Managing Stage Fright

Figures Preface Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1 - STAGE FRIGHT: WHAT IS IT? Questions for Thought Some General Considerations About Stage Fright A Personal Reflection Music Teachers as Mental Health Resources Paradoxical Questions and Further Thoughts About Stage Fright Yerkes-Dodson Law ("Arc of Anxiety") Mental Preparation: Attitudes and Aptitudes Talking and Listening to Students: Validating Feelings Implications for Music Teachers CHAPTER 2 - DELVING DEEPER INTO STAGE FRIGHT Questions for Thought Stage Fright: A Mind/Body Duet Symptoms of Performance Anxiety Discussing Performance Anxiety In Studio Class Identifying Performance Anxiety Symptoms Symptoms Chart Two Activities 1-Mood Ring 2-Chill Out: Tools for "Cool" Students Implications for Music Teachers CHAPTER 3 - THE A B Cs OF STAGE FRIGHT Questions for Thought An A B C Model of Anxiety Recap: A B C Model Vignette: John Actions for Teachers and Students Activity 1-Identifying Letter B Responses Activity 2-Letter B Cards (Supportive Self-Statements) Examples of Supportive Self-Statements Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 4 - SYMPTOMS VS. MANAGEMENT Questions for Thought Symptoms as Cues and Clues Vignette: Cindy Assessing Thoughts and Feelings Talking About Stressors Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 5 - CONFLICT - A PARADOX Questions for Thought Paradox: Identifying Emotional Conflicts Recognizing Conflicts Dealing with Memory Slips and Technique Meltdowns Jam Plan Some Childhood Antecedents of Stage Fright Additional Examples of Conflict Vignette: Robert Young Children (and Adults) Fill the Gaps Additional Considerations About Conflict Conflict Chart Symptoms Chart Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 6 - THE EMOTIONAL FUEL BEHIND STAGE FRIGHT Questions for Thought Psychodynamic Model Why Consider Psychodynamic Models of the Mind? Mental Ghosts Haunting the Teaching Studio The Mind Does Not Forget: the Unconscious A Visual Model of the Unconscious Figure 1 - Conceptual Diagram of the Unconscious Revisiting Cindy Transference Shame Countertransference Multiple Function Vignette: Joe Psychological and Practical Tips Imagine This..... Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 7 - DEFENDING AGAINST ANXIETY Questions for Thought Performance as a Danger Situation: Ego Defenses The Ego and Its Defenses Against Anxiety Table 1 - Typical Ego Defenses Vignette: Mary Table 2:Performance Anxiety Symptoms as Ego Defenses (Letter B) A B C Model of Anxiety Activity 1 - Recognizing Anxiety Activity 2 - Relabeling Anxiety Vignette: Cindy's Cold Hands as Ego Defenses Shame Masquerading as Resistance to Performance Anxiety Shame on You! A Fusion of Musical and Personal Identity Helping Students Discover Their Ego Defenses Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 8 - LEARNING THEORY AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION Questions for Thought Learning Theories as Guidelines for Teachers Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 9 - COGNITIVE BEHVIOR THERAPY, RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY, AND LETTER B Questions for Teachers What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)? An Example of Cognitive Relabeling Stage Fright Responses Two Activities With A B C Model Activity 1 - A B C Recognizing Anxiety Responses Activity 2 - Rethinking and Relabeling Anxiety Responses Neuropsychology and Brain Imagining Beta Blockers and Performance Anxiety Evidence-Based Claims for Reducing Performance Anxiety Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 10 - PERFORMANCE ANXIETY BEGINS IN THE NURSERY Questions for Thought Teachers As "New Parents": Developmental Issues Human Development and Performance Anxiety Elaboration of Erikson's Eight Stages in the Life Cycle Stage One: Trust vs. Mistrust Implications for Teachers Stage Two: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Implications for Teachers Stage Three: Initiative vs. Guilt and Stage Four: Industry vs. Inferiority Anxiety Alerts for Teachers!!!!! Young Children Middle School-Aged Children Implications for Teachers Stage Five: Identity vs. Identity Confusion Anxiety Alerts for Teachers!!!! Adolescents Implications for Teachers Stage Six: Intimacy vs. Isolation Implications for Teachers Stage Seven: Generativity vs. Stagnation Implications for Teachers Stage Eight: Integrity vs. Despair Implications for Teachers Recap: Developmental Stages and Stage Fright Additional Implications for Teachers CHAPTER 11 - A "VIRTUAL" RECITAL: A SYNTHESIS Questions for Thought Susan: How to Understand and Handle Performance Anxiety Concepts for the Teacher to Convey to Susan, The Recitalist Plan for Teacher Format of "Virtual" Recital The Recital Implications for Teacher and Recitalist CHAPTER 12 - RECAPITULATION AND FINALE Questions for Thought Putting it All Together Performance Anxiety is More Than Symptoms Stigmas, Caution, and Optimism Tuning In To Students and Tune Ups for Teachers Interdisciplinary Collaboration Criteria for Making A Referral for Professional Help Music School Curriculum Coda: Summary of Implications for Recognizing and Teaching Anxiety Reduction Uniqueness of Music Teacher's Role CHAPTER 13 - DA CAPO: BACK TO THE BEGINNING GLOSSARY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS USED IN THE TEXT ILLUSTRATIVE READINGS ON PERFORMANCE ANXIETY INDEX