The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
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An illustrated guide for the amateur and professional musician that teaches us how to transform practicing from an often laborious activity into an exhilarating and rewarding experience Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin • “Give this book to any musician you love and to any person who loves what music does for them and for the world.”—Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist In The Art of Practicing, 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: • Prepare the body and mind to practice with ease • Understand the effect of posture on flexibility and expressiveness • Make efficient use of the hands and arms • Employ listening techniques to improve coordination • Increase the range of color and dynamics by using less effort • Cultivate rhythmic vitality • Perform with confidence, warmth, and freedom Complete with photographs to show essential points of posture and movement for a variety of instruments, this is the definitive guide to turning practice from a sometimes frightening, monotonous chore to a fun, fulfilling activity. Review: I'm impressed. - I'm just staring learning piano. I'm 53. Did play a couple instruments in school band. I'm extremely impressed with this book. Even though she is highly trained. Knows much. Works with many highly trained musicians and singers. The book is very straight forward. Unpretentious. Loads of info. This book is so good. It motivated me to give up on teaching myself, and go find a really good teacher. Some might not like talk of yoga, and meditation. Why do you think so many people run marathons? It's the meditation. There is nothing wrong with meditation. Yoga is the fountain of youth. Things like this are not any kind of mysticism. It is good common horse sense. It's what good observant minds have put together to make life better. She has a good understanding of physiology. Uses that to explain to you why incorrect technique is bad. Also how correct technique results in you playing better. I'm impressed with this book. Highly suggested to anyone who performs. Review: Good Musicianship is in the practice room - This book is written to help you improve your ideas and mental outlook toward daily practice.. Ms. Bruser goes into the importance of technical correctness, including posture and movement, but she really inspires us to approach practice with a different attitude. I play the tuba as an amateur. After reading her book, I began to practice more, but I actually may spend less time playing notes. Musicianship implies technical expertise, but this book is really written to help you improve your artistic musicality and learn to make music with passion, intelligence and sensitivity. To do this, you must approach each practice much like a performance, or a master class with you as your own clinician. Practice is not just face time with your instrument..
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 366 Reviews |
R**E
I'm impressed.
I'm just staring learning piano. I'm 53. Did play a couple instruments in school band. I'm extremely impressed with this book. Even though she is highly trained. Knows much. Works with many highly trained musicians and singers. The book is very straight forward. Unpretentious. Loads of info. This book is so good. It motivated me to give up on teaching myself, and go find a really good teacher. Some might not like talk of yoga, and meditation. Why do you think so many people run marathons? It's the meditation. There is nothing wrong with meditation. Yoga is the fountain of youth. Things like this are not any kind of mysticism. It is good common horse sense. It's what good observant minds have put together to make life better. She has a good understanding of physiology. Uses that to explain to you why incorrect technique is bad. Also how correct technique results in you playing better. I'm impressed with this book. Highly suggested to anyone who performs.
H**S
Good Musicianship is in the practice room
This book is written to help you improve your ideas and mental outlook toward daily practice.. Ms. Bruser goes into the importance of technical correctness, including posture and movement, but she really inspires us to approach practice with a different attitude. I play the tuba as an amateur. After reading her book, I began to practice more, but I actually may spend less time playing notes. Musicianship implies technical expertise, but this book is really written to help you improve your artistic musicality and learn to make music with passion, intelligence and sensitivity. To do this, you must approach each practice much like a performance, or a master class with you as your own clinician. Practice is not just face time with your instrument..
A**A
A wonderful book!
It's a marvelous book that teaches us how to prepare and address musical practice in a very enriching and comprehensive way. I've put into practice some of her suggestions and noticed a great chance in my practice. It also helped me understand some of my worries and helped me feel free and compassionate about my relationship towards music and music perdormance. I highly recommed it for any music player.
S**S
Really good even tho it's a bit different than what i expected
If you're a pianist you will find this book to be extremely helpful,however for a musician that isn't so piano driven,you might find some parts to be of very little use.Still,Loved the message and philosophy around creating and author is amazing at expressing the depth of being a crafter and taking your practice sessions to the next level.
C**E
Very Handy Book to Have
This is very easy going, easy flowing book that gives practical advice on how to make your practice sessions more effective. It gives suggestions for warming up involving whole body movements. I recommend it for anyone that wants to improve their piano practicing. It also qives answers to commonly asked questions involving mistakes pianists make and want to correct.
A**O
This book should be musicians bible
I think "The art of practicing" should be every musicians bible, it suggests lots of practical and psychological advice for musicians, its profound and wisely written, i usually read books and forget about them very soon, i bought this book because i expected it would be useful, and already (on the chapter 3) i can tell that it totally haunted me, i should at least try to follow author's 10 step advice to improve my music making, highly recommend it !
F**N
Interesting
This was recommended by my piano teacher. To be honest, it's kind of weird. It combines information about technique with psuedo-buddhist philosphy - stretching, meditation, "following your intention and practice what you like..."
A**R
Good value
This book helped me get become less frustrated with my piano practice, and more enthused about why I loved the piano in the first place which made me want to play and reconnect with my love of music.
M**E
O livro é excelente, mas veio com a capa amassada
O livro é repleto de fundamentos importantíssimos para o pianista, recomendo muito. Contudo, na entrega ele veio mal embalado em um pacote frágil e a capa estava amassada e marcada no meio.
S**N
Very useful
I m starting to teach Yoga to musicians and I found this book illuminating: very well written, interesting references ...
A**J
Different view
Very good book. Takes act of practice and music in general from different angle than usually taught in schools.
T**E
体の動作原理、心の動作原理に従った音楽の練習法
体も心も自然体で柔軟に使う方法を解説した本で、２５０ページ有りますが、実例引用が多いので比較的容易に読めました。全体的には、もっと簡潔にしても良いと思う。 特に以下の事項は私には参考になりました。 ・座るときは尾骶骨が両足の代わり ・練習計画に従って、直線的に練習しなくても、好奇心の赴くままに練習テーマを選び練習する方法 ・楽器（声）の響きが体を共鳴する様子や周囲に響いてゆく状況を感じてみる
G**L
Maravilloso
Muy reconfortante, saber que esas sensaciones que uno va descubriendo cuando se propone "dominar" un instrumento y hacerse músico, y que te hacen cada vez más humilde y respetuoso con la creatividad del ser humano, se ven reflejadas en palabras que corroboran lo que vives al interpretar y al intentar "comunicarte" con los demás a traves de la música. Muchas gracias a la señora Madelaine Bruser Gabriel Tiestos
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