You Are Your Instrument: the Definitive Musician's Guide to Practice and Performance - Softcover

Lieberman, Julie Lyonn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879730200 ISBN 13: 9781879730205

Publisher: Julie Lyonn Music, 1997

Synopsis

(Instructional). This unique guide helps all musicians: open new avenues of expression through a pain-free, healthy, fluid approach to music-making; overcome performance anxiety, general tension, and muscular injury; and increase learning skills to facilitate more effective motor coordination. The first music medicine book in the world with 11,000 sold, this book is a must for all musicians. "This is a highly recommended book to read for the musician who needs information about maximizing one's full potential as an artist. This book is practical in that it covers all aspects of musicianship, ranging from the mental preparations involved in performance to the actual bodily care needed to prevent long-term injuries." BOOK REVIEW "This is a concise, intelligently written book of ambitious scope, which seeks to address the needs of the growing number of musicians who find themselves struggling with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual injuries and limitations." - STRINGS MAGAZINE "Julie Lyonn Lieberman has put together a handsome, clear guide with a variety of tips and suggestions...The book is well designed and cleverly illustrated...This is a useful resource guide for today'S performing musicians, and a beneficial tool for teachers to utilize in assisting students to develop healthy habits." -AMERICAN MUSIC TEACHER

About this title

About the Author

Julie Lyonn Lieberman brings close to thirty years of expertise as an educator, author and performer to her private and group teaching. A dynamic, participatory workshop leader, her ability to stimulate participants to think and grow in new ways has earned respect for her work throughout the world. She has presented "Playing Healthy" workshops for colleges and universities as well as major organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, and in Europe such as Eastman Conservatory, Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, and organizations like American String Teacher Association, Music Educators Association, International Association of Jazz Educators, Suzuki, National String Workshop, International String Workshop, the Juilliard MAP Program, and the Carnegie LinkUp Program. Ms. Lieberman is the author of seven music books, including The Creative Band and Orchestra, The Contemporary Violinist, Improvising Violin, RockinÕ Out With Blues Fiddle, You Are Your Instrument, and Planet Musician. Her newest book, Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum, is changing the landscape of the string world. Lieberman has also created five instructional music videos, seven hours of programming for National Public Radio, and over fifty articles for music magazines, including STRAD, STRINGS, Fiddler Magazine, and American String Teacher Journal. In addition, Ms. Lieberman produced four American Jazz String Summits in the eighties and nineties featuring many of the top improvising string players in America, and co-produced three alternative string festivals within American String Teacher AssociationÕs 2003, 2004, and 2005 conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Julie Lyonn Music
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879730200
• ISBN 13: 9781879730205
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 152