Thinking and Playing Music
Intentional Strategies for Optimal Practice and Performance
Zusammenfassung
Thinking and Playing Music: Intentional Strategies for Optimal Practice and Performance distills cutting-edge teaching and learning methods for musicians of all levels, investigating topics in cognitive science that apply directly to musical development. Containing over one-hundred musical examples, many from the standard piano repertoire, Sheryl Iott uses accessible language to impart practical suggestions that anyone can incorporate into their practice.
Maximizing efficiency and effectiveness while cultivating an observant, experimental approach can help musicians make the most of their time and potential while avoiding tension, injury, and burnout. Aligning efforts with inherent mental processes can make learning faster, deeper, and more secure while freeing up attentional space, allowing for creative, personal expression in performance. The book addresses:
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Beginning musicianship, covering relevant cognition topics such as language acquisition, aural processing and development of audiation while cultivating a playful, relaxed approach to the instrument
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The intermediate musician, presenting more advanced cognitive topics such as visual processing, chunking, and early problem solving
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The advanced musician, addressing increased demands on working and long-term memory, how to maximize transfer, a creative approach to problem solving, and strategies to tackle the most difficult repertoire
Also included are sample lesson plans, workshop templates, and sample practice assignments.
Schlagworte
music cognition Cognitive Science music teaching Piano Repertoire applied music piano pedagogy piano studies piano teaching music lessons music skills music training how to practice brain on music brain science integrated practiceKeywords
learning psychology practice mindfulness piano- 1–32 PART I 1–32
- 33–88 PART 2 33–88
- 89–212 PART 3 89–212
- 213–220 PART 4 213–220
- 233–236 APPENDIX C 233–236
- 237–238 APPENDIX D 237–238
- 239–242 APPENDIX E 239–242
- 243–244 APPENDIX F 243–244
- 245–254 BIBLIOGRAPHY 245–254
- 255–260 INDEX 255–260
- 261–262 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 261–262