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Polyphony.(Tuning In: Practical Psychology for Musicians who are Teaching, Learning, and Performing)(Book Review)

American Music Teacher

| October 01, 2005 | Magrath, Jane | COPYRIGHT 2005 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Occasionally in this column I like to highlight information from a lesser-known book that may be helpful to independent teachers. Tuning In: Practical Psychology for Musicians who are Teaching, Learning, and Performing is a handbook and home-study course by Lucinda Mackworth-Young. This is truly a workbook for teachers, written in straightforward style with room for penciling in reflections and answers applying to teaching situations. Most of the information is basic but practical and applicable to pre-college private lesson teaching. Tuning In provides a concrete starting place for teachers who may be looking for a refresher or new ideas for working with their students ...

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