The 3 Roots of Performance Anxiety
Understanding the causes of stage fright is a crucial step in overcoming it.
View ArticleAssessing Your Performance Skills
Weigh your stage power, overcome nerves, and become a fearless artist!
View ArticleDealing with Onstage Distractions
A powerful technique to stay focused and perform soulfully despite distractions.
View ArticleThe Essence of Stage Presence
4 ingredients that empower musicians to captivate listeners.
View ArticleLaunching the First Phrase
"You must start well, and you must end well. What is in the middle is not so important because no one is listening then." –Maurice Chevalier
View ArticlePost-Performance Creativity
A concert may end when the applause fades, but our artistic work continues.
View ArticleExcelling Under Pressure
Mindfulness in practice and performance enables musicians, athletes, and others to excel on stage.
View ArticleShould Soloists Always Perform from Memory?
Pros and cons of performing music from memory along with resources to improve memorization.
View ArticleInner Smile
How the gentle technique of smiling inwardly supports creativity and empowers us to practice and perform at our best.
View ArticleSpeaking from the Stage
6 essential speaking tips for musicians, adapted from Chapter 9 of The Musician’s Way.
View ArticleChoosing Repertoire
"The wise musicians are those who play what they can master." -Duke Ellington
View Article3 Elements of Showmanship
With skillful showmanship, listeners place themselves willingly in your hands.
View ArticleHow Not to Talk to Audiences
10 tongue-in-cheek ways to alienate listeners that actually illustrate effective public speaking strategies.
View Article5 Benefits of Self-Recording
Why self-recording empowers musicians to excel along with info about the best portable digital recorders.
View ArticleThe Peak-Performance Myth
To make the most of a performance, the key is to be open to your experience and to discover new things in both the music and yourself.
View ArticleConnecting with Audiences
Performers who connect from the stage adopt an essential attitude that any musician can learn.
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