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The Musician’s Way for Music Lessons

The Musician’s Way for Music Lessons

by Gerald Klickstein | May 28, 2025 | music education, Music Higher Education, The Musician's Way

“For you to achieve your promise as a performing artist, you need a profound understanding of performance preparation.” The Musician’s Way, p. 154 We music educators know how rewarding it is to teach instrumental or vocal performance. We also know that teaching can be...
Practicing vs Performing vs Playing for Fun

Practicing vs Performing vs Playing for Fun

by Gerald Klickstein | Apr 10, 2025 | creative process, music performance, music practice, The Musician's Way

“Beyond personal fulfillment, the decisive aim of practice is to prepare performances because, as an art form, music centers on the interaction between performer and listener.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 4 For vocalists and instrumentalists alike, music making cycles...
Understand and Overcome Stage Fright

Understand and Overcome Stage Fright

by Gerald Klickstein | Nov 3, 2024 | music education, music performance, performance anxiety, The Musician's Way

“Performance anxiety doesn’t yield to band-aid solutions, nor does it abate on its own.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 146 Camille was a 19-year-old amateur pianist who excelled in school but was petrified to play in public.* Her anxiety had surfaced in...
Practicing with Mastery

Practicing with Mastery

by Gerald Klickstein | Apr 30, 2024 | memorization, music practice, The Musician's Way

“We get messed up because we don’t have a clear image . . . and thereby give ourselves too many conflicting messages about how to play.” -Eloise Ristad, A Soprano on Her Head, p. 116-117 The first stages of working on a piece set the foundation upon...
Courage and Conviction On Stage

Courage and Conviction On Stage

by Gerald Klickstein | Feb 20, 2024 | music performance, performance anxiety, stage presence, The Musician's Way

“ 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 In a highlight of the 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman sang her...
Six Hidden Practice Skills of Expert Musicians

Six Hidden Practice Skills of Expert Musicians

by Gerald Klickstein | Aug 31, 2023 | music performance, music practice, The Musician's Way

“Deep practice integrates all that you are – your body, mind, and spirit.” The Musician’s Way, p. 20 Expert musicians possess numerous abilities that are apparent on stage – rich tone, fluent execution, dramatic interpretation, secure memory, and so forth....
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