The Best Thing to Listen to Backstage for Reducing Anxiety?
Podcast: The Bulletproof MusicianPublished On: Sun Nov 12 2023
Description: Managing pre-performance nerves on the day of a performance or audition can be a real challenge. And it can get even more difficult backstage as the moment draws nearer.Should we study the score some more? Listen to music? Read a book? Try to meditate or do some deep breathing? Color or doodle? Do some expressive writing? Visualize?The best answer is that it's probably a combination of things that's most effective, but a recent pair of studies suggest that listening to one thing might really help to calm you down and put you in a better headspace.Get all the nerdy details here:The Best Thing to Listen to Backstage for Reducing Anxiety?More from The Bulletproof MusicianGet the free weekly newsletter, for more nerdy details and bonus subscriber-only content.Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.Live and self-paced courses
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