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The Peak-Performance Myth

The Peak-Performance Myth

by Gerald Klickstein | Feb 23, 2014 | music performance, performance anxiety, The Musician's Way

“When I play, I make love – it is the same thing.” -Arthur Rubinstein, pianist The Musician’s Way, p. 207 If you’ve read much about performing, then you’ve probably run into the terms “peak performance,” “flow,” and “being in the zone.” Those synonymous...

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