Description
| Product ID: | 9780367480622 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Achieving Peak Performance in Music |
| Subtitle: | Psychological Strategies for Optimal Flow |
| Authors: | Author: Sarah Sinnamon |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Music, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Primary and middle schools, Secondary schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Music, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Primary & middle schools, Secondary schools, Teaching of a specific subject |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Achieving Peak Performance in Music is a unique and comprehensive exploration of flow in music performance. It describes the optimal performance experiences of great musicians and outlines ten psychological steps that can be implemented to facilitate and enhance optimal experience. Achieving Peak Performance in Music: Psychological Strategies for Optimal Flow is a unique and comprehensive exploration of flow in music performance. It describes the optimal performance experiences of great musicians and outlines ten psychological steps that can be implemented to facilitate and enhance optimal experience. Achieving Peak Performance in Music reveals strategies used by experts to prepare themselves emotionally, cognitively, and physically for performance. Combining this information with research carried out amongst professional performers and knowledge gained from decades of study and research by psychologists on how to achieve a positive experience, the book guides readers on a pathway towards optimal performance. Using everyday language, it presents invaluable practical guidance and a toolbox of strategies to help with all aspects of performance, including memorisation, visualisation, focus, performance anxiety, thought management, motivation, and pre-performance routines. Based on psychological research, the book shares practical knowledge invaluable to music students, parents, and amateur and professional musicians. The strategies on performance provided are applicable to every type of performance, from a student exam to a gig or a concert, making Achieving Peak Performance in Music a significant resource for anyone looking to achieve peak performance. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-29 |
