🥹How can we shift the cultural perception of performance anxiety from a personal weakness to a natural aspect of the human experience, deserving of compassion and support?
Welcome to the Season 4 Finale, titled “Conquer Performance Anxiety” with a guest Dr. Jon Skidmore! We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Jon Skidmore, Performance Psychologist, back to The Piano Pod! Many of you may remember his insightful contribution to our very first episode back in September 2020. It feels truly fitting to bring him back as we wrap up this season.
In this episode, we cover:
- ✅ The Importance of Mental Skills Training for Musicians
- ✅ Understanding Performance Anxiety
- ✅ The Correct Definition of “Mindset”
- ✅ “Stage Fright is Not an Enemy nor a Disease; It’s a Skill Deficit!”
- ✅ From Traditional Practice to Brain Science and Flow
- ✅ Strategies for Music Educators to Help Their Students
And much more! 👏👏👏 Dr. Skidmore will explore the topic of performance anxiety with compassion, drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!
[About Dr. Jon Skidmore]
- 🌐Website
- 📘His Book: Conquer Anxiety
- 📚His Course: Musicians’ Path to Peak Performance, starting in November
- 📝Register to Join Dr. Skidmore’s Free Monthly Workshops on 2nd Wednesdays at 9:00 am MT or 3rd Wednesdays at 5:00 pm MT
- 📆 Schedule a 30 min Discovery Call with Dr. Skidmore.
- 👉 If you haven’t checked out our first episode, listen HERE.
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