“Deep practice entails achieving mastery, integration, and transcendence with everything that you play or sing.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 20 For budding and veteran performers alike, the fundamental source of confidence on stage is thorough preparation. And although...
“If you’re looking to curtail nervous interference, then repeating what you’ve always done isn’t going to bring new results.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 146 The Fall-Winter 2016-17 issue of The Musician’s Way Newsletter has now arrived in subscribers’...
“Practicing is not forced labor; it is a refined art that partakes of intuition, of inspiration, patience, elegance, clarity, balance, and, above all, the search for ever greater joy in movement and expression.” —Yehudi Menuhin, violinist The Musician’s Way, p....
“The Musician’s Way is fantastic, and is a must-read for every student and professional. . . . The book is a gold mine of information that will help musicians around the world.” —International Trumpet Guild Journal, Oct. 2011 The Spring/Summer...
“Elevate both your music making and your confidence to the highest possible levels.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 201 Rising performers who put on their own public concerts reap numerous benefits. They advance their careers, polish their artistic identities, refine their...
“When you step on stage, your awareness of your material will anchor your control and set your creativity free.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 37 Having coached countless aspiring musicians, I’ve found that many commit an avoidable misstep that profoundly limits their...
“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” –Jonathan Swift The Musician’s Way, p. 310 We all know that musical excellence results from smart, steady practice over a span of years. Still, it isn’t always easy for us to practice deliberately day after day....
“Repetition inevitably begets habits.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 52 Over the course of our lives, we musicians do a lot of repeating. There’s standard repertoire that we perform for years, and we revisit exercises to keep our technical abilities strong. On top of...
“My biggest kick in music – playing or writing – is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?” –Duke Ellington The Musician’s Way, p. 54 No matter how musically advanced we become, we encounter passages...
