The Inner Game of Music

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By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's a book designed to help  musicians overcome obstacles, help improve  concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to  reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.
Barry Green served as principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony for twenty-eight years. Currently the principal bassist with the California Symphony and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and active as a bass soloist and teacher, he teaches bass at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and for the young bassist program of the San Francisco Symphony Education Department.

Green has been performing for young audiences in schools in the Bay Area, as well as performing bass workshops and concerts on tour. He is also the author of The Inner Game of Music with W. Timothy Gallwey and has written seven Inner Game of Music workbooks for keyboard, voice, instruments, and ensembles. He conducts Inner Game seminars throughout the world. He lives with his wife in Oakland, California.

For information on Green’s personal appearances and publications, please contact his website at www.innergameofmusic.com and www.themasteryofmusic.com. View titles by Barry Green
© Marie-Catherine Toulet
W. Timothy Gallwey’s international bestseller The Inner Game of Tennis, first published in 1974, put forth principles and methods for learning and coaching that have since been applied to the achievement of excellence in the worlds of business, health, and education. Widely acknowledged as the godfather of the current coaching movement, he has spent five decades inspiring successful organizations globally including clients like Apple, AT&T, The Coca-Cola Company, and Rolls Royce. His books have led many to realize that the Inner Game holds the key to the outer game of their lives. View titles by W. Timothy Gallwey

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By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's a book designed to help  musicians overcome obstacles, help improve  concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to  reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.

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Barry Green served as principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony for twenty-eight years. Currently the principal bassist with the California Symphony and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and active as a bass soloist and teacher, he teaches bass at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and for the young bassist program of the San Francisco Symphony Education Department.

Green has been performing for young audiences in schools in the Bay Area, as well as performing bass workshops and concerts on tour. He is also the author of The Inner Game of Music with W. Timothy Gallwey and has written seven Inner Game of Music workbooks for keyboard, voice, instruments, and ensembles. He conducts Inner Game seminars throughout the world. He lives with his wife in Oakland, California.

For information on Green’s personal appearances and publications, please contact his website at www.innergameofmusic.com and www.themasteryofmusic.com. View titles by Barry Green
© Marie-Catherine Toulet
W. Timothy Gallwey’s international bestseller The Inner Game of Tennis, first published in 1974, put forth principles and methods for learning and coaching that have since been applied to the achievement of excellence in the worlds of business, health, and education. Widely acknowledged as the godfather of the current coaching movement, he has spent five decades inspiring successful organizations globally including clients like Apple, AT&T, The Coca-Cola Company, and Rolls Royce. His books have led many to realize that the Inner Game holds the key to the outer game of their lives. View titles by W. Timothy Gallwey

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