1st Edition

Mindfulness for Musicians Upbeat!

By Birte Dalbauer-Stokkebæk Copyright 2025
262 Pages 97 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 97 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 97 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat! is a guide to the theory and practice of mindfulness in the context of music performance. Including chapters on the importance of breath, emotions and the nervous system, this book features reflections and mindfulness practices throughout as opportunities for application. With full colour illustrations throughout and a series of audio recordings that allow... Read more

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MUSICIANS WITH PASSION 
HOW ARE YOU DOING? 
MINDFULNESS-BASED MUSICIAN PERFORMANCE 
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? 
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 
THE THREE MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEMS 
THE MIND
DOING AND BEING, TWO INVERSIONS AND THE FLOW STATE
THE AUTOPILOT
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL POSTURES
THE BREATH 
THE BODY 
MINDFUL LISTENING, MINDFUL SOUNDING 
EMOTIONS 
THE PHENOMENON OF STAGE FRIGHT –
FROM ITS MOST DIFFICULT SIDE 
FINAL BAR 
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Biography

Birte Dalbauer-Stokkebæk is a singer, voice therapist and MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) teacher.