Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!
- Author: Dalbauer-Stokkebæk, Birte
Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!
- Author: Dalbauer-Stokkebæk, Birte
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Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat! is a guide to the theory and practice of mindfulness in the context of music performance. Including chapters on the importance of breath, emotions and the nervous system, this book features reflections and mindfulness practices throughout as opportunities for application. With full colour illustrations throughout and a series of audio recordings that allow readers to experience examples of mindful meditation, this book provides a unique guide to the mindfulness needs of musicians. Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat! is essential reading for musicians of all levels, including those learning in formal classroom settings as undergraduates.
Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- MUSICIANS WITH PASSION
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- MINDFULNESS-BASED MUSICIAN PERFORMANCE
- WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
- THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
- THE THREE MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEMS
- THE MIND
- DOING AND BEING, TWO INVERSIONS AND THE FLOW STATE
- THE AUTOPILOT
- EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL POSTURES
- THE BREATH
- THE BODY
- MINDFUL LISTENING MINDFUL SOUNDING
- EMOTIONS
- THE PHENOMENON OF STAGE FRIGHT –
- FROM ITS MOST DIFFICULT SIDE
- FINAL BAR
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
