by Eric Booth

When the artist moves into the classroom or community to educate and inspire students and audience members, this is Teaching Artistry. It is a proven means for practicing professional musicians to create a successful career in music, providing not only necessary income but deep and lasting satisfaction through engaging people in learning experiences about the arts. Filled with practical advice on the most critical issues facing the music teaching artist today--from economic and time-management issues of being a musician and teacher to communicating effectively with students--The Music Teaching Artist's Bible uncovers the essentials that every musician needs in order to thrive in this role. Author Eric Booth offers both inspiration and how-to, step-by-step guidance in this truly comprehensive manual that music teaching artists will turn to again and again. The book also includes critical information on becoming a mentor, succeeding in school environments, partnering with other teaching artists, advocating for music and arts education, and teaching private lessons.

The Music Teaching Artist's Bible helps practicing and aspiring teaching artists gain the skills they need to build new audiences, improve the presence of music in schools, expand the possibilities of traditional and educational performances, and ultimately make their lives as an artists even more satisfying and fulfilling.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Context
1. What is a Teaching Artist?
2. Teaching Artists in the Arts Learning Ecosystem
3. Guidelines for Teaching Artistry
4. The Best Reason for Being a Teaching Artist
5. Balancing the Two Economies of Today's Musician
Part II: The Overlooked Essentials
6. Role Play: The Four Angles in Arts Learning
7. Inside the Liminal Zone
8. The Habits of Mind of Musical Learning
9. The Essential Skills of the 21st Century Artist
10. Creating the Playground
Part III: Learning to Be a Teaching Artist
11. The Entry Point Question--Where to Begin?
12. A Teaching Artist's Curriculum
13. What Does "Better" Look Like?
14. Mentoring: Myths and Mission
Part IV: The Fundamentals of Working in Education Settings
15. Truth and Dare in Education Programs
16. How to Succeed in School Environments
17. Getting Schooled on School Performances
18. Art for Art's Sake or for the School's Sake?
19. Blind Dates, Steady Dating, and Musical Marriages
Part V: Current Challenges
20. Arts Integration: The Hot Zone
21. Reflecting on Reflection
22. The Dos and Don'ts of Assessment
23. Feedback: Giving and Getting It Right
Part VI: Bringing Teaching Artistry into Performances
24. Fuller Audience Engagement: What Does It Look Like?
25. Speak Up or Shut Up?: Using Words in Performance
26. Interactive Performances
27. The Very Open Rehearsal
Part VII Expanding the Roles of the Teaching Artist
28. The Essential Educational Entrepreneur
29. The Private Music Lesson
30. The Everyday Advocate
31. The Telling Facts of Advocacy
Part VIII Beyond the Borders
32. They Take the High Road
33. The Planet Gets It Together
34. The Guiding Spirit
Index