Stage Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians

Rating:
Summary: PRACTICAL AND VERY HELPFUL!
Review: Although it is not generally mentioned, a musical performance is more than just the playing of music. The audience notices all kinds of things - what a musician is wearing, what is on the stage, how performers enter and leave, and how they conduct themselves on stage. Poor stage presence can damage or even ruin the performance of even the most accomplished musician. This book highlights the many non-musical things that can seriously affect a musician's performance and their audience's perceptions. It is very enlightening - there are so many factors that you might not have thought of but that really affect what the audience experiences! If you want to win more competitions, have more successful auditions and better attended performances, this straightforward, practical and very helpful text is definitely worth reading.

Rating:
Summary: PRACTICAL AND VERY HELPFUL!
Review: Although it is not generally mentioned, a musical performance is more than just the playing of music. The audience notices all kinds of things - what a musician is wearing, what is on the stage, how performers enter and leave, and how they conduct themselves on stage. Poor stage presence can damage or even ruin the performance of even the most accomplished musician. This book highlights the many non-musical things that can seriously affect a musician's performance and their audience's perceptions. It is very enlightening - there are so many factors that you might not have thought of but that really affect what the audience experiences! If you want to win more competitions, have more successful auditions and better attended performances, this straightforward, practical and very helpful text is definitely worth reading.