Reaching Out: A Musician's Guide to Interactive Performance

by David Wallace

Connect with and captivate concert audiences as never before with Reaching Out , the groundbreaking new guide to audience engagement and interactive performance for musicians. Author David Wallace shares the techniques he has taught at The Juilliard School and used with orchestras and conservatories around the world for reaching out to any audience regardless of demographics and musical expertise and enriching their concert experience through interaction. Featuring real-life examples, concert transcripts, and an Interactive Concert Checklist, this text gives performing musicians the tools they need to put these techniques to practice and design programs that give their audiences a deeper experience and appreciation of music.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2007

About the author

Violinist and violist and faculty member of The Juilliard School

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book on the topic of musical outreach. Good for any kind of performing musician or music teacher. I still reference it. Love the scripts at the end. I've given many copies to friends and students.