Master teacher Stewart Gordon offers advice for musicians on conquering the demands of performance. It spans all aspects of the performance process from the planning and preparatory stages, through the actual performance, evaluation,and cultivation of a life devoted to performance. INDICE: Prelude: Defining Performance; 1: Assessing Yourself, the Performer, Achieving a Positive Mindset Toward Performance; 2.: Why We Perform: Forging a Performance Philosophy; 3.: Physical Support for Performance; 4.: Conceptualizing and Scheduling Goals; 5.: Keeping Preparation Fresh and Focused; 6.: Dealing with Repetition and Drill; 7.: Techniques to Develop Secure Memorization; 8.: Insuring Quality; 9.: Self-Regard at the Time of Performance; 10.: Managing Stage Fright; 11.: Dynamics during Performance; 12.: Evaluation after Performance; 13.: Performance and Human Interaction; 14.: The Career Challenge; 15.: Physical Challenge and Performance; 16.: Performance Careers in Retrospect; Postlude: Performance and Your Spiritual Life; Selected Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539872-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 210
- Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés