Practicing for Artistic Success: The Musician's Guide to Self-Empowerment (Vol. I)

Music performance is an intuitive art. Music practice is a conscious managerial skill. To practice music effectively the musician must be in touch with his intuitive artistic impulses, and at the same time, stand outside the process as a coach, making an endless series of conscious managerial decisions. Most music practicers are ineffective coaches because they have never been taught explicitly the intricacies of managing their practice. "Practicing for Artistic Success: The Musician's Guide to Self-empowerment" is dedicated to describing both the strategies that achieve consistent gymnastic control efficiently and the strategies that facilitate musical expression and communication. It presents an easy-to-learn system to all musicians who are ready to reduce frustration and bring greater meaning and joy into their practice space.

Burton Kaplan is Director of Magic Mountain Music Farm in upper New York State where for 20 years he has conducted Practice Marathon Retreats for musicians. He is Professor of Violin and Viola at The Manhattan School of Music and New York University and Director of Performance Power, an organization dedicated to teaching a system for harnessing and integrating the powers of mind, body, and spirit in the practice room and on the stage. In these capacities, he has influenced the growth of several thousand pre-professional and professional musicians.