Useful books

• Adams, Noah. Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventure New York: Delacorte Press, 1996.
• Booth, Wayne. For The Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999.
• Frederiksen, Brian. Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind. Gurnee, IL: Windsong Press Limited, 2002.
• Kahn, Ada P. Keeping The Beat: Healthy Aging Through Amateur Chamber Music Playing. Evanston, IL: Wordscope Associates, 1999.

Writers' organizations of interest

• American Medical Writers Association
  www.amwa.org
• Greater Chicago Area Chapter, American Medical Writers Association
  www.gcac-amwa.org
• Midwest Writers Association
  www.midwestwriters.com
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
  www.asja.com

Recommended recordings

• Lems-Dworkin, Carol. Bach's Ornaments: A Lecture Performance (A how-to demonstration at the piano of four common ornaments, using 33 excerpts from Bach's music.)
• Quitmayer, Diane and Philip Wesley. Musical Journeys: Relaxation Exercises, Volume One and Volume Two.

Music-related sites

• Amateur Chamber Music Players
  www.acmp.com
• Chicago Flute Club
  www.chicagofluteclub.org
• National Flute Association
  www.nfaonline.org
• Dan Tucker, composer

        www.dantuckercomposer.com

• Kristin Lems, Ph.D.

        Performing songwriter/folksinger

        www.kristinlems.com

• Music Institute of Chicago
  www.musicinst.com
• Making Music
  www.makingmusicmag.com
• Keeping the Beat: Healthy aging through amateur chamber music playing

        www.keepingthebeat.com