{"product_id":"practicing-music-by-design-historic-virtuosi-on-peak-performance-paperback","title":"Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Berg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePracticing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance\u003c\/em\u003e 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. The author presents research past and present designed to help musicians understand the abstract principles behind the concepts. After studying \u003ci\u003ePracticing Music by Design\u003c\/i\u003e, students and performers will be able to identify areas in their practice that prevent them from developing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe tenets articulated here are universal, not instrument-specific, borne of modern research and the methods of legendary virtuosi and teachers. Those figures discussed include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuminaries Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRenowned performers Anton Rubinstein, Mark Hambourg, Ignace Paderewski, and Sergei Rachmaninoff\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtraordinary teachers Theodor Leschetizky, Rafael Joseffy, Leopold Auer, Carl Flesch, and Ivan Galamian\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLesser-known musicians who wrote perceptively on the subject, such as violinists Frank Thistleton, Rowsby Woof, Achille Rivarde, and Sydney Robjohns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePracticing Music by Design forges old with new connections between research and practice, outlining the \u003cem\u003epractice \u003c\/em\u003epractices of some of the most virtuosic concert performers in history while ultimately addressing the question: How does all this work to make for better musicians and artists?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Berg\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Carolina Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music, where he runs the classical guitar program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099941298483,"sku":"9780367190071","price":110.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UjRENWZQSWFDNUUxTXVoeGo5U1NBQT09.webp?v=1772481556","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/practicing-music-by-design-historic-virtuosi-on-peak-performance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}