1st Edition
Achieving Peak Performance in Music Psychological Strategies for Optimal Flow
Introduction 1. Music performance 2. What flow feels like 3. 10 steps to Peak Performance: How musicians prepare for peak performance 4. Managing your emotions 5. Managing your thoughts 6. Motivation 7. Concentration and focus 8. Mental practice, imagery, and visualization 9. Calming the body and mind 10. Pre-performance plans 11. Putting it all together
Biography
Sarah Sinnamon, Ph.D., psychologist and musician, is a performance consultant actively involved in performance psychology and coaching as practitioner, researcher, and lecturer. She was lecturer in psychology in All Hallows College DCU, in performance psychology in Griffith College Dublin, and was violin assistant in Yehudi Menuhin School, UK.
"This is a must-read for any performer, in any field, who wants to understand the processes that underlie and govern their experiences on stage." —Simon Fischer, Violinist, Pedagogue, and Author of Basics, Practice, and Warming Up
