|
|
Article: Musician's performance anxiety and coping strategies: "in recent years, researchers and pedagogues have recognized performance anxiety as a normal phenomenon that happens to most performing artists at some time, and that it can be dealt with during the preparation phase of the performance".
- Article from:
- American Music Teacher
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Problems dealing with musician's performance anxiety have been neglected ill traditional music curricula. The reality is music students and professionals alike experience performance anxiety that can affect the outcome, resulting in less than satisfactory performance. Consequences may be feelings of guilt and shame. In recent years, researchers and pedagogues have recognized performance anxiety as a normal phenomenon that happens to most performing artists at some time, and that it can be dealt with during the preparation phase of the performance. The last three decades saw an influx of research reports and publications on this subject. Empirical research, scholarly ...