Performance Power CMS Reviews Affiliate Programs Click here for information concerning CMS affiliate programs. E. H. Tarr. Reviewed by Eleanor Carlson in College Music Symposium , Volume 36.
Stage fright can be the constant companion of the performing musician or the public speaker.
Performance Power attempts to help us understand the underlying causes of performance anxiety and to develop strategies for coping with these stressful situations. She holds teaching positions in Hamburg and Amsterdam and is well-known throughout Europe for her articles and lectures on performance anxiety. During childhood we quickly learn that in order to succeed we must be better than others. We also learn to fear being the object of laughter. In today's world where appearances are given such importance and where beautiful, self-confident persons loom on our television screens, showing fear is forbidden.