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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Emmons, Shirlee
Otros Autores: Thomas, Alma, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.