Stewart Gordon has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a pianist, teacher, editor, composer, and author. His books and video tapes are widely used in university classrooms. His new edition of the thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas is attracting wide attention for its scholarly research. He is currently a Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California.

• Prelude: Defining Performance 1: Assessing Yourself, the Performer, Achieving a Positive Mindset Toward Performance 2: Why We Perform: Forging a Performance Philosophy3: Physical Support for Performance 4: Conceptualizing and Scheduling Goals 5: Keeping Preparation Fresh and Focused 6: Dealing with Repetition and Drill 7: Techniques to Develop Secure Memorization 8: Insuring Quality 9: Self-Regard at the Time of Performance 10: Managing Stage Fright 11: Dynamics during Performance 12: Evaluation after Performance 13: Performance and Human Interaction 14: The Career Challenge 15: Physical Challenge and Performance 16: Performance Careers in Retrospect Postlude: Performance and Your Spiritual Life Selected BibliographyIndex

It is the best book I have read on the topic and is full of wisdom and insights ... The book is a very effective and informative work manual and would be an ideal text for students at tertiary institutions.

Stewart Gordon has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a pianist, teacher, editor, composer, and author. His books and video tapes are widely used in university classrooms. His new edition of the thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas is attracting wide attention for its scholarly research. He is currently a Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California.

• Prelude: Defining Performance 1: Assessing Yourself, the Performer, Achieving a Positive Mindset Toward Performance 2: Why We Perform: Forging a Performance Philosophy3: Physical Support for Performance 4: Conceptualizing and Scheduling Goals 5: Keeping Preparation Fresh and Focused 6: Dealing with Repetition and Drill 7: Techniques to Develop Secure Memorization 8: Insuring Quality 9: Self-Regard at the Time of Performance 10: Managing Stage Fright 11: Dynamics during Performance 12: Evaluation after Performance 13: Performance and Human Interaction 14: The Career Challenge 15: Physical Challenge and Performance 16: Performance Careers in Retrospect Postlude: Performance and Your Spiritual Life Selected BibliographyIndex

It is the best book I have read on the topic and is full of wisdom and insights ... The book is a very effective and informative work manual and would be an ideal text for students at tertiary institutions.

Stewart Gordon has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a pianist, teacher, editor, composer, and author. His books and video tapes are widely used in university classrooms. His new edition of the thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas is attracting wide attention for its scholarly research. He is currently a Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California.

• Prelude: Defining Performance 1: Assessing Yourself, the Performer, Achieving a Positive Mindset Toward Performance 2: Why We Perform: Forging a Performance Philosophy3: Physical Support for Performance 4: Conceptualizing and Scheduling Goals 5: Keeping Preparation Fresh and Focused 6: Dealing with Repetition and Drill 7: Techniques to Develop Secure Memorization 8: Insuring Quality 9: Self-Regard at the Time of Performance 10: Managing Stage Fright 11: Dynamics during Performance 12: Evaluation after Performance 13: Performance and Human Interaction 14: The Career Challenge 15: Physical Challenge and Performance 16: Performance Careers in Retrospect Postlude: Performance and Your Spiritual Life Selected BibliographyIndex

It is the best book I have read on the topic and is full of wisdom and insights ... The book is a very effective and informative work manual and would be an ideal text for students at tertiary institutions.