Description
Book SynopsisIntegrated Practice proposes a new approach to musicianship, health, and well-being. Containing dozens of exercises and supported by an extensive online library of video and audio clips, Integrated Practice offers tools for instrumentalists, singers, and conductors to use music itself as their guide toward unity and freedom of mind and body.
Trade ReviewIntegrated Practice is a remarkable tool for the aspiring musician on the road to understanding artistry. * Mimi Zweig, Professor, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University *
Integrated Practice appeals to professional musicians and music lovers alike! This is a welcome guide through the vast field of practice routines. De Alcantara has a unique ability to bring this subject matter to life with convincing analogies and musical examples. Here, components such as rhythm, grid, sound, and coordination fit like mosaic stones into the larger picture of better and more efficient practice. * Babette Hierholzer, pianist *
Whatever your stage or role in musical life, Pedro de Alcantara will guide you in his masterly way: leaping, lunging, singing, howling, and improvising toward musical enlightenment. * Wendy Williams, flutist, Minnesota Orchestra *
A welcome addition to writing on the subject of the Alexander Technique and the application of its principles to music, the book is a testament to the breadth of the author's experience as a teacher...Wonderfully presented...Works well as a book one can explore over a period of time. * Music Education UK *
INTEGRATED PRACTICE delves deeply into the most fundamental elements of music and connects them to universal aspects of human experience: speech, vibration, clarity of expression and the rhythms inherent in every movement we make...An important addition to every musician's working library. * AmSAT Journal *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Part I: Rhythm ; 1. Words, Sounds, Gestures ; 2. Prosody, or the Secrets of Rhythm ; 3. The Grid: A Life Principle ; 4. The Metric Grid ; 5. Coincidence: Intention and Gesture ; 6. Rhythmic Solfege ; 7. The Metronome and the Rubato ; 8. Superbar Structures ; 9. Opposing The Grid ; 10. Patterning and Sequencing ; Part II: Coordination ; 11. Connection & Flow: First Principles ; 12. The Juggler: A Cello Lesson ; 13. Object Wisdom: An Oboe Lesson ; 14. Body, Breath, Vibration, Text: A Voice Lesson ; 15. The Quadrupedal Prosodist: A Piano Lesson ; Part III: Sound ; 16. The Harmonic Series ; 17. The Harmonic Series and the Voice ; 18. The Messa di Voce: Virtuosity of Contact ; 19. Practicing The Messa di Voce ; 20. Improvisation: A Lifestyle ; Conclusion
