There Is No Bear
We’ve evolved our stress responses so we can survive meeting a bear in the wild…but onstage there is no bear!
Here is a brief list of some resources I’ve found helpful in my thinking and teaching about performance skills.
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart by Madeline Bruser
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. by Daniel Coyle
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
Performance Success by Don Greene
The Bulletproof Musician blog by Noa Kageyama
Practicing For Artistic Success by Burton Kaplan
Playing Your Best When It Counts by Bill Moore
Creative Quest by Questlove
A Soprano on Her Head: Right-side-up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad
Make It Mighty Ugly: Exercises & Advice for Getting Creative Even When It Ain't Pretty by Kim Werker
The Art of Possibility by Ben and Rosamund Zander