Embracing Fear: Performance Anxiety Symptoms & Management by Paola Savvidou
Embracing Fear: Performance Anxiety Symptoms & Management by Paola Savvidou
Public performance is a vulnerable activity that needs just as much nurturing and guidance as learning the music to be performed. Our students must develop a variety of mental and emotional skills to prepare them for the experience of butterflies in their stomach, trembling hands, and jumpy thoughts. In this workshop, we will learn the physiological, mental, and emotional symptoms of performance anxiety and explore practical strategies for helping our budding pianists convert their debilitating fear into powerful excitement.