Gerhard Mantel Music Books

Practising - or practise practising? Gerhard Mantel finds new, sometimes even unorthodox answers to the old question of how to practise. In this book the author describes the varied mental, psychologi...

Playing an instrument requires imagination, free association, individuality, eagerness to experiment. However, the prerequisites for such artistic liberties are certain physical and physiological fact...

Der Erfolg eines Instrumentalisten hängt von der Qualität seines Übens ab und nicht zuletzt vom konkreten Wissen, wie man effizient übt. Die vorliegende 'Rezepte'-Sammlung soll dazu beitragen, das Ler...

Lampenfieber …! Für viele Menschen ist dieser Zustand gleichbedeutend mit Nervosität und Angst. Manch hochbegabter Musiker gab aus diesem Grund schon seinen Berufswunsch als auftretender Künstler auf....

The success of an instrumentalist depends on the quality of his practising and not least on the concrete knowledge of how to practise efficiently. The present collection of 'recipes' shall help to opt...

'How can I play cleaner - even cleaner?' This question bothers every critical string instrument player during his/her daily practice. According to a survey, more than 70 per cent of the actual practis...

In this book, Gerhard Mantel looks into the question which means and tools a performer should have in order to make a musical text into the intellectual and emotional experience intended by the compos...

Das Buch enthält - neben einer Einführung des Herausgebers - 14 Vorträge des Kongresses 1998 des Forschungsinstituts für Instrumental- und Gesangspädagogik Frankfurt/Main zu den unterschiedlichsten Pr...

Stage fright...! For many people, this word is tantamount to fear, paralysis, threat. And for many a highly talented musician, it was the reason to give up their wish to become a professional performi...