1st Edition
Practicing Music by Design Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance
By Christopher Berg
Copyright 2019
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance explores pedagogical practices for achieving expert skill in performance. It is an account of the relationship between historic practices and modern research, examining the defining characteristics and applications of eight common components of practice from the perspectives of performing artists, master teachers, and scientists.... Read more
Chapter One Introduction / Chapter Two A Foundation of Knowledge and Skill / Chapter Three Chunking / Chapter Four Mental Work / Chapter Five Slow Practice / Chapter Six Variety in Repetition / Chapter Seven Continuity / Chapter Eight Phrase-Storming / Chapter Nine Feedback and Self-Criticism / Chapter Ten Codetta
Biography
Christopher Berg is a Carolina Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music, where he runs the classical guitar program.
