by Gerald Klickstein | Aug 11, 2009 | collaboration, music education, Music Higher Education, music practice, The Musician's Way
To make music in groups, we require more than interpretive and technical know-how; we also need specific skills if we’re to work together harmoniously. Given that aspiring performers spend so much time practicing alone, are most acquiring expert collaborative skills?...
by Gerald Klickstein | Aug 6, 2009 | music education, music practice, The Musician's Way
In The Musician’s Way, I encourage the singing of solfège syllables, scale-degree numbers, counting syllables, and letter names as part of the process of learning, memorizing, and interpreting music. In my own teaching and playing, I employ the fixed-do solfège...
by Gerald Klickstein | Aug 6, 2009 | creative process, creativity, music education, music practice, The Musician's Way
“The path you take is your path and no one else’s, so welcome it.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 314 To build our abilities as performers, we have to develop personally effective ways to practice, collaborate, present concerts, engage with our communities,...
