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Eighty percent of all people experience anxiety when they become the center of attention (Plaut, 1990). While the experience of anxiety is a universal experience, for some it is considered an occupational hazard. Many musicians have the experience of not being able to perform up to their expected capacity as a result of an increased anxiety level. The effects of performance anxiety may be noted when a discrepancy exists between what has occurred in practice and transpires in the actual performance. The following presentation will review empirical studies on treatments for musical performance anxiety.
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