Written Resources
On Body Awareness...
- Alexander, Frederick Matthias - The Use of the Self
- Baker, Sarah - The Alexander Technique: Learning to Use Your Body for Total Energy
- Calais-Germain, Blandine - Anatomy of Movement
- Conable, Barbara - How to Learn the Alexander Technique: A Manual for Students
- Conable, Barbara - The Structures and Movement of Breathing: A Primer for Choirs and Choruses
- Conable, Barbara - What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body: The Application of Body Mapping to Music
- Dawson, William - Fit as a Fiddle: The Musician’s Guide to Playing Healthy
- Feldenkrais, Moshe - Awareness Through Movement: Easy to do Health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness
- Feldenkrais, Moshe - Body and Mature Behavior: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation, and Learning
- Feldenkrais, Moshe - Body Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora
- Franklin, Eric - Relax Your Neck, Liberate Your Shoulders: The Ultimate Exercise Program for Tension Relief
- Horvath, Janet - Playing (less) Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians
- Jordan, James - Learn Conducting Technique with the Swiss Ball: Developing Kinclusive Conducting Awareness
- Kapit, Wynn and Laurence M. Elson - The Anatomy Coloring Book
- King, Laura Boynton - The Power to Win: Achieving Peak Performance Through Hypnosis and N.L.P. (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
- Leibowitz, Judith and Bill Connington - The Alexander Technique
- Mackie, Vivien - Just Play Naturally: An Account of Her Study with Pablo Casals in the 1950's and Her Discovery of the Resonance Between His Teaching and the Principles of the Alexander Technique
- Mark, Thomas - What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body
- Pearson, Lea - Body-Mapping for Flutists: What Every Flute Player Needs to Know About the Body
- Zi, Nancy - The Art of Breathing: A Course of Six Simple Lessons to Improve Performance and Well-being
On Stage Anxiety...
- Bayles, David and Ted Orland - Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
- Bradshaw, John - Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
- Brestoff, Richard - Acting Under the Circumstances: Variations on a Theme of Stanislavski: A Step-by-Step Approach to Playing a Part
- Burns, David D. - When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life
- Canfield, Jack - The Aladdin Factor
- Carroll, Kevin - Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and Sustain Your Life's Work
- Dennison, Paul E. and Gail E. Dennison - Brain Gym: Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning
- Diefendorf, Murray - Release the Butterfly: A Manifesto for Change in the Studio
- Edward, Betty - Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- Edwards, Betty - The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brainn: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence
- Gallwey, Timothy - The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
- Gallwey, Timothy and Barry Green - The Inner Game of Music
- Garfield, Charles - Performance Peak: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s Greatest Athletes
- Goode, Michael I. - Stage Fright In Music Performance and Its Relationship to the Unconscious
- Goode, Michael I. - Your True Self: How to Get Back the Kid in You (coming soon)
- Greene, Don - Fight Your Fear and Win
- Havas, Kato - Stage Fright: Its Causes and Cures, with Special Reference to Violin Playing
- Kruger, Tarr - Performance Power: Transforming Stress into Creative Energy
- Loehr, James - Mental Toughness Training for Sports: Achieving Athletic Excellence
- Maisel, Eric - Performance Anxiety
- Salmon, Paul G. and Robert G. Meyer - Notes From the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Music Performance
- Sarnoff, Dorothy - Never Be Nervous Again
- Stanislavski, Constantin - An Actor Prepares
- Triplett, Robert - Stage-fright: Letting it Work for You
On Flute Pedagogy and Methods...
