Notes from the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Musical Performance
Paul G. Salmon
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Description for Notes from the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Musical Performance
Paperback. Most people who sing or play a musical instrument get nervous when having to perform in public, whether in school, at a church recital, before friends or guests, or before a paying public. This text discusses how to overcome these often debilitating jitters. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: AS; AV; VFJS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Methods for overcoming pre-performance jitters
Notes from the Green Room explains the causes of musicalperformance anxiety and suggests methods for dealing with iteffectively. The authors show how proper preparation?as well astechniques such as learning experiments, relaxation training,tension management, and graded exposure to groups of varioussizes?can relieve the compulsion that often accompanies anindividual's performance. An essential resource for musicians atany level.
Methods for overcoming pre-performance jitters
Notes from the Green Room explains the causes of musicalperformance anxiety and suggests methods for dealing with iteffectively. The authors show how proper preparation?as well astechniques such as learning experiments, relaxation training,tension management, and graded exposure to groups of varioussizes?can relieve the compulsion that often accompanies anindividual's performance. An essential resource for musicians atany level.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787943783
SKU
V9780787943783
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99-50
About Paul G. Salmon
PAUL G. SALMON is an associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Louisville, director of clinical research at the Genesis Center, and a professional musician. ROBERT G. MEYER is a professor of psychology at the University of Louisville.
Reviews for Notes from the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Musical Performance
"Notes from the Green Room is a welcome and unique addition to theliterature on performance anxiety for both musicians andclinicians. Educational and practical, it will inspire a variety ofpossible therapeutic approaches." (Alice G. Brandfonbrener, M.D.,Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) "Drs. Salmon and Meyer are expert psychologists who haveexplored the roots of performance anxiety (and suggest measures forits alleviation) ... Read more