by Gerald Klickstein | Feb 18, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, music careers, music education, The Musician's Way
“I recognized a gap between what we musicians typically learn during our schooling and what we actually need to know.” -Gerald Klickstein In September 2018, Yamaha Music Media published a Japanese translation of The Musician’s Way, which rocketed to the top of its... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Jan 10, 2019 | injury prevention, The Musician's Way, wellness
“The earlier the symptoms are recognized and treated, the sooner and more completely recovery occurs.” -Richard Norris, M.D. The Musician’s Way, p. 246 At some point in our lives, most of us musicians incur injuries that affect our ability to play or sing.... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Dec 18, 2018 | music performance, performance anxiety
“Confident performance is not a fluke, but the product of imaginative and consistent synthesis of technical and emotional work.” -Frank R. Wilson The Musician’s Way, p. 146 Musicians who grapple with performance nerves typically hear plenty of clichéd... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 14, 2018 | injury prevention, music performance, music practice
“Three qualities are essential in a professional musician… the first is good health and the other two are the same.” Mark Hambourg, pianist -The Musician’s Way, p. 241 Whether we make music as professionals, students or amateurs, we strive to create transcendent... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 1, 2018 | Newsletter
“Articulates both an artistic approach to attaining mastery of an instrument/voice and a practical approach to achieving professional goals. . . Uniquely holistic.” Excerpt from a review of The Musician’s Way, Philosophy of Music Education Review, Vol. 19, No. 1...
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