by Gerald Klickstein | Dec 18, 2018 | music performance, performance anxiety
“Confident performance is not a fluke, but the product of imaginative and consistent synthesis of technical and emotional work.” -Frank R. Wilson The Musician’s Way, p. 146 Musicians who grapple with performance nerves typically hear plenty of clichéd... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Jun 17, 2018 | music performance, music practice, performance anxiety
“It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.” -Ornette Coleman, saxophonist & composer The Musician’s Way, p. 190 In the discovery phase of practice, all of us make errors as we try out interpretive and technical... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Jul 12, 2017 | music performance, performance anxiety, The Musician's Way
“Public performance is a potent truth serum.” -William Westney, pianist The Musician’s Way , p. 201 In my post, “The 3 Roots of Performance Anxiety,” I explain how stage nerves arise due to personal, task-related and situational factors. This article... 
by Gerald Klickstein | May 16, 2017 | music performance, music practice, performance anxiety
“Without inclusive preparation, musicians can’t be cool in high-stakes situations” –The Musician’s Way, p. 148 Performance anxiety stifles the ambitions of countless musicians. Yet the path to becoming a fearless performer is open to any musician who chooses to... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Dec 21, 2016 | music performance, music practice, performance anxiety
“Deep practice entails achieving mastery, integration, and transcendence with everything that you play or sing.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 20 For budding and veteran performers alike, the fundamental source of confidence on stage is thorough preparation. And although... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Sep 14, 2015 | music performance, music practice, performance anxiety
“The habits that enable you to perform expressively in public can only be instilled through practice.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 149 When you’re onstage, do you feel secure and creative? If not, the reasons probably stem from the habits you reinforce in practice....
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