everything is plentiful, as it was.
Teacher and student, life choices, openness and envy, friendship, love and hate - these are the lines that, intertwining, formed a fascinating, in my opinion, the plot and at the same time gave the opportunity to reflect on topics that excite everyone.
What inspired me? I watched how hard it is to raise a real musician. I am lucky to be in the circle of people who love their job. I wanted to talk about it. After all, music is just one of the ways to go. But no matter what fate the young man chooses for himself, the laws are common.
I want to convey to the reader that we are creating our own world. Open, honest, kind - and the people around are the same. Stubborn, crooked inside - from time to time we are convinced that no one can be trusted, life is hard, and the benefits have to be scratched with claws.
This is the main charge of the book. I really want him to hit the target.
My heroes are not the fruit of author's fantasies. Some of the described situations are also not fiction. So, the book can be trusted. You can think about it, look for answers to your real questions.
And… There are two main lines in the story: the relationship of children - the first, the second - the student and the teacher. Usually the second pair is tense, is two poles: as if together, but far away. But it can be a duet. A duet that sounds great. In the story, he is not invented for the sake of sharpness of the plot. It is no coincidence that the book is dedicated to the teacher-musician Marina Konstantinovna Chorba. Throughout life we meet Teachers. Not necessarily school. It is so important not to miss them!
