“I shouldn’t be up there… I’m not really that good… I’m not as good as she is…” Do you or your students engage in negative self-talk before you play at exams, competitions, or even in front of friends, family or your music group? What about during and after performance – does the inner critic launch into detailed analysis of failure …
Performance Anxiety and Teaching: Free Webinar
How do we instil confidence in our students while addressing our own performance anxiety? Following on from the sold-out “Inner Critic” performance anxiety workshop, Dr Xenia Pestova Bennett presents tips for teachers on how to recognise and reframe negative thinking, build confidence and (re)discover the joy of performing, whether we are demonstrating for students or coaching others for performance. Educators …