Musicians can learn to perform without fear at the University of Chichester 03/08/10

Musicians from across the South of England can now banish their performance anxiety thanks to experts from the University of Chichester.
Nick Reynolds and Louise Jackson from its music department have run their first one-day course in performance anxiety and it has been given a comprehensive thumbs-up from participants.

A mixture of graduates, students starting music degrees in September and those thinking about applying to university next year came from as far as Gloucester, Bournemouth and London to attend the day course, which took place in July at the University’s Bishop Otter Campus in Chichester.

Performance anxiety in music is a subject that is often ignored, but it affects many musicians at various stages of their career. The course has been developed as a result of Nick’s experience of teaching and research into the subject.

Louise Jackson, Senior Lecturer of Music at the University of Chichester, said: “We recognise that nerves can be significantly detrimental and more than just a bit annoying: they can damage people’s development and enjoyment of music, but quite often exploring the issues and discovering some recognised exercises can help resolve them.”

For more information on future one-day programmes please e-mail louise.jackson@chi.ac.uk.