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.... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Aug 23, 2015 | music performance, performance anxiety
“You can control your performance but not the result of an audition or a competition.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 221 Whenever you audition or compete, you offer yourself up for criticism. That criticism may be overt, as when judges provide comments, or it may be... 
by Gerald Klickstein | Oct 5, 2014 | music performance, performance anxiety
“Music is a performing art. . . . It isn’t there in the score.” -Michael Tippett, composer (The Musician’s Way, p. 152) When you think about all that goes into preparing for a concert, performing can seem like a delicate skill, something akin to tightrope walking....
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