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Harnessing On-Stage Energy

Harnessing On-Stage Energy

by Gerald Klickstein | Jan 8, 2020 | music performance, music practice, performance anxiety

“It’s not about playing well by being comfortable and wiping out nervous energy. It’s about finding the right channel for all that energy” -Don Greene, sports psychologist The Musician’s Way, p. 184 We’ve all felt that adrenaline-fueled...
Self-Produce Concerts in 8 Steps

Self-Produce Concerts in 8 Steps

by Gerald Klickstein | May 15, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, music careers, music performance

“Elevate both your music making and your confidence to the highest possible levels.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 201 Rising performers who put on their own public concerts reap numerous benefits. They advance their careers, polish their artistic identities, refine their...
Artistic Growth During Repetitive Practice

Artistic Growth During Repetitive Practice

by Gerald Klickstein | Mar 20, 2016 | creative process, music practice, The Musician's Way

“Repetition inevitably begets habits.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 52 Over the course of our lives, we musicians do a lot of repeating. There’s standard repertoire that we perform for years, and we revisit exercises to keep our technical abilities strong. On top of...
Easeful Music Making

Easeful Music Making

by Gerald Klickstein | Jan 6, 2016 | music performance, music practice, The Musician's Way

“To perform at a high level, you have to attain a kind of unity with your instrument.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 257 Masterful performers exhibit ease in all that they do on stage. Their performances appear easy because they are easy for them, thanks to the...
Benefiting from Auditions and Competitions

Benefiting from Auditions and Competitions

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...
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