Performance anxiety is a natural response to a perceived threat. 25% of professionals claim to be impaired by stage fright. A certain degree of emotional arousal is usually beneficial to performance.
Performance anxiety is a natural response to a perceived threat. 25% of professionals claim to be impaired by stage fright. A certain degree of emotional arousal is usually beneficial to performance.
Performance anxiety is a natural response to a perceived threat. 25% of professionals claim to be impaired by stage fright. A certain degree of emotional arousal is usually beneficial to performance.
<Musicians Way> Pg.134 Anxiety is a natural response to a perceived threat. Pg.135 Our brain distinctively protects us from danger and does not discriminate. (Relate to practise methods?) The adrenaline rush is sent out whenever we feel fear irrespective of whether we are afraid of getting run over by a truck or performing badly Symptoms of performance anxiety <Musicians Way> Pg. 136-138 Symptoms can be classified under Pre-performance Effects, Atperformance Effects and Post-performance Effects. When and where do they occur? (before/halfway through performance, recording, sports, public speaking, in front of an audience, during examinations my palms sweat) Symptoms: accept them, do not fight them, instead use them to your advantage? (research and elaborate, perhaps possible to put it in another chapter) <Musicians Way> Pg.134 Among professionals, 25% claim to be impaired by stage fright. John Browning suggests many musicians add to their woes by refusing to confront the topic of performance anxiety at all. Reflect on causes and effects of performance stress and develop countermeasures to anxiousness. Figure out what activate our nerves and realise we can prevail over our difficulties. <Psychology for Performing Artists, Glenn Wilson) Pg.186 Anxiety is not always detrimental to performance, a certain degree of emotional arousal is usually beneficial to performance. Case study shows nervousness greater during performance than rehearsal, quality of performance was higher, agreed by both actors themselves and judges. Causes of performance anxiety (current educational situations) <Musicians Way> Pg. 135 Psychologist Stephen D. Curtis says, The most important psychological contributor to the onset of performance anxiety is a performers concern for, or fear of, the outcome of the performance:
that is, the performers thoughts become focused on an imagined
negative outcome or failure <Musicians Way Pg. 140-142><Psychology for performaning artists, Pg.188) Personal Causes general anxiousness, fear of evaluation, history of stage nerves, shyness. Task related causes overly challenging repertoire, insufficient practice, weak practice skills, lack of performance skills. Situational causes difficult circumstances, public scrutiny, high degree of concern, poor self-care. Relate above discussed to personal experiences, friends and colleagues experiences <Musicians Way> Pg.139/140 Learn to recognise how anxiety manifests in your life, and cultivate healthy responses. Musicians who do not offset their restlessness habitually feed their anxiety. Know how performance stress affects oneself is a decisive step.