Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2003/07

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] The Mastery of Music
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 01:28:00 -0400

On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:02:50 EDT, RichChPlay@-----.com said:

> on 7/1/03 2:38 PM, Rebecca wrote:
>
> > I bought "The Inner Game of Music" at Books-A-Million two years ago.
> > I got "The Mastery of Music" at Boarder's. I am sure you can buy
> > them at www.amazon.com. I bet you can buy them together for a
> > discount and free shipping too.
> >
> > I did find the inner game a bit boring, but I forced myself to read
> > it and it was both interesting and helpful. I would recommend you
> > read them both.
>
> I recommend the "grandaddy" of these books, "The Inner Game of
> Tennis". I've read both, and like the tennis one more, although you
> will have to make the parallels to music for yourself. If you search
> the web on the title, you'll find Timothy Gallwey's web site, and can
> get info in the newly published edition, which is brought up to date -
> no references to tennis players who are now long off the tour!! I find
> "Inner Game of Music" too heavy going for what it is supposed to
> accomplish.

I agree with this. And it's even better if you 'make the parallels'
from direct experience on the tennis court.

In England, there used to be Inner Game courses, for both beginners and
more advanced tennis players, run by an organisation called, well, 'The
Inner Game'. I remember organising an 'Inner Game of Tennis' day for
all the participants in a Summer School at Ramsgate, and I several times
took all of my students at the Guildhall SMD to a one-off workshop for
beginners. I should find out whether they're still available.

The brilliant thing about tennis as a model is that success at it is so
'measurable' -- you hit the ball, it goes sweetly over the net.

> I also like "Audition Success" by Don Greene, and "A Soprano on Her
> Head" by Eloise Ristaad.

I also like the second one of these -- don't know the first.

Tony
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