The Inner Game

[PocketPlayer]

A while back, someone mentioned the book. The Inner Game of Tennis in a thread related to performance.

I was interested and bought the book. The book basically deals with the inner game of the mind and shows how important it is to have control over the unconscious in order to achieve peak performance.

I have summarized the book and changed the tennis examples to drumming.

Anyone interested in this summary can email me and I'd be glad to send it out.

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[Dazzler]

Hey PP. When I studied at music college here in London, one of teachers used a lot of the methods from the Inner Game Of Music. This book is fantastic and addresses a lot of the fears and obsticals that we musicians have to face along our path.

I use some of these techniques in my teaching, as this is an excellent book. Thanks for reminding me about it as it's been a while since I read it. I'll re-visit it now I think!

I would be interested to see what you've done with the techniques in the book and how you've related them to drumming.

The Inner Game Of Music

I would suggest this as a must read for the serious musician.

[chrisbrady]

You guys might be interested in checking out pianist Kenny Werner's book, "Effortless Mastery".
CB

[CLWarunki]

Also check out Dom Famularo's "The Cycle Of Self-Empowerment".

I'll read Inner Game, thanks for sending!

[trieck]

You guys might be interested in checking out pianist Kenny Werner's book, "Effortless Mastery".
CB

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Werner's book is brilliant! Turned my whole head around. I recommend it highly to all.

[got_a_matchgrip]

GREAT topic.

[PP, check your e's]... ;-]

[S.P]

ah more stuff to buy!!!! i hate being a student (only financially)

got billly wards exploring the mental aspects of drumming...doms cycle...so you want to be a rock and roll star and now 2 more books!! plus reading like 10 new percussion magazine0 publications that i get in bulk from spain and MD and im re-reading Rich Dad Poor dad..but reading is a hell of a lot of fun...definetely helps you express yourself better in writing and in speech

[PocketPlayer]

This book is more of a "How To" rather than a "What Is."

It's focus is on the more intimate side of what we think and feel AS we are learning. In the end, it might be summarized as, Working Smarter, Not Harder. Yet, it takes insight to realize how hard we are working to acheive results. This is why a great teacher is invaluable in the personal process of learning.

[drumaddix]

My first passion was tennis.from the age of 9 til age 18 i was totally into it.I was a young player full of promises,so was i told then,but lacked motivation.Later on i became a tennis teacher in order to make money and be able to focus on music.
Anyway,i find out there's so much in common between tennis and drums.C'mon,think about it for a while.Holding a chunk of wood,hit round stuff,importance of rebound etc...
What i want to say,in my case,is that being a tennis player has helped a lot in approaching drums.Sometimes i'm like "i would be so much better at drumming if i had started earlier..." but then i realize that having done sports at a high level brought me so much in terms of motivation,how to practice efficiently,and focus over a long period of time on just one thing.

Don't know if i'm being clear here.Anyways,great topic since not a week passes without me relating to tennis and how helpful it's been to me.

Haven't red that book yet but i'm def. thinking about it.

[r_navega]

"Inner Game of Music" has been recommended by artists like John Petrucci from Dream Theater (it's his favorite book) and Tom Knight, a nice drummer who has played with the super-bassist Adam Nitti, among others. Another good book is "Performance Success - Performing Your Best under Pressure", by Don Greene, a psychologist who has worked with some orchestras. This well-written book has been helpful for me. Check his site: http://www.dongreene.com/