As a musician and fine arts photographer Diane Asséo Griliches has observed the many distinctive and dynamic ways in which music teachers interact with their students. These 60 black and white photographs capture unique moments in the lively teaching sessions, and the viewer sees great musician/teachers (YoYo Ma, Jimmy Heath, Roman Totenberg, Bobbie McFerrin, and Ravi Shankar, to name but a few) photographed in the act! We are led into a world few have been privileged to share, where one sees the passion, devotion, the joy and agony of hard work, the concentration and approval in the faces and body language of students and teachers, and through it all, the pleasures of shared music making.

This book involves classical, jazz and ethnic areas of music. Each image is accompanied by a short biography of the teacher as well as a quotation from the teacher or student. All will respond to the very human emotions and the fine photography. This is a book for music lovers and lovers of photography.

Diane Asséo Griliches has been involved in music, theatre and fine art photography for many years. Her previous books are Library: The Drama Within, and An Appalachian Farmer's Story: Portrait of an Extraordinary Common Man. They represent, along with Teaching Musicians, some of her most meaningful and vibrant work. She has had many solo exhibitions, and her prints are in major collections including the Library of Congress. She lives in Cambridge MA.