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Managing Performance Anxiety: What can we learn from Musicians?
26 May @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEST
APN CLINICAL FOCUS SEMINAR
Monday May 26th 2025
7pm – 9pm
‘Managing Performance Anxiety:
What can we learn from Musicians?’
Presenter:
Thomas Nicholl, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
| About this seminar: Performance anxiety (PA) captures the experience of intense anxiety in preparation for/during an evaluative event. The experience is often endured despite debilitating symptoms and can result in a negative performance experience (or even performance itself). Experienced by many different types of performers, PA is particularly prevalent in musicians and research is growing to further understand how best to manage it. This seminar will explore the applicability of cognitive behavioural models to understanding the experience of PA from both a facilitative and debilitating lens, leaning on the experiences of musicians to highlight these factors. |
The seminar will specifically look at:
• Defining performance anxiety
• Effective interventions for performance anxiety
• Exploring the cognitive mechanisms involved in its development and maintenance
• Performing in the absence of anxiety
• Considerations for working with musicians
• Applying knowledge to a case study |
| About the presenter: Thomas Nicholl is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in understanding and treating anxiety disorders. Thomas completed a PhD exploring performance anxiety in musicians at the University of Sydney with Professor Maree Abbott and brings both a clinical and performance lens to his work, leaning on early experiences as a musician to support his research. |
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| 7:00pm food, 7:30pm to 9:00pm presentation |
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| Where: |
Forest Lodge Hotel
117 Arundel St Forest Lodge NSW 2037 |
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| Registration: |
| Registration deadline is Thursday 22nd May 2025 |
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