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Performance Success teaches a set of skills so that a musician can be ready to go out and sing or play at his or her highest level, working with energies that might otherwise be wasted in unproductive ways. This is a book of skills and exercises, prepared by a master teacher.
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1. Artistās Performance Survey
Take Stock of Your Strengths and Weaknesses
PLEASE SET ASIDE at least fifteen minutes to respond to the following questions. Keep in mind that objectivity is critical. Make sure that your answers reflect how you genuinely think, feel, and behave when rehearsing and performingānot as you think you should or wish you would.
Respond with:
5 = very true for you
4 = somewhat true
3 = unsure or sometimes
2 = not very true
1 = untrue for you
4 = somewhat true
3 = unsure or sometimes
2 = not very true
1 = untrue for you
SCENARIO 1
Imagine yourself on the way to rehearse or perform.
Imagine yourself on the way to rehearse or perform.
1. I have a strong inner drive to be my best.
2. The level at which perform is very important to me.
3. I have a strong will to succeed.
4. I am driven from within.
5. I know how to perform under pressure.
6. I am commited to be the best I can be.
7. I have no fear of success.
8. Going into most perfomance situations, I expect to do well.
9. I have what it takes to make it.
10. I perform well when Iām feeling energized and āup.ā
11. Iām not afraid of failing.
12. I believe in my talent and abilities.
13. I have fought my way out of many difficult circumstances.
14. I have an intense focus.
15. I direct my full attention to what Iām doing in the moment.
16. I am able to keep focused for as long as necessary.
17. Iām not distracted by people moving around me or making noise.
18. I donāt worry about what other people think of my performing.
19. I get anxious before some practice sessions.
20. Final rehearsals can make me feel very uptight.
21. I can get nervous just thinking about an upcoming dress rehearsal.
22. Before important performances, I feel extremely nervous.
23. I have no trouble getting my energy up for performances.
24. Auditions can place overwhelming stress on me.
25. I usually go into auditions with way too much anxiety.
SCENARIO 2
Now see yourself warming up and getting ready to begin.
Now see yourself warming up and getting ready to begin.
26. I worry about performing below my capabilities.
27. I want to gain othersā recognition of my talent.
28. I tend to doubt my ability before I even begin.
29. My approach to most performances is one of caution.
30. Things never seem to work out the way I want them to.
31. No matter how well I prepare, something just seems to go wrong.
32. I donāt do very well when Iām at a high energy level.
33. I perform much better when Iām feeling relatively calm.
34. Itās often difficult for me to get relaxed enough.
35. I donāt know how to control my nervousness.
36. Even the thought of doing my absolute best can make me anxious.
37. I get too caught up in what others think of me and my performance.
38. I have a strong fear of failure.
39. My performance skills suffer suffer significantly under pressure.
40. Iād probably start off better if I believed more in myself.
41. I would not describe my focus as being powerful.
42. I get distracted when other performers make mistakes.
43. The main source of distraction is my own mind.
44. I have trouble staying focused.
45. My mind races with instructions, criticism, or totally unrelated thoughts.
46. I say things to myself while performing that Iād never say to a friend.
47. Iād probably do better if I didnāt try so hard.
48. It takes me a while to get it back after making mistakes.
49. I get really negative and self-critical.
50. I need to stop trying to force things to happen.
SCENARIO 3
Now you are performing and experiencing some problems.
Now you are performing and experiencing some problems.
51. Things do not usually go how Iād like them to go.
52. I seem to get more than my share of bad breaks.
53. I donāt do very well when Iām feeling a lot of pressure.
54. I usually do better when Iām feeling relaxed.
55. I feel relatively calm in most rehearsals.
56. I worry constantly about making mistakes in performances.
57. I wish I could to do a better job of controlling my nerves.
58. I tend to start out tentatively.
59. It takes me too long to calm myself down.
60. I get distracted when a number of things all happen at once.
61. I tend to try too hard under pressure.
62. I donāt focus very well.
63. Sometimes success isnāt worth the effort it requires.
64. Iād probably do better if I were more self-motivated.
65. I donāt always have to do my absolute best.
66. It takes me some time to recover after making a mistake.
67. I really get down on myself.
68. Itās difficult getting my energy up after something bad has happened.
69. Sometimes my energy is not up enough in certain performances.
70. My energy has even been too low in some auditions.
71. I have trouble keeping my mind in the present.
72. I have a short attention span.
73. I go back to my mistakes or ahead to things that could go wrong.
74. I even worry about the possibility of performing too well.
75. I need to focus better.
SCENARIO 4
After resolving some of the problems, you are about to finish.
After resolving some of the problems, you are about to finish.
76. I believe that things usually turn out for the best.
77. I have the ability to bounce back after unfortunate circumstances.
78. It does not take me very long to get back on track.
79. Tough conditions bring out the fighter in me.
80. Even if Iām tired, I can summon up my energy and rally.
81. I know how to get myself āpumped upā when I need to.
82. I like to go onstage feeling up.
83. I enjoy performing with a lot of p...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Artistās Performance Survey: Take Stock of Your Strengths and Weaknesses
- 2. Your Musical Benchmark: Make a āBeforeā Tape
- 3. Under the Hot Lights: Learn How Stress Affects You
- 4. The Seven Essential Skills for Optimal Performance: What Your Scores Mean and How to Improve Them
- 5. Advanced Training: Put Your New Skills to Work
- 6. The Countdown: Get Ready for the Big Event
- Appendices
- Recommended Reading