A Guide to Performance Skills

A Guide to Performance SkillsMaking the most beautiful sound in the world thats what its all about for musicians. That is their profession, their hobby, their passion. But when you step on stage, you discover there is far more involved in your contact with the audience. The more you know about this, the clearer the form you can give to a performance. You can take decisions about your presentation and you can practice it. In this book, performance skills refers first and foremost

Making the most beautiful sound in the world Ñ thatÕs what itÕs all about for musicians. That is their profession, their hobby, their passion. But when you step on stage, you discover there is far more involved in your contact with the audience. The more you know about this, the clearer the form you can give to a performance. You can take decisions about your presentation and you can practice it.
In this book, Ôperformance skillsÕ refers first and foremost to your general presence and your communication when you come on stage, make music, make an announcement and receive applause. For choirs, the book then goes on to describe how Ð still in a standard choir formation Ð you can clearly convey the meaning of singing. These principles are also of interest to musicians when making announcements. Although the book is written with musicians and choirs in mind, it will interest other people as well, such as people giving lectures or speeches, teachers preparing their pupils for musical evenings and storytellers.