The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness

Contents

• Introduction
• Part I: Artful Practice
• 1 Getting Organized
• Artful Practice
• Defining Practice
• Creating a Practice Environment
• The Five Practice Zones
• Planning Your Practice
• Scheduling Practice Sessions
• Choosing New Material
• Self-Recording
• 2 Practicing Deeply, I
• Practicing Deeply
• Habits of Excellence
• Essentials of Artistic Interpretation
• Mental Imaging
• Warming Up
• 3 Practicing Deeply, II
• The Craftsmanship of Practice
• Starting New Material
• Managing Repetition
• Solving Problems
• 4 Practicing Deeply, III
• Ripening Your Repertoire
• Taking Breaks
• Memorization Concepts
• Memorization Strategies
• 5 Practicing Deeply, IV
• Building Technique
• Upgrading Musicianship
• Fueling Motivation
• Committing to the Creative Process
• 6 Musical Collaboration
• Musical Collaboration
• Professionalism
• Interacting in Rehearsal
• Correlating Solitary and Group Practice
• Igniting Synergy
• Forming a Musical Group
• Part II: Fearless Performance
• 7 Unmasking Performance Anxiety
• Fearless Performance
• Unmasking Performance Anxiety
• The Basic Anxiety Equation
• Anxiety's Effects
• The Roots of Performance Anxiety
• Portraits of Anxious Performers
• Crafting Confidence
• 8 Becoming a Performing Artist, I
• Becoming a Performing Artist
• The Heart of Performance
• The Five Facets of Preparation
• Preperformance Routines
• Backstage Techniques
• 9 Becoming a Performing Artist, II
• Stage Deportment
• Shaping Your Stage Presence
• Starting and Ending
• Harnessing On-Stage Energy
• Connecting with an Audience
• 10 Becoming a Performing Artist, III
• Dealing with Errors
• Postperformance Routines
• Practicing Performance
• Evaluating Your Progress
• 11 Performing like a Pro
• Performing like a Pro
• The Peak-Performance Myth
• Designing Concert Programs
• Three Model Programs
• Creating a Preparation Timeline
• Auditions and Competitions
• The Recording Studio
• Part III: Lifelong Creativity
• 12 Injury Prevention, I
• Lifelong Creativity
• Musicians and Injuries
• Causes of Injury
• Warning Signs and Responses
• Injury-Prevention Basics
• Recovering from Injury
• 13 Injury Prevention, II
• Balanced Sitting and Standing
• Meeting Your Instrument
• Voice Care
• Hearing Conservation
• 14 Succeeding as a Student
• Succeeding as a Student
• Student-Teacher Dynamics
• Appreciating Criticism
• Embracing Career Challenges
• Counteracting Substance Abuse
• Boosting Creativity
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index