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The text also highlights his experience in other prestigious environments, notably the Boston Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as several teaching and training institutions in Chicago. This dual dimension, stage and pedagogy, gives the work a particularly useful tone for the student: a method built by someone who knows the real demands of orchestral playing as well as those of daily practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this publication, the central idea is to offer concrete help to musicians in training so that they learn to master their instrument and achieve their goals. 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