Toward the Zen of Performance

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Music Improvisation Therapy for the Development of Self-Confidence in the Performer by Dorita S. Berger, MA, MT-BC

A concert pianist, educator, and music therapist, the author offers performers a familiar, safe environment for articulating feelings while taking on challenging exercises for developing self-confidence. By integrating the Zen philosophy and free improvisation therapy both the young and experienced musician can work through their fears to discover their ìinnerî and ìunconsciousî creative impulses, thus losing performance anxieties, and making cognitive connections between themselves and the music to create a stronger performance. Written with warmth and sensitivity, this book is a unique contribution to the development of the whole musician and the psychology of music performance.