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Directing Actors
by Judith Weston • 1996
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
4.36
2k+
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors 88%
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
by Judith Weston 1996
4.36
2k+ ratings
Impro
by Keith Johnstone • 1979
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
4.20
4k+
Impro Summary
Impro 87%
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
by Keith Johnstone 1979
4.20
4k+ ratings
The Confident Choir
by Michael Bonshor • 2017
Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.
4.00
2
The Confident Choir Summary
The Confident Choir 87%
Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.
by Michael Bonshor 2017
4.00
2 ratings
Piano Playing
by Josef Hofmann • 1976
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
3.71
141
Piano Playing Summary
Piano Playing 87%
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
by Josef Hofmann 1976
3.71
141 ratings
Playing the Piano for Pleasure
by Charles Cooke • 1941
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
4.19
363
Playing the Piano for Pleasure Summary
Playing the Piano for Pleasure 87%
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
by Charles Cooke 1941
4.19
363 ratings
Guitar Mastery Simplified
by Erich Andreas • 2012
From zero to making real music: a complete blueprint for mastering guitar on your own terms.
3.54
200
Guitar Mastery Simplified Summary
Guitar Mastery Simplified 87%
From zero to making real music: a complete blueprint for mastering guitar on your own terms.
by Erich Andreas 2012
3.54
200 ratings
Freeing the Natural Voice
by Kristin Linklater • 1976
Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.
4.14
678
Freeing the Natural Voice Summary
Freeing the Natural Voice 87%
Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.
by Kristin Linklater 1976
4.14
678 ratings
Intent to Live
by Larry Moss • 2004
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
4.49
772
Intent to Live Summary
Intent to Live 87%
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
by Larry Moss 2004
4.49
772 ratings
Effortless Mastery
by Kenny Werner • 1996
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
4.22
3k+
Effortless Mastery Summary
Effortless Mastery 87%
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
by Kenny Werner 1996
4.22
3k+ ratings
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character
by William Esper • 2014
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
4.59
200
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character Summary
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character 86%
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
by William Esper 2014
4.59
200 ratings
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler • 2000
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
4.21
2k+
The Art of Acting Summary
The Art of Acting 86%
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
by Stella Adler 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Audition
by Michael Shurtleff • 1978
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
4.22
3k+
Audition Summary
Audition 86%
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
by Michael Shurtleff 1978
4.22
3k+ ratings
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski • 1936
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
4.09
5k+
An Actor Prepares Summary
An Actor Prepares 86%
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
by Constantin Stanislavski 1936
4.09
5k+ ratings
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green • 1986
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
3.95
4k+
The Inner Game of Music Summary
The Inner Game of Music 86%
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
by Barry Green 1986
3.95
4k+ ratings
Zen Guitar
by Philip Toshio Sudo • 1997
Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.
4.03
3k+
Zen Guitar Summary
Zen Guitar 86%
Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.
by Philip Toshio Sudo 1997
4.03
3k+ ratings
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner • 1987
Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.
4.19
3k+
Sanford Meisner on Acting Summary
Sanford Meisner on Acting 86%
Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.
by Sanford Meisner 1987
4.19
3k+ ratings
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
4.20
3k+
Free Play Summary
Free Play 86%
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990
4.20
3k+ ratings
Music Theory Secrets
by Brent Coppenbarger • 2014
94 strategies to turn music theory into something anyone can read, write, and hear.
3.71
7
Music Theory Secrets Summary
Music Theory Secrets 86%
94 strategies to turn music theory into something anyone can read, write, and hear.
by Brent Coppenbarger 2014
3.71
7 ratings
Efficient Music Production
by Ashley Hewitt • 2020
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
2.90
10
Efficient Music Production Summary
Efficient Music Production 86%
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
by Ashley Hewitt 2020
2.90
10 ratings
Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen • 1973
Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.
4.21
4k+
Respect for Acting Summary
Respect for Acting 86%
Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.
by Uta Hagen 1973
4.21
4k+ ratings
Set Your Voice Free
by Donna Frazier • 1999
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
3.92
468
Set Your Voice Free Summary
Set Your Voice Free 86%
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
by Donna Frazier 1999
3.92
468 ratings
How to Rap
by Paul Edwards • 2009
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
3.99
791
How to Rap Summary
How to Rap 86%
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
by Paul Edwards 2009
3.99
791 ratings
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 86%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
Piano & Keyboard Made Easy
by Christopher Lavery • 2018
Three chords, a few patterns, and five minutes a day unlock the piano at any age.
4.00
1
Piano & Keyboard Made Easy Summary
Piano & Keyboard Made Easy 86%
Three chords, a few patterns, and five minutes a day unlock the piano at any age.
by Christopher Lavery 2018
4.00
1 ratings
Practice Perfect
by Doug Lemov • 2012
Your practice is probably locking in your errors. The rules for making every repetition count.
