Notes from the Green Room

Methods for overcoming pre-performance jitters Notes from the Green Room explains the causes of musicalperformance anxiety and suggests methods for dealing with iteffectively. The authors show how proper preparation?as well astechniques such as learning experiments, relaxation training,tension management, and graded exposure to groups of varioussizes?can relieve the compulsion that often accompanies anindividual's performance. An essential resource for musicians atany level.

1. The Performer. 2. The Psychology of Coping with Performance Stress. 3. The Whole Performer. 4. Stress and Performing. 5. The Nature of Anxiety. 6. Getting Help for Stress and Anxiety. 7. The Cognitive Side of Performing. 8. Basic Stress Management Skills. 9. Anxiety and Stress in Perspective.