Tensions in the Performance of Music: A Symposium

by Carola Grindea (Editor), Carola Grindea, Yehudi Menuhin (Foreword)

The contributors to this text are Grindea (piano), Havas (strings), Tausky (conducting), Nieman (composing), Gruner (voice), Howard (speech), Ben-Or (Alexander Technique), Lehrer (psychology), de Peyer (clarinet) and Jacobsen (tension control). The reprinted text also carries an additional chapter on guitar playing by Joseph O'Connor.

204 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 1995

Reviews

[Grace B]

Very helpful book for professional musicians who sometimes struggle with some performance anxiety. It gave me several techniques that have helped me to improve the quality of my performances a lot over the past year.

[Susan]

Can't beat Yehudi Menuhin for postural insights... A must read. I mean, why read fun recreational fiction books when you can read symposiums like this???

[Carl]

Several useful perspectives!