Learn to engage; excite; captivate and expand your audience! These practical techniques will help you to communicate with your listeners on a deeper; more interactive level. As you do; the concert experience will become more meaningful; and the bond between you and your audience will grow.

Whether you are performing music for an audience; teaching a group of students; leading an ensemble; or just speaking publicly; your success as a performing musician directly depends on your ability to connect. Featuring real-life examples and eight actual concert transcripts from several different genres and performance settings; this text gives you the tools you need to deepend your impact; build an enduring relationship with your fans; and sustain a long-term musical career.

You will learn to: design concerts that capture and maintain your audience's atention • develop an engaging stage presence • create meaningful activities for your audience that increase their enjoyment and understanding of your material • communicate as an amabassador across cultures and languages • become more engaging; interactive; educational and memorable.

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