On todays episode I'm joined by cellist Laura Van Der Heijden. Laura won BBC Young Musician in 2012 and has performed with leading orchestras including The Halle, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In this episode we discuss different strategies for managing performance anxiety, coping with memory slips, and preparing for performances. We also discuss the importance of mindset before, during and after a performance as well as audience communication.

Find Laura here:

Website: https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura.vd.heijden/

Performance anxiety articles & book chapters:

The Science & Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning, Chapter 4: Performance Anxiety (Wilson):

https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195138108.001.0001/acprof-9780195138108-chapter-4

Music performance anxiety in classical musicians – what we know about what works (Matei and Ginsborg):

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316890351_Music_performance_anxiety_in_classical_musicians_-_what_we_know_about_what_works

Defining Music Performance Anxiety (Kenny):

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300222776_Defining_music_performance_anxiety

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