LOVE this book, Livingston is so insightful and so easy to read. I have become a fan of his teaching and feel he really knows his stuff.
This is a very useful book with some vivid anecdotes that crystallized some important lessons for me. It's easy reading, you can also open it anywhere and get good things from it in small doses.
A couple years ago I just happened to be browsing the music section of my local Borders, looking for some inspiration, and stumbled upon this book. It is truly great, and has had large effect on my outlook (and skills.
If you want to "entertain" an audience, Liv can tell you how to do it. This book is concise, entertaining, and a MUST read.
I have seen Liv live on a number of occasions. He is an amazing performer - not as technically proficient as, say, Vince Gill, but he never claims to me.
Liv Taylor's book is an excellent resource for all musicians and performers who engage in live performance or touring. As a writer, Taylor brings the reader into his Berklee College of Music Stage Performance Class, where assorted characters (based on real students) receive coaching and wisdom Liv has garnered from his 30+ years of performing and touring experience.
Excellent, engaging, compassionate, humorous, with lots of useful information on myriad facets of the music business. This material is the fruit of 30 years of experience, and is laced with gritty, funny anecdotes that bring each of Taylor's "lessons" to life.
I enjoyed Mr. Taylor's style of writing and the way he laid out the book like the course he teaches.
Yep, I read a small portion of this book in the bathroom of Ellis Paul (a fine songwriter from Boston) while visiting and found it every bit as important to performance as Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down the Bones" is for writing... the little I read was insight-filled and I just went out and ordered myself a copy!.
I haven't been on a stage in four years, but reading this book has got me seriously thinking about getting back up there -- and doing it right this time. A really great read from a great guy.
This book is a fine tool for any individual who wants to enhance their experience of appearing before an audience. The focus on cultivation of an attitude of receptivity and attentiveness towards one's audience is supported by very practical suggestions as well as delightful anecdotes of a seasoned performer.
This book is a fine tool for any individual who wants to enhance their experience of appearing before an audience. The focus on cultivation of an attitude of receptivity and attentiveness towards one's audience is supported by very practical suggestions as well as delightful anecdotes of a seasoned performer.
Written by the Instructor of the Stage Performance course at Berklee College of Music,this book should be required reading for all those contemplating performing or simply appearing before an audience. An articulate account of the art of performance and perseverance written by the thinking man's Taylor.
If you want to "entertain" an audience, Liv can tell you how to do it. This book is concise, entertaining, and a MUST read.
Great resource for performing artists. Valuable and insightfultips and information for anyone performing on stage.
