MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01509cam a22002414a 4500
001 2010561078
003 DLC
005 20100504120553.0
008 100326s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010561078
020 $a9780195398724 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aML457$b.G66 2010
082 00 $a781.4/3$222
100 1 $aGordon, Stewart,$d1930-
245 10 $aMastering the art of performance :$ba primer for musicians /$cStewart Gordon.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2010.
300 $a210 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $a"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2010"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-206) and index.
505 0 $aPrelude : defining performance -- Assessing yourself, the performer : achieving a positive mindset toward performance -- Why we perform : forging a performance philosophy -- Physical support for performance -- Conceptualizing and scheduling goals -- Keeping preparation fresh and focused -- Dealing with repetition and drill -- Techniques to develop secure memorization -- Ensuring quality -- Self-regard at the time of performance -- Managing stage fright -- Dynamics during performance -- Evaluation after performance -- Performance and human interaction -- The career challenge -- Physical challenge and performance -- Performance careers in retrospect -- Postlude : performance and your spiritual life.
650 0 $aMusic$xPerformance.
650 0 $aPerformance practice (Music)