Author: billharr

01 Oct Taking Care of Your Inner Musician

Professional musicians face many challenges throughout the course of our careers. From the time we first begin learning the rudiments of music, we grapple with the technical difficulties of our craft by training our ears, eyes, brain and body to perform the highly specialized movements...

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02 May Managing Your Performance Anxiety

You’re about to take the stage for an important audition. You’ve practiced diligently and know you lines, your steps or the music forwards and backwards. You’re fired up and ready to go. All of a sudden your legs feel like rubber, your mouth has gone completely dry, your heart is about to beat out of your chest. You can barely breathe. You feel like you might faint if you take another step and your mind has gone completely blank.
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02 May Counseling for Performing Artists

People who devote themselves to the performing, visual and literary arts may be especially vulnerable to a particular set of emotional and psychological issues. Artists often face societal, familial, economic and personal challenges that are unique to those who choose to make their living using their creative abilities.
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