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SUMMARY:“Facing the music: An investigation of musicians’ physical and
  mental responses” - Dr. Aaron Williamon\, Royal College of Music\, Lond
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Musicians typically rehearse far away from their audiences and
  in practice rooms that differ significantly from the concert venues in wh
 ich they aspire to perform. Due to high costs and the inaccessibility of s
 uch venues\, much current international music training lacks repeated expo
 sure to realistic performance situations\, with students learning all too 
 late (or not at all) how to manage the stresses of performing and the dema
 nds of their audiences. This presentation will explore the physiological a
 nd psychological differences between practising and performing. It will al
 so introduce the ‘Performance Simulator’\, an innovative new facility 
 which operates in two modes: (i) concert and (ii) audition simulation. Ini
 tial results demonstrate that the Simulator allows musicians to develop an
 d refine valuable professional skills\, including enhancement of communica
 tion on stage and effective management of performance anxiety.\n\n*Aaron W
 illiamon* is Professor of Performance Science at the Royal College of Musi
 c. His research focuses on music cognition\, skilled performance\, and app
 lied psychological and health-related initiatives that inform music learni
 ng and teaching. His book\, Musical Excellence\, is published by Oxford Un
 iversity Press and draws together the findings of initiatives from across 
 the arts and sciences\, with the aim of offering musicians new perspective
 s and practical guidance for enhancing their performance. Aaron is a fello
 w of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and the UK's Higher Education Academ
 y (FHEA) and\, in 2008\, was elected an Honorary Member of the RCM (HonRCM
 ). In addition\, he has performed as a trumpeter in chamber and symphony o
 rchestras\, brass bands\, and brass quintets in both Europe and North Amer
 ica.\n\nContact Pam Burnard (pab61@cam.ac.uk) if you are intending to come
 \n\n
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DMB
 \, Room 2S8
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