Sections and Chapters
Part I: What Makes a Musician
Chapter 1: Defining “Musician”
Chapter 2: Traits of a Musician
Part II: Music and the Brain
Chapter 3: Your Brain, Imagining Itself
Chapter 4: The Midbrain: Starting in the Middle
Chapter 5: The Forebrain: Understanding Understanding
Chapter 6: The Hindbrain: The Power Under the Hood
Chapter 7: States vs. Emotions: A User’s Manual for the Midbrain
Part III: The Structures of Learning
Chapter 8: Short Years: Teaching as Gardening
Chapter 9: Long Days: The Five Building Blocks to Sublimity
Part IV: Applied Music Psychology to Music Education
Chapter 10: Introduction to Sublimity
Chapter 11: Unconscious Incompetence: “I Can’t Know!”
Chapter 12: Conscious Incompetence: “It’s Too Hard!”
Chapter 13: Conscious Competence: “What, Again?!”
Chapter 14: Unconscious Competence: “Watch Me!”
Chapter 15: Sublimity Revisited: How to Access the “Zone”
Part V: Bringing Others on Board
Chapter 16: Helping Parents Succeed
Chapter 17: Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 18: Next Steps for Teachers
Case Study: Impact of Emotionally Intelligent Music Instruction on a Long-Time Teacher’s Practice
