Acknowledgments
Without the mentoring, teaching, and friendship of David Tcimpidis of the
Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University, this book
would not have been written. Thank you for making my dream of becom-
ing an educator a reality.
I would like to thank my friends whose knowledge and expertise con-
tributed to the information contained in this book. Robert Rainier—thank
you for your guidance and for sharing your vast knowledge of music book
publishing. Thanks also to my colleagues and business associates Alfred
Brown, Patricia Fleitas, Fookloy Ford, Stuart Glazer, Marshall Grantham,
Cissy Houston, Joel Harrison, Dale Johnson, Lisa Kalb, Christopher Len-
nertz, Mark Mayhew, Arthur Meranus, Raul Murciano, Dennis Powers,
John Russo, Steve Schnur, Kevin Teasley, Jack Wall, and Alejandro San-
chez-Samper.
I would like to thank my publisher, Scarecrow Press, and my editors,
Kellie Hagan and Rene ́e Camus.
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