For the LOVE of Music!
Did you know that the audience is in your corner? They want you to be successful... and not in a selfish way... not as if they demand to be entertained... not in the sense that they expect perfection. What they really want is to enjoy life and to connect with something authentic beyond the routine … Continue reading Performance Anxiety: Connection
Musical performance at its best occurs when you literally forget you are playing... ... and you become the music! In this magical place, all self-consciousness evaporates and the music seems to play itself, leaving no room for self-criticism, worry, or regret... and therefore no room for stage fright. Doing so automatically crowds out all negative … Continue reading Performance Anxiety: Presence