- Altes, Henri - Complete Method for the Flute, Part I and II
- Andersen, Mark - An Artist’s Guide to Alto and Bass Flute
- Berger, Melvin - The Flute Book
- Boland, Janice Dockendorff - Method for One-Keyed Flute, Baroque and Classical
- Brown, Rachel - The Early Flute: A Practical Guide
- Chapman, Frederick Bennett - Flute Technique
- Cherry, Ann - Playing in Colours: Improving Tone for Advanced Players
- De Lorenzo, Leonardo - My Complete Story of the Flute: The Instrument, the Performer, the Music
- Debost, Michel - The Simple Flute from A to Z
- Dick, Robert - The Other Flute
- Dick, Robert - Tone Development Through Extended Technique
- Estevan, Pilar - Talking with Flutists: Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Marcel Moyse, Hubert Laws, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Samuel Baron, Paula Robison, vol. 1
- Estevan, Pilar - Talking with Flutists: Donald Peck, Mary Louise Poor, James Pappoutsakis, Thomas Nyfenger, Henry Zlotnik, Eugenia Zukerman, Bernard Goldberg, Murray Panitz, vol. 2
- Floyd, Angeleita Stevens - Gilbert Legacy
- Galway, James - Flute
- Gartner, Jochen - The Vibrato, with Particular Consideration Given to the Situation of the Flutist
- Hahn, Richard - Practical Hints on Playing the Flute
- Hill, Vernon - The Flute Player’s Book (with CD)
- James, W.N. - A Word or Two on the Flute
- Krell, John - Kincaidiana: A Flute Player’s Notebook
- Kujala, Walfrid - The Flutist’s Progress
- LeJeune, Harriet Peacock - Postscripts for Thinking Flutists: Self-Help Techniques for Individualized Optimum Beauty of Sound
- Mather, Roger - The Art of Playing the Flute (vol. I, II, & III)
- Morris, Gareth - Flute Technique
- Moyse, Marcel - How I Stayed in Shape
- N. F. A. 25th Anniversary - The Flutist’s Handbook: A Pedagogy Anthology
- Nyfenger, Thomas - Music and the Flute
- Phelan, James - The Complete Guide to the Flute and Piccolo
- Potter, Chris - Seven Steps to Better Intonation: A Workbook for Flute Players
- Putnik, Edwin - The Art of Flute Playing
- Shepard, Mark - How to Love Your Flute: A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing, or How to Play the Flute, Choose One, and Care for It, Plus Flute History, Flute Science, Folk Flutes, and More
- Taffanel, Paul and Philippe Gaubert - Complete Flute Method
- Wilkinson, Fiona - The Physical Flute
- Windplayer - Selected Flute Masterclasses
- Wye, Trevor - Proper Flute Playing
On History, Literature, and Biography...
- Boehm, Theobald - The Flute and Flute Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic Aspects
- Cohen, Sheryl - Bel Canto: The Rampal School
- Dorgeuille, Claude and Edward Blakeman- The French Flute School: 1860-1950
- Fries, Susan - My Teacher: Remembering Marcel Moyse
- Hotteterre - Principles of the Flute, Recorder, and Oboe
- Kelly, Thomas Forest - First Nights at the Opera
- Kelly, Thomas Forest - First Nights: Five Musical Premieres
- McCutchan, Ann - Marcel Moyse: Voice of the Flute
- Powell, Ardal - The Flute
- Quantz, Johann - On Playing the Flute
- Rockstro, Richard Shepard - A Treatise on the Construction, the History, and the Practice of the Flute: Including a Sketch of the Elements of Acoustics, and Critical Notices of Sixty Celebrated Flute-Players
- Toff, Nancy - The Development of the Flute
- Toff, Nancy - The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students an Performers
- Toff, Nancy - Monarch of the Flute: The Life of Georges Barrère
- Wye, Trevor - Marcel Moyse, An Extraordinary Man: A Musical Biography
On Interpretation...
- Bach, C. P. E. - Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
- Blum, David - Casals and the Art of Interpretation
- Davenport, Marcia - Mozart
- Dolmetsch, Arnold - The Interpretation of the Music of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
- Donington, Robert - Baroque Music, Style, and Performance: A Handbook
- Donington, Robert - The Interpretation of Early Music
- Elson, Louis Charles - The History of American Music
- Gaines, James R. - Evening In the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
- Mozart, Leopald - A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing
- Neumann, Frederick - Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music, with Special Emphasis on J.S. Bach
On Performance and Musicianship...
