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pwillie 's review for:
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
by Madeline Bruser
This book is not always compellingly written, but the ideas presented can be liberating. For over 45 years, I've started every practice session with the tedium of scales, arpeggios and technical exercises, but Ms. Bruser encourages me to follow my curiosity and explore the music with my mind and heart - and to share that music with generosity and vulnerability. Sorry, Messrs. Hanon and Czerny, from now on I might warm up with a scale or two, but then it's right into the music ...