Part I: Context. 1. What is a Teaching Artist?. 2. Teaching Artists in the Arts Learning Ecosystem. 3. Guidelines for Teaching Artistry. 4. The Best Reason for Being a Teaching Artist. 5. Balancing the Two Economies of Today's Musician. Part II: The Overlooked Essentials. 6. Role Play: The Four Angles in Arts Learning. 7. Inside the Liminal Zone. 8. The Habits of Mind of Musical Learning. 9. The Essential Skills of the 21st Century Artist. 10. Creating the Playground. Part III: Learning to Be a Teaching Artist. 11. The Entry Point Question--Where to Begin?. 12. A Teaching Artist's Curriculum.