Becoming an Orchestral Musician: A Guide for Aspiring Professionals
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00APDUMNW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 539 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Richard Davis is principal flute of the BBC Philharmonic, and also Senior Lecturer and an orchestral coach in the Royal Northern College of Music. Blurd . He was the youngest section principal ever to be appointed. A number of composers have written flute works specially for him, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies with his Temenos with Mermaids and Angels. He has played in virtually all the major orchestras in Britain in his time, and he is active
He has a pragmatic, detached view of the businessThis should be required reading for all music students.’ Maggie Cotton, percussionist with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for forty years: ‘Richard Davis’s most excellent booka gem of unvarnished, thoughtful adviceit should be required that every music teacher in the land should have a copy, digest it thoroughly and pass on the messages to their youngit is worth its weight in gold.’ Musician (Musicians’ Union Magazine): ‘Essential reading.’ (December 2005) Glasgow Herald: ‘it will undoubtedly prove helpful to anyone considering a career in musicfor any concert goer who has ever wondered how the orchestra onstage functionsit also o
It's so eloquent and so readable. It only arrived two days ago. I love this bookhighly recommended.' . I loved it and read it cover to cover in one day.' Reviewer (Chris Downing) on (five stars), from UK: 'I love these books that relate careers as they really are rather than how a journalist or a professional writer sees them from the outside. We are certainly very pleased to recommend it as a "must have" to all aspiring young professional musicians and their parents. John Clare in Daily Telegraph: recommended, in 'Any Questions?' Sir Edward Downes: 'Thanks so much for your marvellous bookYou should be very proud of it - and Joan and I both feel it ought to be a "set book" at Music Colleges for all prospective orchestral players.' Classical Music: 'his practical guide invites systematic reading from cover to coverExperienced players will nod in agreement with something on every pagenewcomers will be profoundly grat
Best Investment for a Musician aside from their instrument! R. Baird This book has answers to every question you could ever want to ask a professional orchestral musician along with a few you probably never thought of. It won't make you get into an orchestra, but it does give you many great ideas about how to go about attaining that goal. I am extremely happy I b. "Becoming an Orchestral Musician is a great book!" according to G. M. Gerloff. This book gives great insight not just into what it takes to become a good ensemble player, but what it takes to be a great musician. I love this book and I will re-read it once I am done because I want to remember everything in it! Highly recommended!. Fascinating even for Unaspiring Non-professionals, R. J. A. Davis December 20, 2004Reviewer: A reader from Moscow, RussiaBecoming an Orchestral Musician transported me from the audience, my normal vantage point, to behind the scenes of an orchestra - the agony of auditions, how to cope with nerves, ensemble v. solo playing, the mechanics of an orchestra. Liste