Passionate Practice : The Musician's Guide to Learning, Memorizing, and Performing

Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Of Music, Migraines and Metronomes xi Prelude: The Premises 17(6) Part I: PREPARATION 23(26) The Automatic Relax Response 24(8) Preparing Your Senses 32(6) Magic Carpet, Puppy Dog Hands and Creating a Partnership with Your Instrument 38(11) Part II: PRACTICE 49(32) Breathing With the Music 50(3) The Eight-Point Sensory System 53(10) Changing the ``Uh-Oh'' Mind-Set 63(6) Deep Relaxation Visualization: Working while Resting 69(6) Where's the Expression? 75(6) Part III: PERFORMING 81(16) Crossing-Over From Practice to Performing: The Practice Performance 82(4) The Performance Schedule 86(5) Passionate Practice: A Review 91(2) Your Performance 93(4) Part IV: CODA 97(10) The Passionate Performer: Creative Personality and Artist 98(9) Notes 107