The Mastery Of Music - Ten Pathways To True Artistry

Zusatztext “In his newest book! Barry Green has provided the glorious counterpoint of musical discovery! mentorship! and visionary styles of learning from some of the greatest performers of our time. The Mastery of Music fills us with inspiration! vision! and potential for better listening! enjoyment! and nourishment.” Don Campbell! musician and author of The Mozart Effect Informationen zum Autor Barry Green: Barry is a future thinking transformation leader who is passionate about using data, AI and technology to drive digital efficiencies in both our business and personal lives. He has undertaken a number of CDO roles with a strong belief that resilience, cognitive diversity and people are the keys to successful change and transformation. Klappentext The Inner Game of Music, the breakout hit that became a standard primer in the music world, has taught thousands of musicians—professionals and amateurs alike—how to overcome self-consciousness and stage fright and to recapture a youthful, almost effortless capacity to learn. Now, in his follow-up book, The Mastery of Music, Barry Green turns his expert hand to the artistic qualities that make an extraordinary musician. Culling advice from dozens of interviews with legends including Joshua Bell, Dave Brubeck, Jeffrey Kahane, Bobby McFerrin, Christopher Parkening, Doc Severinsen, Frederica von Stade, the Harlem Boys Choir, and the Turtle Island String Quartet, he reveals that it's not enough to have a cerebral and emotional connection to the notes. Green hows how musical excellence, exhibited by true virtuosos, requires a mastery of ten unique qualities of the soul and the human spirit, such as confidence, passion, discipline, creativity, and relaxed concentration, and he discusses specific ways in which all musicians, composers, and conductors can take their skills to higher levels. He carefully incorporates all instruments and techniques in his rejuvenating discussions, inspiring the stifled student to have fun again and the over-rehearsed performer to rediscover the joy of passionate expression. Essential reading for every musician, The Mastery of Music strikes a beautiful new chord. Leseprobe one COMMUNICATION: THE SILENT RHYTHM (Duos, Chamber Ensembles, Popular Combos, and Conductors) Most of the time we feel separate from one another: we call ourselves "individuals," and we know that even our disagreements are proof that each one of us is indeed a very different person. Something happens, though, when you see eye to eye with someone, and discover rich layers of agreement on the details that other people "never quite understood"--or when your body appears able to dance flawlessly with another person, with no fumbling awkwardness, just two bodies together seemingly following the same rhythm, the same lilt and sway. At times like these, we rejoice in finding a "perfect match," a "soul mate," a "twin." In this chapter, I am going to make the bold assumption that this feeling of togetherness--not togetherness as in some rigid lock step, but togetherness as in dance--is vitally important in music making, and that when a duo or combo or orchestra finds this dance, being moved as one, it communicates it to the audience, and a whole concert hall full of individuals delights in being moved as one. Soloists, chamber musicians, jazz musicians, and symphony orchestras often have to communicate with one another without speaking--and I'm not just thinking of the notes. How will a soloist come out of the cadenza and make a seamless entrance with the orchestra? How will the ensemble stay perfectly together during a subito (sudden) tempo change? Jazz musicians have to communicate spontaneously as they improvise, so that two people thinking new musical thoughts at the same time can think harmoniously. And conductors and ensemble players must convey a composer's ideas and feelings to an au...

Product details

• Authors: Barry Green, Barry/ Stryker Green
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.05.2005
• EAN: 9780767911573
• ISBN: 978-0-7679-1157-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 202 mm x 17 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory