6 Performance Anxiety Tips | Scientifically Proven Strategies For Musicians

Perform music at a whole new level by taking these effective strategies to beat stage fright with the help of science.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:40 Talking about worry and rumination
01:05 The high-level strategies
02:17 Practical things you can do
02:44 Write your worries down
04:10 Get moving
05:00 Be in the present moment
06:08 Switch off
06:59 John Wooden said: "Control the controllables"
07:55 Schedule a worry time!

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[jamesweiss]

You always go to the heart of the matter and untie the inner knots that bind us. Your positivity is practical and compassionate.

[charlesbenoit]

The Unlocking Your Potential changed everything about the way I approach practice and performing. Almost two years later and I’m still applying the techniques covered in the course. The best investment I’ve made in myself and my musical growth. Highly recommended.

[ineslongonux]

Always very useful your comments!!! Thanks Mark!!

[shookstylez]

thank you, love these videos, hope you will do more.

[bradford_shaun_murray]

Some people just drink a beer before they go on stage. That being said though, this was a very good video. Thank you.

[NickBottini]

Hi Mark - 'people share all sorts of tips about how to reduce nerves when performing music, but what does the science show is most effective?' I LOVE this opening statement and addressing this cogently and faithfully to the literature would really serve I applaud you for asking this question and opening up this topic of conversation and encouraging research-based interventions, it's such a shame when you say 'scientifically proven strategies' - because this is a misrepresentation of the music performance anxiety (MPA) research literature. The elephant in the room here is that this video isn't actually about a piece of research that answers your opening question about MPA. Is there a particular reason why you cherry picked this meta analysis (which is not specifically researching MPA or even musicians), rather than the voluminous work of Dr Dianna Kenny, for example?

[alanjohnson]

One hour before performance, 10 mg. of propranolol. It requires a doctor's prescription.