An edition of Teaching Music with Purpose
(2006)
Teaching Music with Purpose
conducting, rehearsing and inspiring
by Peter Loel Boonshaft
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Like his first critically acclaimed international best seller Teaching Music With Passion, Boonshaft's newest book is even more poignant and powerful. This latest work is both inspirational and instructional and will definitely warm your heart and transform your teaching. - Back cover.
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Teaching Music with Purpose: conducting, rehearsing and inspiring
August 1, 2006, Meredith Music Publications, a division of G. W. Music, Inc.
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1574630768 9781574630763
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Table of Contents
Foreword / James Swearingen
Preface : A little old man who knew
From muddy waters
"Education is fundamentally an imaginative act of hope"
Dwelling on dreams
The "big rocks" concept
It's all in how you see it
"Motidispiration" : motivation, discipline and inspiration
Percussionists : the missing "peace"?
Draw them to you
The parable of the Tandoori chicken
"One moment of anger"
Conducting : "Speak sparingly and carry a meaningful stick"
A conductor's warm-up
Independence of hands
"But I'm yelling as nicely as I can!"
Forty-two stones and an empty jar
"When...?" or "When...!"
Routine can be comfortable and deadly
"Spoon-feeding..."
"If you've told a child..."
The intermittent rehearsal
Who's responsible?
"The goal is not to be understood"
Excellence
The flames of growth
"But this is only a rehearsal!"
"The view from the mountaintop"
"Not again : better"
"A ship in port is safe..."
"Getting back on the horse and riding even harder"
Failure is opportunity turned upside-down
"Touch the wall"
"Without you, there never would have been a journey"
Why didn't I think of that?
Worry
Don't always think big
"When you wish upon a star..."
"Don't hide your light under a bushel"
Why do we teach?
"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars..."
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Postlude
About the author
Edition Notes
Publisher no. HL00317162 (Hal Leonard)
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