How to Clear Your Mind of Worries Before a Big Performance (revisited)

Ever notice how mean and distracting (and unhelpful) your inner critic can be on stage? Previous research has found that writing out our worries right before a test (as counterintuitive as that sounds) can help to improve test performance. But would something like this work with musical performance as well? How to Clear Your Mind of Worries Before a Big Performance (revisited)* * *Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that things often sound better at home than they do on stage? If you’ve...