Informationen zu "PracticeMind for Everyone"
Komponist/Autor: Hans Jorgen Jensen
Verlag: Ovation Press Ltd.
Verlagsnummer: 9798218287528
EAN: 9990901112326
ISBN: 979-82-18-28752-8
Beschreibung
How this book will help you
This new version of PracticeMind is for ALL instrumentalists.* Winds, Percussion, Brass, Piano, etc.
*String players see PracticeMind: The Complete Practice Model
Using proven methods backed by extensive research and teaching experience PracticeMind provides a complete model for improving and sustaining an effective practice routine.
Harness the power of your practice mind to improve the effectiveness of your daily practice and bring joy to the process of advancing your abilities as a musical artist..
Build practice skills and habits that will elevate your playing (and teaching) to new heights.
PracticeMind for Everyone is a groundbreaking pedagogical method book for all musicians that will transform your practice and performance. Hans Jørgen Jensen and Oleksander Mycyk define a mental practice model for piano, percussion, brass, wind, and more, filling the book with research-backed practice techniques and methods that will dramatically improve your performance results. The rst section delves into the mental, motivational, and psychological aspects of learning. Demystifying the powerful metacognitive learning cycle, the second part of the book focuses on topics such as goal setting and practice planning. The chapters focusing on implementation explore the active part of practicing and the proven techniques you can apply in your daily practice sessions. The nal section of this definitive guide to developing your practice mind encourages active listening, feedback, and evaluation of all steps of your musical journey. PracticeMind for Everyone promotes a practice mindset that inspires greater motivation, effectiveness, and inspiration in all aspects of a musical life on and off the stage.
12 Things This Book Will Teach You
How to develop great practice habits
The secrets behind successful goal setting
How to become much more patient
How to become stronger and deal with setbacks
A simple but smart method for mental practice
Effective problem solving techniques
The value of fundamental practice
The reason that the Deliberate Practice Method is so important
The importance of score study
The many ways of listening
The significance of intuition for musicians
The urgency and importance of recording yourself
Hans Jørgen Jensen
Professor of Cello, Northwestern University
Bienen School of Music
Hans Jørgen Jensen, Professor of Cello at Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the 2010 Artist Teacher Award from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), the Presidential Scholars Program Teacher Recognition Award from the US Departmentof Education, and the Danish Music Critics Award in Copenhagen, one of Denmarks most prestigious awards. Professor Jensen has performed and taught master classes across the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Europe, Israel, Japan, and South Korea. Many of his students are first prize winners in numerous national and international competitions, as well as members of major US orchestras and leading music schools. Professor Jensen is also a faculty member of the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, Canada, and the Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, New York. Jensen has published the following books: Fun in Thumb Position, The Galamian Scale System for Cello: Volume I and Volume II, CelloMind, and ViolinMind, the latter two books published by Ovation Press. Jensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Denmark with cellist Asger Lund Christiansen and at the Juilliard School with Leonard Rose and Channing Robbins.
Oleksander Mycyk
Cellist, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Canadian cellist Oleksander Mycyk enjoys a multifaceted career as a solo, chamber, and orchestral performer and teacher. He completed a Doctorate in Musical Arts at Northwestern University Bienen School of Music with Hans Jørgen Jensen and was recently appointed as section cellist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He nished the Certicate in Performance program at Northwestern while a full-time member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra and regularly performs as a substitute cellist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. Previously, Oleksander received a Bachelor of Music Performance degree at the University of Toronto studying with Simon Fryer and David Hetherington and a masters in Solo Performance at McGill University under the guidance of Matt Haimovitz. He has performed in master classes for cellists such as Lynn Harrell, János Starker, Laurence Lesser, and Aldo Parisot. As part of a collaborative duo, Oleksander was a top prize winner in the Canadian Music Competition and currently teaches applied cello at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago alongside his diverse performance schedule across North America.
