{"id":12,"date":"2013-04-28T21:01:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T04:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boykonpiano.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2018-03-01T19:03:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T03:03:02","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/boykonpiano.com\/books","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"
James Boyk’s books are for sale at the Performance Recordings®<\/span> web store<\/a>.<\/p>\n Out of Tune Piano Blues<\/span><\/p>\n Mystery Novel<\/span><\/p>\n A puzzle that only a musician could solve; a mystery that only a musician could write. Join concert pianist Arthur Singer, 30, in his 18th season on tour. Experience with him, not a routine college visit, but a panoply of characters old and young, an electric romance sparked by music, and a tragic death.<\/p>\n Acclaimed pianist-author JAMES BOYK inducts the reader into music’s mysteries: the performer’s mind during a concert; the heart of the teacher-student relationship; and how the soul of the artist, cradled by music, may be torn asunder by the tensions of a career.<\/p>\n For lovers of music and mystery, for those fascinated by the complexities of human characters and the intricacies of detective stories, this book offers a unique blend, in language precise, unexpected and transparent, and with music penetrating the entire fabric of the story.<\/p>\n Buy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us<\/span><\/p>\n For musicians of all instruments and ages, it is a guide to using recording as a tool in practicing, teaching and preparing for performance. Following Boyk’s tested wisdom, musicians will hear themselves more objectively, work more efficiently, and play more expressively.<\/p>\n It is also an easy-to-understand guide to microphones and other recording gear, with specific equipment recommendations, all from a recognized expert. (Boyk is a recording engineer\/producer, and founded the Music Lab at California Institute of Technology.)<\/p>\n Finally, the book’s many amusing anecdotes and poetic reflections make it a reading delight.<\/p>\n\n
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