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The Inner Game of Music Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Read "The Inner Game of Tennis" and "The Inner Game of Music" to understand why, if this is news to you at all. This is a great article that my blogging friend Fran (Cross Eyed Pianist) found and reblogged… now I'm doing the same. You can't fix economic problems with spiritual solutions. It sounds like you already have the most important concept down- no “inner game” solution will solve “outer game” problems. Remember, even a champion sailor can lose a race if he feels defeated bebefore the race begins. In a great book about performing called "The Inner Game of Music", the author says, (and I am paraphrasing here), that we can best understand the workings of the ego by looking at the process of falling asleep. When gurus talk about inner game allows you to go through the challenges of life. This is a great read for any music student because it describes in simple ways how to avoid the pitfalls that can ruin or obstruct the “game” of your musical development. It's a great discussion about nerves and performance pressure. Former principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony, Barry Green has created what has to be one of the most important books on musical psychology ever written. Along with Awareness and Will, Trust makes up the trio of central principles of the Inner Game. The Inner Game of Music is a book written by double bassist Barry Green. Barry Green, author of the book 'The Mastery of Music-Ten Pathways to True and the Inner Game of Music, eloquently expands on the concept encouraged by David Darling, “Sing what you play, Play what you Sing”. Adopt a character quite at odds with actual persona of the music.