Confident Music Performance

About the Book

Pragmatic and poetic... a rational, eminently workable program of personal exploration and discovery to be embraced along with the nuts and bolts of musical study... advice that a healthy attitude toward performance is a skill which can be learned and will be handsomely rewarded. Frank R. Wilson, MD, Health Program for Performing Arts, UCSF An intriguing analysis of the nature of musical performance... Oliver Sacks, MD Artistic in content and style as well as evocative... a reader's invitation to embrace the intimacy of making music... delightfully thoughtful... Kyle Pruett, Psychiatrist, Yale Child Study Center Bravo... a beacon... revealing and illuminating for aspiring performers Aube Tzerko

About the Author

Barbara Schneiderman, a pianist, educator, author, lecturer and teacher trainer, with degrees from Harvard University, the Royal Academy and the University of California San Deigo, has addressed national and international conferences, led professional seminars on confident performance and served as university Visiting Artist. Her numerous presentations have included "Principles of Life Performance: derived from her original work with musicians.