Sample presentations:
Resonant Programming & PR for Musicians. Participants learn ways to design concert programs and recording projects that excite audiences. They then explore techniques to market their music via direct-to-fan methods and through community engagement events. See the Music Careers posts on The Musician's Way Blog.
Fearless Performance. Attendees discover ways to build on-stage skills, take charge of nervousness, and perform from the heart. Gerald Klickstein demystifies the causes of nervousness and supplies musicians of all levels with techniques to excel under pressure. Relevant articles can be found on The Musician's Way Blog under the category Performance Anxiety.
Deep Practice. In this interactive session, musicians acquire strategies that infuse practice with artistry and accomplishment. They learn to solve technical problems, craft compelling interpretations, and prepare music for the stage. See the Music Practice articles on The Musician's Way Blog.
Forging a 21st-century Music Career. This workshop arms musicians to seize opportunities in the new music industry. Attendees acquire strategies to devise and launch performing, teaching, and other music businesses; they learn to leverage the power of the Internet without needing to be tech wizards. See the Music Careers articles on The Musician's Way Blog.
Masterful Memorization. Is the ability to perform from memory a talent or an acquired skill? Research shows that expert memorizers employ skills that any musician can learn. In this workshop, Gerald Klickstein deconstructs the memorization process and supplies performers and educators with an arsenal of ready-to-use strategies. See "The Four Stages of Memorization."
Lifelong Creativity. Attendees map out artistic goals, explore the phases of creating, do diverse exercises, and head home equipped to achieve creative feats. See the Creativity articles on The Musician's Way Blog as well as Gerald Klickstein's pioneering online course 10 Steps to Lifelong Creativity.
The Keys to Successful Collaboration. An ensemble's artistic success depends on three things aside from the members' musical abilities: their culture, interpersonal skills, and rehearsal & performance strategies. This workshop empowers collaborating musicians to establish professional team cultures, employ positive interpersonal habits, rehearse productively, and perform artistically. See "Ten Tips for Collaborating Musicians."
21st-century Music Education. Gerald Klickstein proposes ways in which colleges and conservatories can transform their programs to meet the needs of today's performers. He shows how schools can incorporate into their offerings education in entrepreneurship, creativity, collaboration, internet technology, wellness, and more. See "Music Education and Entrepreneurship."
The 12 Habits of Healthy Musicians. From hearing loss to hand pain to vocal nodules, musicians can be felled by numerous mishaps. This presentation encapsulates ways in which performers, students, and educators can keep their creativity rolling while sidestepping injuries. Read about the 12 Habits on The Musician's Way Blog. Also see Chaps. 12-13 of The Musician's Way.
The 1st-year Music Seminar. Strategies to design, implement, and evaluate a one-semester course that outfits incoming college students with practice, performance, collaborative, self-care, and career skills. See the Table of Contents of The Musician's Way for a partial list of course topics.
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