The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart - Deline Bruser

A Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain for musicians, this wise and useful book transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. 40 photos. 4 line drawings. \nThis 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 \nPrepare the body and mind to practice with ease \nUnderstand the effect of posture on flexibility and expressiveness \nMake efficient use of the hands and arms \nEmploy listening techniques to improve coordination \nIncrease the range of color and dynamics by using less effort \nCultivate rhythmic vitality \nPerform with confidence, warmth, and freedom \n \nPhotographs show essential points of posture and movement for a variety of instruments.\n