Organizations
American Composers Forum
American Federation of Musicians
American Music Conference
American Symphony Orchestra League
Association Européene des Conservatoires
Chamber Music America
College Music Society
Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
International Society for Music Education
Midori and Friends
Molto Music
Music Business Solutions
Music Educators National Conference
Music for the Love of It
Music Teachers National Association
National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
National Association of Schools of Music
National Endowment for the Arts
National Flute Association
Positive Psychology
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Springboard for the Arts


Schools
Berklee College of Music, Career Development Office
Eastman School of Music Institute for Music Leadership
New England Conservatory, Music in Education
      or New England Conservatory, Career Services
University of Colorado-Boulder, Center for Music Entrepreneurship
San Francisco Conservatory, Music to Go
The Juilliard School, Career Development


Health and Wellness
for Musicians
Alexander Technique
Bodymapping
Center for Spirituality and Healing
Health Promotion in Schools of Music
International Foundation
     for Music Research
Musicians’ Wellness
Playing (less) Hurt
Performing Arts Medical
     Association (PAMA)


Miscellaneous
Thinking Applied— Mind Tools:
     Applications and Solutions


Books

• Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind. BasicBooks (1993)
  
• Langer, Ellen. The Power of Mindful Learning. Perseus Books (1997)
  
• Palmer, Parker. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. Jassey-Bass Inc. (1998)
  
• Palmer, Parker. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. Jassey-Bass Inc. (2000)
  
• Ratey, John. A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain. Random House, Inc. (2002)
  
• Weller, Janis. The Whole Musician: Journey to Authentic Vocation. The Elision Institute. (2003) *
  
• Wheatley, Margaret. Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. (1999). Also see www.margaretwheatley.com for an extensive listing of Wheatley’s articles.
  
  

* Please email The Elision Institute (JWeller@ElisionInstitute.org) for information on ordering this publication, a more in-depth discussion of Whole Musician concepts and plans. We are also happy to send a more extensive list of relevant books.

Copyright 2003 Janis Weller. All Rights Reserved