The Musician's Way presents an inclusive system for all aspiring musicians – both singers and instrumentalists – to advance their abilities and succeed as performing artists. Written in a conversational style, the text merges concepts drawn from current research with the insights that the author has gathered across 30 years in the performing and teaching professions.
The book is organized in three parts:
- Part I, Artful Practice, describes strategies to interpret and memorize compositions, fuel motivation, collaborate, and more.
- Part II, Fearless Performance, lifts the lid on the hidden causes of nervousness and shows how musicians can become confident, artistic performers.
- Part III, Lifelong Creativity, surveys tactics that equip performers to prevent music-related injuries and tap their innate creativity.
View the Contents of The Musician's Way on the Oxford University Press website.
Using the book
The Musician’s Way is intended as an instructional text to complement music lessons and classes and also as a guidebook that music lovers can explore on their own. It's designed to serve a diverse audience, yet it's framed around the learning environment of university-level students performing in the Western music traditions. It can aid musicians of all levels of ability (and their teachers) as well as college and pre-college students.
Book details
360 pages, 51 photos, 58 music examples. Dimensions: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 inches
(15.5 X 23.5 cm). Published August, 2009 by Oxford University Press, New York.
ISBN: 9780195343137 (paperback). Printed on acid-free paper. $24.95. Also available in a durable, unjacketed hardback edition crafted for libraries and book collectors. ISBN: 9780195343120. $99.00. Read the latest reviews.
About the site
MusiciansWay.com functions in partnership with its namesake book to provide musicians, music students, and music teachers with information that will help them achieve their musical, educational, and professional goals. The site offers links to targeted information and supplies music students with useful downloads; it also enables The Musician's Way to address topics concisely. MusiciansWay.com is owned and maintained by Gerald Klickstein.
About the blog
In The Musician's Way Blog, Gerald Klickstein expands on the topics of music practice and performance, creativity, collaboration, music careers, and the myriad aspects of living a musician's life. The blog also provides a venue for musicians to connect and speak out.
About the author
Gerald Klickstein, M.M., is Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and an active guitarist, author, lecturer, and arts advocate. He appears throughout the U.S. and internationally and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American String Teachers Association and is a member of the U.S. National Task Force on the Arts in Education organized by the College Board. His writings and musical arrangements have been published by Oxford University Press, Southern Music, Mel Bay Publications, and Tuscany Publications as well as in journals and magazines such as The Strad, Soundboard, and American String Teacher.
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