Ebook: Play it from the heart: what you learn from music about success in life

Acknowledgments; Prelude: I Know This Kid; Chapter 01. Get on the Bandwagon!; Chapter 02. The Creative Process; Chapter 03. Let Excellence Be Your Trademark; Chapter 04. People Are Paramount; Chapter 05. Leadership Lessons; Chapter 06. Individual Responsibility; Chapter 07. Group Interaction in Music; Chapter 08. Developing Group Identity and Loyalty; Chapter 09. Competition and Cooperation within Competition; Chapter 10. Cooperation and Interdependence; Chapter 11. Passion in Performance, Work, and Life; Chapter 12. Putting It Together; Postlude: Beyond the Notes.;Former students often thank their music teachers for what they were taught about music and about life. Play it from the Heart uses stories and concepts from music education as models for success. Making music together requires exceptional cooperation, and ensembles are the ultimate cooperative organizations. J. Steven Moore relates what he and his students have learned about excellence, leadership, responsibility, cooperation, and passion from being in the band. Calling on personal experience, student feedback, and resources ranging from Tim Lautzenheiser to Mahatma Gandhi, Moore shares the le.