- Cameron, Julia - The Artist’s Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
- Copland, Aaron - What to Listen for in Music
- Dubal, David - Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist
- Farkas, Philip - The Art of Musicianship
- Frederiksen, Brian - Arnold Jacobs’ Song and Wind
- Gordon, Stewart - Mastering the Art of Performance: A Primer for Musicians
- Green, Barry - Master of Music: 10 Pathways to True Artistry
- Greene, Don - Performance Success
- Highstein, Ellen - Making Music in Looking Glass Land: A Guide to Survival and Business Skills for the Classical Musician
- Jordan, James - The Musician’s Soul: A Journey Examining Spirituality for Performers, Teachers, Composers, Conductors, and Music Education
- Jordan, James - The Musician’s Spirit: Connecting to Others Through Story
- Jordan, James - The Musician’s Walk: An Ethical Labyrinth
- Kent, Timothy - Within the Sphere of the Master: My Recollections as a Student and Long Time Colleague of Addolph Herseth, Trumpeter Supreme of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Mathieu, William Allaudin - The Listening Book: Discover Your Own Music
- Mathieu, William Allaudin - The Musical Life: Reflections on What it is
- Neuhaus, Heinrich - The Art of Playing the Piano
- Pleeth, William - Cello
- Sinclair, John - Flute Stories: 101 Inspirational Stories from the World’s Best Flute Players
- Stanislavski, Constantine - Stanislavski’s Legacy
- Stewart, Dee - Arnold Jacobs’ Legacy of a Master
- Storr, Anthony - Music and the Mind
- Thurmond, James Morgan - Note Grouping: A Method for Achieving Expression and Style in Musical Performance
- Werner, Kenny - Effortless Mastery
- Westney, William - The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self
- Whone, Herbert - The Simplicity of the Violin
On Practicing...
- Boyk, James - To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us: Tape Recording as a Tool in Music Practicing and Teaching
- Bruser, Madeline - The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
- Caldwell, Robert - The Performer Prepares
- Elson, Margaret - Passionate Practice: The Musician’s Guide to Learning, Memorizing and Performing
- Green, Elizabeth - Practicing Successfully
- Johnston, Philip - The Practice Revolution: Getting Great Results from the Six Days Between Lessons
- Kaplan, Burton - Practicing for Artistic Success: The Musician’s Guide to Self-Empowerment
- Provost, Richard - The Art and Technique of Practice
- Schneiderman, Barbara - Confident Music Performance: The Art of Preparing
On Orchestras and Auditions...
- Craven, Robert R. - Symphony Orchestras of the United States: Selected Profiles
- Davis, Richard - Becoming an Orchestral Musician
- Dunkel, Stuart-Edward - The Audition Process
- Frisch, Roger - The Orchestra Audition: How to Prepare
- Greene, Don - Audition Success
- Hurd, Michael - The Orchestra
- Kujala, Walfrid – Orchestral Techniques for Flute and Piccolo: An Audition Guide and an Inside Look at Symphonic Performance Traditions
- Lawson, Colin - The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
- Nelsen, Jeff - Fearless Auditioning: Perform Brilliantly in Front of Anyone (coming soon)
- Noel, Gillian Halse - Keeping Out of the Rain: An Orchestral Story
- Peck, Donald - The Right Place, the Right Time!: Tales of Chicago Symphony Days
- Reid, Wendy - Auditions are Just the Beginning: A Career Guide to the Orchestra
- Shurtleff, Michael - Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to get the Part
- Yancich, Milan - An Orchestra Musician’s Odyssey: A View from the Rear
On Music as a Career and Teaching...
- Beeching, Angela Myles - Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music
- Harris, Paul & Crozier, Richard - The Music Teacher’s Companion: A Practical Guide
- Highet, Gilbert - The Art of Teaching
- Hunt, Simon - Flute Teaching
- Mullins, Shirley - Teaching Music, the Human Experience
- Newsam, David R. - Making Money Teaching Music
- Petrella, Diane and Nick - The Musician’s Toolbox
- Poor, Louise - Guide to Flute Teaching
- Sand, Barbara Lourie - Teaching Genius: Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician
On Rhythm and Sight Reading...
On Flute Repair and Fingering...
On Music Psychology...
Miscellaneous Resources for Fun and Life...
- Anonymous - They Talk About Music vol. 1 and 2
- Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de - The Figaro Trilogy: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, The Guilty Mother
- Berendt, Joachim-Ernst - Nada Brahma, the World of Sound: Music and the Landscape of Consciousness
- Best, Harold M. - Music Through the Eyes of Faith
- Casals, Pablo - Joys and Sorrows
- Copland, Aaron - Music and Imagination
- Corredor, Jose Maria - Conversations with Casals
- Ewen, David and Slonimsky, Nicolas - Fun with Musical Games and Quizzes
- Graffman, Gary - I Really Should Be Practicing
- Herrigel, Eugen - Zen in the Art of Archery
- Muller, Lillian - Feel Great Be Beautiful Over 40
- Rotella, Dr. Bob - Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
- Shea, George Beverly - How Sweet the Sound
- Tindall, Blair - Mozart In the Jungle
- Wilson, Frank R. - Tone Deaf and All Thumbs?
- Zander, Benjamin and Rosamund - The Art of Possibility