Course Dates:

Friday 17th of May: 6-8pm; Saturday 18th of May: 3-6pm (with a break); Sunday 19th of May: 3pm-5pm. All times are in Irish/UK time, please check your time zone. Video recordings will be made available if you can't attend in real time.

- Cultivate a sense of pride and achievement in your performance
- Learn to maintain focus and deal with mistakes
- Discover the science behind anxiety mechanisms and what we can do about them
- Access simple and practical tips on what to do before, during and after your performance
- Make an ally of your imposter syndrome
- Learn about the habits of successful musicians and creatives to optimise performance states
- Establish a distraction-free mindset for optimal focus and creative flow
- Find joy in playing for others

Are you used to overcoming obstacles in life but feel puzzled when it comes to performance anxiety? Perhaps you are already comfortable speaking and presenting in public, yet unable to play or sing confidently in front of people. Or, despite your love of performing, you are simply terrified of being in the spotlight.

If you would like to build confidence to perform for others and find a sense of freedom and self-expression in your music-making, teaching, presenting or other performance, this online course is for you. During these live interactive sessions, we will discover a series of theoretical concepts and practical tasks that will provide you with a clear roadmap to prepare for a performance. We will explore the physiology of the anxiety mechanism and the “tool shed” concept of approaches in depth (including movement, functional breathing and focus), introduce cognitive rehearsal strategies and investigate links between anxiety and nutrition while identifying bespoke daily rituals and routines.

The course is open to musicians and other creative practitioners / educators of all levels of ability and experience.

Tuition will take place online via Zoom. Classes will be supplemented with a detailed resource handout, intervention videos, unlimited email consultation during the course and an opportunity to stay in touch for ongoing support and free performance forums after the course.