Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

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.

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Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

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.

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Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

by Birte Dalbauer-Stokkebæk
Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

Mindfulness for Musicians: Upbeat!

by Birte Dalbauer-Stokkebæk

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781040297353
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/05/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 262
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Birte Dalbauer-Stokkebæk is a singer, voice therapist and MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) teacher.

Table of 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

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