group performance coaching
It is all too common for musicians to be disappointed with the quality of their important performances. It is also common for this disappointment to not only effect the next performance, but for these unpleasant and frustrating experiences to effect physical and mental wellbeing.
These two course are intended as example frameworks of how I work with groups of musicians - high school bands to elite music institutions and professional orchestras. These courses are just a sample of how I can work with your musicians, and the courses can be customised to any situation including length, frequency and quantity of sessions.
introduction program
This 2 session package provides a concise and meaningful demonstration of how this work can help musicians move closer to their best performance. The evidence based program consists of music making, mental skills, writing and reflection, practice room skills, psychoeducation and group discussion.
session one: getting to know you
This session is intended to build trust and set the tone for the workshop in the 2nd session.
In this session I will be introducing musicians to my approach and teaching mental skills to help improve performance quality. This session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other, to begin to experience the approach and demonstrate how this unique approach can help musicians flourish through important performances.
session two: music performance workshop
This session is a supportive and fun workshop that will demonstrate the application of the concepts introduced in session 1 within a live music performance. It involves psychoeducation, mental skills practice, questions and discussion.
The exciting part of this workshop is live performer talking about performing, and then guiding the role play to help the performer focus on giving the performance they want, while at the same time allowing their inner critics to do what they do.
This introduction program consists of 2 x 90 minutes sessions, and includes email support for teachers, phone conversations with parent/caregiver and/or musician/s performing in workshop. Both sessions are suitable to a group of 6-12 students, but the session 2 workshop can additionally include a larger audience of other interested music students.
$800
core program
This core program consists of 12 to 16 hours of face to face lessons delivered to a small group (5-15) enthusiastic and committed musicians. The program consists of music making, mental skills, writing and reflection, practice room skills, psychoeducation and group discussion. The content delivery is adaptable to your particular context, timetable and the needs of participants. These sessions will create a warm and supportive environment in order for musicians to learn and practice mental skills designed to lessen the struggle with distracting performance symptoms and at the same time improve the quality of music performance.
This core program is ideal for your VCE music class, a group of students of a particular instrumental or vocal teacher, students with lead roles in the school musical or sections of the school orchestra, vocal group or band or other instrumental groups.
It could be delivered in class time, lunch time, free periods, after school, across one weekend, across a number of weekend mornings, at a music camp or during the school holidays. It could be delivered across two days as a workshop, after school for 60-90 minutes once a week, or it could be delivered once a month over two school terms.
The core program includes
adaptable delivery to your context (eg 8 x 90 minute sessions or 4 x 3 hour weekend session)
full access to comprehensive online course to accelerate skills acquisition
flexibility for each visit to be customised to each school’s needs – eg meetings and consultations with heads of departments, classroom and instrumental teachers, ensemble and choirs directors
email and phone support for teachers, parents and students
$3000