Amy Nathan

The Young Musician's Survival Guide

Tips from Teens and Pros

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This lively, accessible book helps young people cope with the difficulties involved in learning a new instrument and remaining dedicated to playing and practicing. Teens from renowned music programs - including the Juilliard School's Pre-College Program and Boston University's Tanglewood Institute - join pro musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Paula Robison, and James Galway in offering practical answers to questions from what instrument to play to where the musical road may lead.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780195367393
• ISBN-10: 0195367391
• Artikelnr.: 23574263

Autorenporträt

Amy Nathan is the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Meet the Musicians, Meet the Dancers, Count on Us, and Yankee Doodle Gals. A Harvard graduate with master's degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Columbia Teacher's College, she is an ever-struggling piano student and has two musical sons: one a composer and a trumpter, the other a saxophone-playing government major.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
1: Tune In
2: Picking and Switching
3: The Time Squeeze
4: Boring-Practice Blues
5: Woodshedding Basics
6: The Jitters
7: The Peer Scene
8: Teacher Talk
9: Gear Up
10: Play On
Glossary
Resource Guide
About the Troupe of Advisors
Index