Power performance for singers : transcending the barriers /
To perform well in today's highly competitive world where technical skills have been advanced to an unprecedented degree, a singer must be able to handle incredible pressure within the performing arena; his or her ability to deal with this stress will often determine whether he or she will succ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. The power of performance
- 1. This thing called performance
- 2. The characteristics of peak performance
- 3. What is mental toughness
- pt. 2. Preperformance
- 4. The performance cycle : plans and routines
- 5. The self and performance : you, the person; you, the performer
- 6. Physical well-being and relaxation
- 7. Setting goals
- 8. Developing self-confidence through positive thinking
- 9. The art of concentrating
- 10. Distractions
- 11. Dealing with anxiety
- 12. Imagery in performance
- 13. Memory
- 14. The coach's place in singer's preperformance work
- pt. 3. Performance
- 15. Exploring and planning "meaning" for performance
- 16. The audition and the competition
- 17. The song recital and the staged performance
- 18. The coach's and/or accompanist's place in singers' audition, competition, and performance work
- 19. Fear in performance
- pt. 4. Postperformance
- 20. Postperformance management
- 21. Staleness and burnout in performers
- 22. Mental rehabilitation following vocal injury or illness.