My Lessons With Kumi: How I Learned to Perform With Confidence in Life and Work

Michael Colgrass

ISBN 10: 0911226400 / ISBN 13: 9780911226409

Published by Real People Press 2000-09-01, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Lessons With Kumi: How I Learned to Perform With Confidence in Life and Work
• Publisher: Real People Press 2000-09-01
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0911226400
• ISBN 13: 9780911226409
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Psychological principles and skills applied to performance and presentation, taught through fictional narrative and lessons/exercises. Michael Colgrass combines neuro-linguistic programming, mime, creativity, hypnosis, psychology and Grotowski physical training in this engaging teaching tale. Nick's encounters with his teacher, Kumi, become one of the most comprehensive self-development chronicles ever written.

About the Author

Michael Colgrass is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and the author of two books, "My Lessons with Kumi" and "Adventures of an American Composer." A former jazz drummer and classical percussionist, he has freelanced with the New York Philharmonic, Dizzy Gillespie, the "West Side Story" orchestra on Broadway and the "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky" series for Columbia Records, among others. A composer for more than 40 years, he has written for the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony and other world-class ensembles. He also gives performance workshops around the world. He lives in Toronto and makes his living internationally as a composer.