The musician's trust / James Jordan, James Whitbourn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, James.

Contributor:

Whitbourn, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Gia Publications, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>Drawing from their own experiences as conductors, composers, producers, and teachers, musical collaborators James Jordan and James Whitbourn bring the importance of trust to the forefront in this exploration, examining the many facets of this often mysterious quality within an individual and an ensemble context both. Among the topics the authors discuss are the building of trust among musicians; whether trust has a sound in individuals and ensembles; the gestures of a conductor that can inadvertently breed mistrust; trusting in one's own musical

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: Writing from Two Sides; Prologue: Connection and Trust ; Preface; Introduction: James Jordan; Introduction: James Whitbourn; Part One: Philosophical Necessities ; Chapter 1: James Jordan - The Beginning ; The Event ; Chapter 2: James Whitbourn - A Musician's Understanding of Trust ; Chapter 3: James Jordan - The work Before the Work ; Wearing the Disguise of Technique; The Woodcarver from Thomas Merton ; Chapter 4: James Jordan - Finding a Deeper Meaning: Growing Downward, Deepening First

Chapter 5: James Jordan - Trust as an Internal Mechanism: Trust and Truth as Synonyms? Inner Meaning? A Vanishing Art? ; Chapter 6: James Jordan - The Foundation of Trust: Humility and Artistic Voice ; A Phone Call ; The Sheehan Essay Revisited: Becoming Musicalized ; Chapter 7: James Jordan - What Does Trust Sound Like? ; Qualities of the Sound Beneath the Surface ; Chapter 8: James Jordan - The Silence Between Phrases: Exploring a Re-Languaged Rehearsal ; Chapter 9: James Jordan - Non-Verbal Embodying of Mistrust ; Unconscious Mistrust ; How Gesture Reflects Shadow Movement ; The Rebound

Weight Can Reflect an Inherent and Deep-Seated MistrustBreath Carries Opinion ; The Space Between Phrases ; Part Two: Preparing for Performance ; Chapter 10: James Whitbourn - Trusting the Composer ; Chapter 11: James Whitbourn - Trusting Your Own Judgment ; Chapter 12: James Whitbourn - Trusting the Conductor ; Part Three: In Performance ; Chapter 13: James Whitbourn - Trusting Your Own Technique ; Chapter 14: James Whitbourn - Trusting Each Other ; Chapter 15: James Whitbourn - Trusting the Audience ; Chapter 16: James Whitbourn - The Conductor's Trust of the Musicians

Part Four: The Importance of the Self Chapter 17: James Jordan - It Is About Giving ; Giving Through a Certain Stillness; Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale: The Way of Beauty and Stillness Essay by Donald Sheehan ; Chapter 18: James Jordan - The Empowerment of Self: Community Deeply Embedded Within Ensemble ; The Singing City Experience; The Excavation: A Many-Faceted Journey ; The Communicative Trusting "Glance"-A Certain Dignity ; Chapter 19: James Jordan - Toward an Understanding of Mutuality: Avoiding Mismeeting

Understanding Meeting and the Depth of True Mutuality: The Essence of Teaching and Rehearsing Epilogue: James Whitbourn; Bibliography; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-62277-008-0

OCLC:

854977442