CHAPTER 3
The Seven Voices of the Coach
We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results.
jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.
Max Roach
A SEPTET IN MUSIC IS A GROUP OF SEVEN MUSICIANS Aplaying together. The Septet in this book consists of seven integrated roles, or Voices, that we take on as we coach: the Master, the Partner, the Investigator, the Reflector, the Teacher, the Guide, and the Contractor.
In this overview chapter, I’ll share the origins and purpose ...