The Audition Mindset
– How Musicians Build Confidence, Manage Performance Anxiety, and Perform at Their Best
The Audition Mindset is the book for you if you want to understand what happens in your body and mind when you are under pressure as a musician.
- How do you find calm before you go on stage?
- What is the difference between positive and negative stress?
- Why can nervousness suddenly appear, like a bolt from the blue?
The book provides you with many practical, easy-to-use strategies that help you stay in control and perform with joy, confidence, and a sense of ease.
Who will benefit from the book?
The book is aimed both at performing musicians who want to be sure that they are always able to give their best on the day, and at teachers who want to help their students better understand why nervousness affects them and what they can do about it when they are about to go on stage.
The content of the book has been thoroughly tested in countless workshops over the past 10 years, with both professional musicians and students.
“A Useful Book for Musicians”
The Audition Mindset is a good and useful book for any musician, from music-school level through to professional working life. The book provides a concise and accessible description of the mechanisms underlying mental strain, followed by a range of practical exercises and advice. It can be used to help prevent mental overload, which can lead to nervousness, stage fright, and stress. The book is highly recommended both for use in teaching and for musicians in general.
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Odense University Hospital
Ulla Munch
Ulla Munch is one of the country’s most experienced specialists in mental training for artists, and her strategies have already helped thousands of singers and musicians.
Ulla Munch has more than 30 years of experience as a professional musician, teacher, and advisor. She is a permanent member of the teaching staff at the Academy of Music, Southern Denmark, where she teaches mental training. She collaborates with the Danish Musicians’ Union. In addition, she teaches young musicians at MGK and professional musicians.