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Title: The Musician's Soul: A Journey Examining Spirituality for Performers, Teachers, Composers, Conductors, and Music Educators by James Jordan ISBN: 1-57999-058-4 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Artistic/Life Issues Seldom Explored
Comment: I was given this book on musical conducting in order to aid my understanding of my amateur choral singing. To my surprise it has applications to my professional life in architecture and to the way I relate to other people in general. It all comes down to knowing who you are and being in touch spiritually. A discussion on "mimetics and envy" was particularly interesting, since I have long sensed it is a motivating force, particularly in the arts, and yet I have found relatively little written about it. I suppose that in choral singing the results of discordant interpersonal interactions are so easily HEARD that it makes sense that a conductor would feel compelled, more than the rest of us, to explore the consequences of mimetic envy and the need to have "self-emptying love". The book is filled with quotations and references to point the interested reader toward further exploration of the subject. A good book for anyone working in the arts or for anyone leading teams of people who must work together creatively.
Rating: 1
Summary: Very little.
Comment: I don't usually write bad things about anything, but this book is very little of anything. It is mostly blank space and almost no real information at all. I finished it, and felt that I got almost nothing at all. Feeling good from a book is wonderful but it also has to have something from the author. This does not. Sorry for being negative, but I could not recommend this to anyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: Soul Food
Comment: Jordan's book allows for the reader to explore his or her own musical experiences at a level of depth and passion that is often forgotten. I learned of this book from a well-known choral director who said it changed her life. . .I went out and bought it immediately and while saying that it has 'changed my life' sounds very cliché, it has changed my conscious relationship with music. When I was teaching high school choir, I read excerpts to my choirs. I continue to read sections of it, especially the quotes, as one might read a devotional book. Some may feel that Jordan does not expand enough on certain ideas, I feel that he expands just enough allowing each individual the opportunity to struggle with the ideas presented and come to his or her own conclusions. This is a book that I would work into my curriculum at the college/university level.
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Title: The Mastery of Music : Ten Pathways to True Artistry by Barry Green ISBN: 0767911563 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Pathways: A Guide for Energizing & Enriching Band, Orchestra, & Choral Programs by Joseph Alsobrook, Tim Lautzenheiser ISBN: 1579991343 Publisher: GIA Publications Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Teaching Music with Passion : Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring by Peter Loel Boonshaft ISBN: 0634053310 Publisher: Meredith Music Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Evoking Sound: Fundamentals of Choral Conducting and Rehearsing (Item #4257) by James Mark Jordan ISBN: 0941050831 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
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Title: A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad ISBN: 0911226214 Publisher: Real People Pr Pub. Date: February, 1982 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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