64. performance without anxiety

Heart beating, palms sweating, breathing faster, hard to concentrate….you know what that means….stage fright or performance anxiety. Something we all deal with to some extent, and our goal is not to stop feeling nervous, but work with it, and bring in the good feelings with helpful thoughts! Inthis episode, I share what has worked for me as a pianist, what I learned from my college professors, and my own experience as an independent studio teacher. And of course what has worked for my piano students! We discuss the thoughts that cause those physical sensations, and what to replace them with Much more in-depth discussion, including the similarity between feeling nervous and excited, what students think others think about them, what experts have taught me, and more personal experiences, at a live zoom masterclass on this topic. mark your calendars for: Thursday April 11th 10:30 am Mountain Tiime