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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790965903321

Autore

Gordon Stewart <1930->

Titolo

Planning your piano success : a blueprint for aspiring musicians / / Stewart Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-935914-8

0-19-994243-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

786.2023

Soggetti

Pianists - Vocational guidance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. The Bug Bites; 2. Bringing Your Family On Board; 3. Shopping for the Right Teacher; 4. Balancing Everything; 5. Building Technique; 6. Exploring Skills; 7. Developing Performance Chops; 8. Using Your Mind; 9. Creating Fantasy; 10. Securing Memorization; 11. Handling Rejection . . . and Success; 12. Choosing Your College; 13. Finding Your Way During the College Years; 14. Planning Repertoire; 15. Selecting Repertoire; 16. Broadening Horizons; 17. The Road Ahead; Annotated Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Young pianists pursuing a professional career face a barrage of questions, choices, and challenges. In this book, experienced teacher and performer Stewart Gordon offers a new and practical way to approach them by helping readers to plan strategically and build a secure and successful career from the ground up. For decades, Gordon has guided young pianists through the details of how to prepare musically, navigate their college years, and forge a career that will provide a livelihood. In this guide to beginning that musical career, Gordon has assembled the wisdom of decades of teaching: a funda