and specialist music schools. Techniques and methods used in preparing young musicians for a life dedicated to the performance and creation of music are being re-examined. Few studies have been published that focus on the education and training of musicians at higher-education level. This collection of essays and studies opens to the public some of the debates taking place within one conservatoire. These, together with the accompanying DVD, provide a variety of evidence resulting from research and development activities by performer-teachers associated with the Guildhall School.

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