Positive Piano: History's Greatest Pianists On How To Succeed Wildly In Life
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1944294007 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The indispensables in any success are very much like mastering the art of playing the piano. Whether you’re in the performing arts, business, management, education, or just looking to raise the bar in your personal life - this book is for you. Enclosed, please find an amazing collection of wisdom gleaned from hundreds of old books, articles, letters and diaries in which history’s most successful pianists and composers reveal how they did it. Caution: a number of sacred cows from today’s self-help scene will be ground into hamburger meat by a bunch of long-haired musicians. Better fasten your seat belt as the ‘awakening’ may occasionally be a bit rude."When necessary – speak; and in a way that people will remember … Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance." Mozart The era saw great advances in psychology and education, so relevant thinking by Freud, Jung, Reich, Montessori, Suzuki and Dalcroze is duly examined and integrated by the author. Fact of Life: If you want to succeed in a big way, you need a proven system that actually works. Here it is get ready for an enlightening and entertaining romp through music history guaranteed to inspire. Here are their intimate thoughts on purpose, motivation, discipline, perseverance, even health and
"Bravo!" according to Amazon Customer. What I love about this delightful, insightful book is the way Blanchard's personality shines through on every page: he has a sly, racy sense of humor combined with an awesome trove of musical knowledge and an obvious passion for piano. He has found a way to distill all this into something really rare: not another boring, generic "self-help" manual, but a grand romp through music, mind/body psychology, and the whole glorious, delirious history of piano-playing. Here are Liszt and. "A most enjoyable and insightful book. I'm just getting" according to Richard Atwood. A most enjoyable and insightful book. I'm just getting back into the piano after a A most enjoyable and insightful book. I'm just getting A most enjoyable and insightful book. I'm just getting back into the piano after a 35 year layoff and Charles's book is helping me work through some of low points and inspiring me to keep at it. There is a lot of wisdom and wit in the content.The Kindle edition has a few problems, but other than that - Well Done!Rich. 5 year layoff and Charles's book is helping me work through some of low points and inspiring me to keep at it. There is a lot of wisdom and wit in the content.The Kindle edition has a few problems, but other than that - Well Done!Rich. "One Star" according to Lynn G.. Repetitive platitudes
"I wish I had this book forty years ago when I was a young pianist, composer, teacher and conductor. An obvious labor of love, this highly motivational book is a prodigious collection of observations, opinions, lessons, and reflections by the great pianists and those who heard or studied with them. The assiduously researched quotes alone are worth the price and the author's distillation and interpretation into clear, contemporary language is flat out inspirational". Michael Mauldin, Music Teachers National Association USA Composer of the Year 1980 and National Chair of the Student Composition Competition."How to succeed, through the lens of the great flowering of 19th century pianism. After reading just a few stimulating pages one cannot