Michael Lauren

The Book of Silence

The Book of Silence - For All Musical Instruments is an innovative, one of a kind, method book. Designed to help in the development of rhythmic reading skills, this book's unique and effective method utilizes silence (rests) as the musical device to insure consistent, subdivided counting. And unquestionably, the development of this type of counting system is the most critical component in becoming a successful reader. Accompanying the book are two mp3 CDs, that are essential to this method. These CDs, which include more than 250 audio click tracks of various rhythms and tempos, were designed to help students develop a stronger internalization of pulse and rhythmic precision. The Book of Silence will definitely assist musicians, of all levels, to mature into more accurate and confident readers.