philadelphia music project new books lecture series
Eric Booth: The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible monday, april 20, 2009 the pew center for arts & heritage 1608 walnut street, 18th floor philadelphia, pa 19103
RSVP Deadline: Thursday April 16 To RSVP for this event, please call PMP at 267.350.4960 or email Willa Rohrer at wrohrer@pcah.us RSVP is required This event, including the reception, is free and by invitation. However, if space is available, PMP invites public attendance requests. Please contact PMP for more information.
2:45 to 3 pm Registration 3 to 4 pm Lecture 4 pm Reception about eric booth Widely considered the nation's leading teaching artist and trainer of teaching artists, Eric Booth has taught at the Leonard Bernstein Center, Tanglewood, and Lincoln Center Institute. He currently teaches at the Kennedy Center and is also the Artistic Director of the Mentoring Program at Juilliard. Eric’s biography is continued on the back. This event is produced by the Philadelphia Music Project, a program of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
“This is an engaging, provocative, and practical book: engaging in its style, provocative in its ideas, practical in its guidance to teachers, whatever their art form or discipline. Just what those of us who have experienced the teaching artistry of Eric Booth expect and admire. He’s taught us all.” —Richard Deasy, Director, Arts Education Partnership Teaching artists move into classrooms and communities by the thousands to inspire, include and engage individuals in the power of music. Humbly, passionately, and with great commitment, they go about the business of building tomorrow’s audiences, expanding the impact of music on young lives, illuminating the relevance of music for all, and in so doing rejuvenating their own lives in music. Filled with practical advice on the most critical issues facing the teaching musician today—from economic and timemanagement issues of being a musician and teacher to communicating effectively with students—The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible uncovers the essentials that every musician needs in order to thrive in this role. Author Eric Booth offers both inspiration and how-to, step-by-step guidance in this truly comprehensive manual that music teaching artists will turn to again and again. The book also includes critical information on becoming a mentor, succeeding in school environments, partnering with other teaching artists, advocating for music and arts education, and teaching private lessons. The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible helps practicing and aspiring teaching artists gain the skills they need to build new audiences, improve the presence of music in schools, expand the possibilities of traditional and educational performances, and ultimately make their lives as artists even more satisfying and fulfilling. Join Eric Booth as he discusses The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible. Books will be available for purchase after the lecture, courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop.
About Eric Booth (continued) As an actor, Eric Booth performed in many plays on Broadway and around the country, playing over 23 Shakespearean roles, and winning acting awards on both coasts. As a businessman, he started a small company, Alert Publishing, that in seven years became the largest of its kind, analyzing research on trends in American lifestyles. As an author, he’s published five books, including The Everyday Work of Art, a Book of the Month Club selection. He has written dozens of magazine articles, and was the founding editor of the Teaching Artist Journal. Eric Booth has served on the faculties of Juilliard, Stanford University, NYU, Tanglewood, and Lincoln Center Institute, and taught at The Kennedy Center. He was the faculty chair of the Empire State Partnership program (the largest arts-in-education project in America), and held one of six chairs on the College Board’s Arts Advisory Committee. He serves as a consultant for many organizations, cities, and states and businesses around the country, including several of the nation’s largest orchestras and national service agencies. Formerly the director of the Teacher Center of the Leonard Bernstein Center, he is a frequent speaker on the arts and delivered the keynote speech to unesco’s first ever worldwide arts education conference.