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The Musician’s Way in Two Verses

The Musician’s Way in Two Verses

by Gerald Klickstein | Mar 30, 2022 | creative process, music careers, music education, The Musician's Way

“Ultimately, your musical progress will depend more on your skillfulness with the creative process than on any talent.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 313 When I teach introductory workshops on The Musician’s Way, I organize concepts using frameworks that musicians can...
Let’s Put Music Scales in their Place

Let’s Put Music Scales in their Place

by Gerald Klickstein | Feb 3, 2022 | music education, music performance, music practice, The Musician's Way

“I took lessons as a kid, but it was mostly just practicing scales, and it seemed more like homework… I gave piano lessons three attempts – the first time when I was a kid… Then, when I was sixteen… but it was still the same scales…...
Teaching versus Showing

Teaching versus Showing

by Gerald Klickstein | Sep 28, 2021 | music careers, music education, Music Higher Education

“There are plenty of fine educators in the world – and some not-so-fine ones, too.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 293 I advise numerous aspiring music educators each year, and I find that many lack clarity about a vital aspect of teaching and learning. That is, they confuse...
4 Steps to Practice Unfamiliar Music

4 Steps to Practice Unfamiliar Music

by Gerald Klickstein | May 6, 2021 | music education, music practice, The Musician's Way

“We get messed up because we don’t have a clear image . . . and therefore give ourselves too many conflicting messages about how to play.” -Eloise Ristad A Soprano On Her Head, p. 116-117 When we set out to learn a new piece, it can resemble a romance, and we’re...
Spring 2021 Musician’s Way Newsletter

Spring 2021 Musician’s Way Newsletter

by Gerald Klickstein | Apr 21, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, music education, Newsletter

“I suppose that when I play in public it looks easy, but before I ever came on the concert stage I worked very hard. And I do yet – but always putting the two things together, mental work and physical work.” -Jascha Heifetz The Musician’s Way, p. 42 The Spring...
Counteracting Substance Abuse

Counteracting Substance Abuse

by Gerald Klickstein | Apr 12, 2021 | creativity, music careers, music education, wellness

“Any musician who says he is playing better either on the needle or when he is juiced is a plain straight liar… You can miss the most important years of your life, the years of possible creation.” -Charlie Parker, saxophonist and composer The Musician’s Way, p....
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