3.81
2k+
Practice Perfect Summary
Practice Perfect 86%
Your practice is probably locking in your errors. The rules for making every repetition count.
by Doug Lemov 2012
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin • 2023
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
3.95
89k+
The Creative Act Summary
The Creative Act 85%
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
by Rick Rubin 2023
3.95
89k+ ratings
How to Write a Song that Matters
by Dar Williams • 2022
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
4.15
163
How to Write a Song that Matters Summary
How to Write a Song that Matters 85%
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
by Dar Williams 2022
4.15
163 ratings
How to Read Music in 30 Days
by Matthew Ellul • 2020
Thirty days to reading sheet music: a rhythm-first method with daily drills and online audio.
4.18
165
How to Read Music in 30 Days Summary
How to Read Music in 30 Days 85%
Thirty days to reading sheet music: a rhythm-first method with daily drills and online audio.
by Matthew Ellul 2020
4.18
165 ratings
Audio Engineering 101
by Tim Dittmar • 2011
Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.
4.06
139
Audio Engineering 101 Summary
Audio Engineering 101 85%
Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.
by Tim Dittmar 2011
4.06
139 ratings
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison • 1995
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
4.22
1k+
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics 85%
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
by Pat Pattison 1995
4.22
1k+ ratings
Improving Your Storytelling
by Doug Lipman • 1999
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
3.59
206
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling 85%
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
by Doug Lipman 1999
3.59
206 ratings
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
by Richard Schoch • 2024
Regret, ambition, the terror of intimacy: the life lessons Sondheim smuggled into his musicals.
3.90
631
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life Summary
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life 85%
Regret, ambition, the terror of intimacy: the life lessons Sondheim smuggled into his musicals.
by Richard Schoch 2024
3.90
631 ratings
How Music Works
by David Byrne • 2014
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
4.00
29k+
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works 85%
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
by David Byrne 2014
4.00
29k+ ratings
If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland • 2012
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
4.12
9k+
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write 85%
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
by Brenda Ueland 2012
4.12
9k+ ratings
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia • 2016
You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.
4.07
3k+
How to Listen to Jazz Summary
How to Listen to Jazz 85%
You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.
by Ted Gioia 2016
4.07
3k+ ratings
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
4.47
74
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 85%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 85%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
The Art of Voice Acting
by James R. Alburger • 1998
The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.
4.00
127
The Art of Voice Acting Summary
The Art of Voice Acting 85%
The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.
by James R. Alburger 1998
4.00
127 ratings
Guitar Zero
by Gary F. Marcus • 2012
Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.
3.64
2k+
Guitar Zero Summary
Guitar Zero 85%
Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.
by Gary F. Marcus 2012
3.64
2k+ ratings
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
3.75
123
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 85%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Judy Reeves • 2002
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
4.01
78
Writing Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 85%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
Classical Recording
by Caroline Haigh • 2020
The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.
4.59
17
Classical Recording Summary
Classical Recording 85%
The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.
by Caroline Haigh 2020
4.59
17 ratings
Shakespeare's Freedom
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2010
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
3.83
175
Shakespeare's Freedom Summary
Shakespeare's Freedom 85%
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2010
3.83
175 ratings
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition
by Tommy Swindali • 2020
Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.
2.79
14
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 85%
Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.
by Tommy Swindali 2020
2.79
14 ratings
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
4.33
2k+
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 85%
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965
4.33
2k+ ratings
The Little Book of Talent
by Daniel Coyle • 2012
Practice 15 minutes a day, at the edge of your ability. 52 tips for building talent that lasts.
4.03
9k+
The Little Book of Talent Summary
The Little Book of Talent 85%
Practice 15 minutes a day, at the edge of your ability. 52 tips for building talent that lasts.
by Daniel Coyle 2012
4.03
9k+ ratings
How to DJ Right
by Frank Broughton • 2002
The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.
4.06
454
How to DJ Right Summary
How to DJ Right 85%
The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.
by Frank Broughton 2002
4.06
454 ratings
The Practicing Mind
by Thomas M. Sterner • 2006
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
3.96
9k+
The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind 85%
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
by Thomas M. Sterner 2006
3.96
9k+ ratings
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights
by Stella Adler • 2012
Stella Adler's standard for American drama: why the play's world matters more than your feelings.
4.47
111
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights Summary
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights 85%
Stella Adler's standard for American drama: why the play's world matters more than your feelings.
by Stella Adler 2012
4.47
111 ratings
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
by Claudia Hunter Johnson • 2000
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
3.91
150
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect Summary
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect 85%
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
by Claudia Hunter Johnson 2000
3.91
150 ratings
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