Making a musical life
By: Tom Heimberg
Series: Backstage books
Publisher: String Letter Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Anselmo, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781890490591
Subjects: Heimberg, Tom, -- 1937-2006; Music -- Instruction and study; Stringed instruments -- Instruction and study; Music -- Vocational guidance
Table of contents: title: Part I : Practice. The mind in practice; title: Practice and self-observation; title: Using imaging in practice; title: Self-teaching books and instruction; title: To preserve, protect, and defend practice time; title: Personal practice planning; title: Building a personal practice book; title: How fast is slow?; title: Picking up the pace; title: Tools for better technique; title: Pizzicato : the other way to play; title: Bow explorations; title: Vibrato; title: Tremolo; title: Part II : Counsel and guidance. Be prepared; title: Contract tips for the gigging player; title: The fine art of faking; title: Heimberg's handy hints : tips and tricks of the trade; title: Lessening audition agonies; title: Part III : Views from the musical life. An orchestra is split; title: Letter from the pit; title: The freeway philharmonic; title: Marking the music; title: In praise of prompters; title: Remembering Emile Férir; title: Felix said; title: Considering Kreisler; title: Music for viola and piano (and bird and child); title: Letter from backstage; title: Puccini's viola of love