Play it from the Heart

What You Learn From Music About Success In Life

By (author) J. Steven Moore

Publication date:

24 June 2011

Length of book:

130 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

241x164mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781610483698

Former students often thank their music teachers for what they were taught about music and about life. Play it from the Heart uses stories and concepts from music education as models for success. Making music together requires exceptional cooperation, and ensembles are the ultimate cooperative organizations. J. Steven Moore relates what he and his students have learned about excellence, leadership, responsibility, cooperation, and passion from being in the band. Calling on personal experience, student feedback, and resources ranging from Tim Lautzenheiser to Mahatma Gandhi, Moore shares the lessons of playing from the heart.

Chapter 1 Prelude - I Know this Kid
Chapter 2 Chapter 1 - Get On the Bandwagon!
Chapter 3 Chapter 2 - The Creative Process
Chapter 4 Chapter 3 - Let Excellence Be Your Trademark
Chapter 5 Chapter 4 - People are Paramount
Chapter 6 Chapter 5 - Leadership Lessons
Chapter 7 Chapter 6 - Individual Responsibility
Chapter 8 Chapter 7 - Group Interaction in Music
Chapter 9 Chapter 8 - Group Identity and Loyalty
Chapter 10 Chapter 9 - Competition and Cooperation within Competition
Chapter 11 Chapter 10 - Cooperation and Interdependence
Chapter 12 Chapter 11 - Passion in Performance, Work, and Life
Chapter 13 Chapter 12 - Putting It Together
Chapter 14 Postlude - Beyond the Notes
Chapter 15 Appendix - Reflections from a Band Member

Play it from the Heart captures the true spirit of the gift of music. It is something that every administrator, school board member and parent should read and a book that every teacher of music will love. This is a book that needed to be written, and Steven Moore does it with humor, compassion, and a keen insight into the world of music and music-making.