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Power performance for singers : transcending the barriers / Shirlee Emmons, Alma Thomas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: xvi, 320 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195112245 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • MT892 .E55 1998
Contents:
pt. 1. The power of performance -- 1. This thing called performance -- 2. The characteristics of peak performance -- 3. What is mental toughness -- pt. 2. Preperformance -- 4. The performance cycle : plans and routines -- 5. The self and performance : you, the person; you, the performer -- 6. Physical well-being and relaxation -- 7. Setting goals -- 8. Developing self-confidence through positive thinking -- 9. The art of concentrating -- 10. Distractions -- 11. Dealing with anxiety -- 12. Imagery in performance -- 13. Memory -- 14. The coach's place in singer's preperformance work -- pt. 3. Performance -- 15. Exploring and planning "meaning" for performance -- 16. The audition and the competition -- 17. The song recital and the staged performance -- 18. The coach's and/or accompanist's place in singers' audition, competition, and performance work -- 19. Fear in performance -- pt. 4. Postperformance -- 20. Postperformance management -- 21. Staleness and burnout in performers -- 22. Mental rehabilitation following vocal injury or illness.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.

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pt. 1. The power of performance -- 1. This thing called performance -- 2. The characteristics of peak performance -- 3. What is mental toughness -- pt. 2. Preperformance -- 4. The performance cycle : plans and routines -- 5. The self and performance : you, the person; you, the performer -- 6. Physical well-being and relaxation -- 7. Setting goals -- 8. Developing self-confidence through positive thinking -- 9. The art of concentrating -- 10. Distractions -- 11. Dealing with anxiety -- 12. Imagery in performance -- 13. Memory -- 14. The coach's place in singer's preperformance work -- pt. 3. Performance -- 15. Exploring and planning "meaning" for performance -- 16. The audition and the competition -- 17. The song recital and the staged performance -- 18. The coach's and/or accompanist's place in singers' audition, competition, and performance work -- 19. Fear in performance -- pt. 4. Postperformance -- 20. Postperformance management -- 21. Staleness and burnout in performers -- 22. Mental rehabilitation following vocal injury or illness.