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They say "don't judge a book by it's cover". That's a hard thing to do. As soon as we see a cover we form in our minds a picture of what the book is likely to be like.
From the outside Joseph O'Connor's Not Pulling Strings looks to be quite a dry, academic description of his subject. The subtitle: 'Application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Teaching and Learning Music' merely confirms that this is what the book will be like.
If you thought this you would, like me, be very, very wrong.
Contained inside is a collection of some of the most pertinent and useful thoughts around practice that I have come across. There is admittedly some discussion of wider NLP issues but these are always done with care and made clear, straightforward and relevant for musicians.
As an example, there is a lot of content about left brain/right brain. That might be interesting in and of itself. What takes this book above others on the subject is the relevance for musicians. O'Connor explains how we can identify our own predilection and adapt our language and teaching styles to suit. Read more . . .
What better way to motivate yourself to practice than by playing a game? There can't be many and this book has 101 of them! 
