Music as Psychological and Social Commentary

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  One of my all time favorite musicals is “West Side Story” with music by Leonard Bernstein. I hesitated as I wrote the previous sentence. Not because of any doubt about “West Side Story”, but rather, what should I call “it”? It is a Broadway musical, it is a...

From Past to Present and Back Again: My Performance Anxiety and Book Signing at Juilliard

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I promised I’d tell you more after my book signing for “Melodies of the Mind” at Juilliard October 4.  I entered and graduated from Juilliard many years ago as a pianist – but a performer who struggled mightily with stage fright.  I returned to Juilliard this time as...

Time Capsule: Back to the Future

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I am about to go back to my  past. I am preparing to return to my musical alma mater, The Juilliard School. I graduated from Juilliard many years ago with two degrees – majoring in piano performance. But I also joke with people that my “minor” was in performance...

Performance Anxiety Quiz: True or False?

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Which person or persons, in the questions below, struggled with performance anxiety as an adult? Mr. Z., 29 years old, froze up on stage when he played his cello because his parents got divorced when he was 2 years old. Ms. A developed tendonitis in her arm because...

Changing Performance Anxiety into Performance Energy

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