The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
In an attempt to address the basic aspects of practicing and interpreting, this book includes both the physical and the spiritual. Instructions are given for stretching exercises to relax and flex the body and for meditation to prepare the mind, often addressing both physical and interpretive problems through a combination of both approaches. The bulk of the instructions are for pianists; here the author feels confident and speaks in her own voice. For other instruments and voice she relies, unquestioningly, on the opinions of others. The format is straightforward instruction combined with the somewhat stilted Socratic question-and-answer approach. For larger collections.Timothy J. McGee, Univ. of TorontoCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.