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Book SynopsisAll teachers need this book on their desks to help parents develop their budding musicians! This user-friendly guide covers a variety of issues such as choosing the right instrument, how to set practice guidelines, how parents can talk about music with their children, and ways to inspire children and enhance their creativity and confidence. Includes a list of frequently asked questions, a handy guide to musical terms, and lots of tables and charts throughout for easy reference. See new edition: Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide for Band and Orchestra Parents, Second Edition
Trade ReviewParents will find [Growing Your Musician] comprehensive, informative, and reassuring in supporting their child's instrumental music endeavors. * The Grammy Foundation *
A helpful guide for parents who want to be hands-on in their support of the young music student. -- Aaron A. Flagg, director of Educational Outreach, The Juillard School
A practical and down-to-earth guide to the challenges and pitfalls of shepherding your child through selecting and practicing an instrument. -- Lynda Jenner, director, Community Partnerships, Music Center Education Division
Real self-help music book for parents—a true blueprint of how to engage your child in a lifetime of music. -- Mike Gordon, mayor, El Segundo, California
This "how-to" guide is the perfect embodiment of a primer for parents at the beginning of their child's instrumental career. -- Thomas C. Duffy, Yale School of Music, DMA, Deputy Dean, Yale School of Music
This is a terrific, much-needed book packed with valuable advice and helpful anecdotes benefiting parents and their music-learning children. -- Alexander Bernstein, president, The Leonard Bernstein Family Foundation
...this manual provides advice of great practicality within a comprehensive approach for nurturing young musicians of all ages. -- Charles Grode, director, Education Community, Relations and Diversity, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
