This is about the practical and the inter-personal skills of playing in a group. A classical group or ensemble is assumed, but the difficulties - except too much fame and money - are often the same as a pop group. Playing in a group is an essential part of every musician's personal and musical development. Anyone who is about to attempt it should have this little A5 book in their pocket.
It is £4.95 online from the publishers, Musonix.co.uk

Topics include

• selecting repertoire
• rehearsal techniques
• working with voices
• leading and conducting
• jazz and pop ensembles
• interpretation, and the performance.

...with advice on

• Rehearsal planning,
• creating jazz routines,
• working in detail,
• learning scores,
• microphone techniques and warm-up excercises,
• tuning
• breathing, phrasing, balance and
• stage presentation.

"A wise and entertaining guide to the dos and don'ts of ensemble music-making. A mine of useful information." The Musical Times
"Full of common sense advice: a well designed and practical book which will be of considerable use to students." Times Educational Supplement
"It does its job superbly well: clear, concise, very much to the point and also thoroughly professional. Strongly recommended." MMA Journal

William Lloyd is a BBC producer and professional pianist as well as being an experienced teacher. He was an examiner in performance for A level music and advises on music education issues for the BBC, He contributes to magazines such as The Musical Times and, with Paul Terry, is co-author of two best-selling books on music technology, Music in Sequence and Classics in Sequence.

Paul Terry has taught music at all levels from infants to post graduates. From 1976 to 1989 he was director of music at the City of London Freemans School, and later lectured at Kingston Polytechnic. He writes A-level textbooks published by Rhinegold and Schott.