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Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
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Title: Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
Author: Madeline Bruser
ISBN: 9780517708224
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 271
Publisher Description: This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Acclaimed pianist and teacher Madeline Bruser combines physiological and meditative principles to help musicians release physical and mental tension and unleash their innate musical talent. She offers practical techniques for cultivating free and natural movement, a keen enjoyment of sounds and sensations, a clear and relaxed mind, and an open heart and she explains how to <BR>Prepare the body and mind to practice with ease<BR>Understand the effect of posture on flexibility and expressiveness<BR>Make efficient use of the hands and arms<BR>Employ listening techniques to improve coordination<BR>Increase the range of color and dynamics by using less effort<BR>Cultivate rhythmic vitality<BR>Perform with confidence, warmth, and freedom <BR>Photographs show essential points of posture and movement for a variety of instruments. <P>"From the Trade Paperback edition."
Author: Madeline Bruser
ISBN: 9780517708224
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 271
Publisher Description: This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Acclaimed pianist and teacher Madeline Bruser combines physiological and meditative principles to help musicians release physical and mental tension and unleash their innate musical talent. She offers practical techniques for cultivating free and natural movement, a keen enjoyment of sounds and sensations, a clear and relaxed mind, and an open heart and she explains how to <BR>Prepare the body and mind to practice with ease<BR>Understand the effect of posture on flexibility and expressiveness<BR>Make efficient use of the hands and arms<BR>Employ listening techniques to improve coordination<BR>Increase the range of color and dynamics by using less effort<BR>Cultivate rhythmic vitality<BR>Perform with confidence, warmth, and freedom <BR>Photographs show essential points of posture and movement for a variety of instruments. <P>"From the Trade Paperback edition."
