The Musician's Way presents an inclusive system for instrumentalists and singers to advance their abilities and succeed as performing artists. Organized in three parts, the text merges concepts drawn from current research with the insights that the author has gathered across 30 years in the performing, teaching, and career-coaching professions.
- 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 causes of nervousness and shows how musicians can become confident, artistic performers.
- Part III, Lifelong Creativity, equips performers to prevent music-related injuries, tap their innate creativity, and launch rewarding careers.
Using the book
The Musician’s Way is intended as an instructional text to complement lessons, classes, and seminars as well as serve as a guidebook that music lovers can explore on their own. It aids musicians and educators of all levels of experience yet is framed around the learning environment of university-level students studying the Western music traditions.
Book details
350 pages, 51 photos, 58 music examples. Published August 2009 by Oxford University Press, New York.
ISBN: 9780195343137 (paperback). Dimensions:
6 1/8 X 9 1/4 inches
(15.5 X 23.5 cm). 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 reviews.
About the Website
MusiciansWay.com partners with its namesake book to provide musicians, students, and teachers with up-to-date resources that help them achieve their goals. It offers links to targeted information, supplies free downloads, and enables The Musician's Way to address topics concisely. MusiciansWay.com is owned and managed by Gerald Klickstein.
About the Blog
In The Musician's Way Blog, Gerald Klickstein expands on the topics of music practice and performance, career development, creativity, entrepreneurship, and myriad aspects of living a musician's life. The blog also provides a venue for musicians to connect, as does the MusiciansWay.com page on Facebook.
About the Author
Gerald Klickstein, M.M., is Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and an active author, speaker, consultant, music career coach, and classical guitarist. His work has been published by Oxford University Press, Schott, Southern Music, Mel Bay, and Tuscany Publications as well as on diverse websites and in journals such as The Strad, Soundboard, American String Teacher, and Inside Higher Ed. Follow Gerald Klickstein on Twitter. Connect on LinkedIn.
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