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Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 2002. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xii, 388pp. Mild rubbing, bumps, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method ...

ISBN10: 0195138104, ISBN13: 9780195138108, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xii, 388pp. Mild rubbing, bumps, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. ...
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Oxford University Press 2002-04-18 Hardcover Good Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Emailed Tracking.

ISBN10: 0195138104, ISBN13: 9780195138108, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Emailed Tracking
[Franklin Lakes, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]

Oxford University Press 2002-04-18 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Oxford, England Oxford University Press, USA 2002 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p.

ISBN10: 0195138104, ISBN13: 9780195138108, [publisher: Oxford Univ Pr] Hardcover illustrated edition. 400 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]

Oxford Univ Pr 2002 Hardcover New Illustrated edition. 400 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches.

Oxford University Press, Date: 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9780195138108 2002. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195138104 9780195138108 [GB]