Preparing for Success: A Practical Guide for Young Musicians - Couverture souple

Hallam, Susan; Gaunt, Helena

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0854739033 ISBN 13 : 9780854739035

Editeur : Institute of Education Publications, 2012

Synopsis

Preparing for Success This book aims to provide a practical guide for young people around the world who are music students in a variety of educational contexts, and who wish to pursue a career in music. Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Professor Susan Hallam is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London (IOE) and currently Dean of the Faculty of Policy and Society. She pursued careers as both a professional musician and a music educator before completing her psychology studies and becoming an academic in 1991. Her research interests include: disaffection from school; ability grouping and homework; and issues relating to learning in music, practising, performing, musical ability, musical understanding and the effects of music on behaviour and studying. She is the author of several books, including Instrumental Teaching: A practical guide to better teaching and learning (1998), The Power of Music (2001) and Music Psychology in Education (2005). Susan is editor of The Oxford Handbook of Psychology of Music (2009) and has many other scholarly articles to her name. She is past editor of Psychology of Music, Psychology of Education Review and Learning Matters. She has twice been Chair of the Education Section of the British Psychological Society, and is past treasurer of the British Educational Research Association, an auditor for the Quality Assurance Agency and an Academician of the Learned Societies for the Social Sciences. Dr Helena Gaunt is the Assistant Principal (Research and Academic Development) at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, and a National Teaching Fellow (2009). Her current research focuses on: one-to-one and small group tuition in conservatoires; orchestral musicians in the twenty-first century; and the role of improvisation (verbal and musical) in developing professional expertise. Alongside research, she is a professional oboist, and has been a member of the Britten Sinfonia. Helena is a co-editor of Music Performance Research and a member of the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Music Education. She chairs the Innovative Conservatoire (ICON) group and the Forum for Instrumental/Vocal Teaching for the International Society of Music Education (ISME).

Présentation de l'éditeur

Pursuing a career in music is one of the most challenging and satisfying things you can do. Because music expresses something fundamental about our humanity, it is almost impossible to make it a profession without putting heart and soul into it. This book is a practical guide for young people around the world who wish to build a career as a professional musician. It aims to be a useful resource that will help you build a realistic professional vision, support your development, and understand what it takes to make a successful career. As well as providing lots of information, drawn from recent research, it offers practical tools and exercises, to enable you to relate the information to your own situation, and to help realise your potential. The book covers three main areas: - exploring essential aspects of the learning process as a musician such as motivating yourself, setting goals, making the most out of tuition, practising and rehearsing, learning from your experience; - nurturing your creativity and expanding your experience and professional horizons; - mapping out the professional landscape and outlining vital parts of getting a career started. Readers will find this book an effective tool, to dip into whenever they are in search of ways to understand their experiences, solve problems or identify their next goals. It will be of interest to students and teachers of music in all areas of education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Institute of Education Publications
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0854739033
• ISBN 13: 9780854739035
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 285
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible