Indiana University

Fearless Performance

Jeff Nelsen

Fearless Performance for Musicians Director

Fearless Performance Workshop 2012

To see Jeff Nelsen speaking on his Fearless Performance techniques and philosophies at TEDx Bloomington click here.

Choose music over fear!

Is there a difference between what you can do and what you actually do in "performance" situations? Most people blame onstage blunders on their technique. Jeff believes if you EVER played it well in the practice room, then onstage experiences, good or bad, are 100% the result of a person's mental training. Imagine walking on stage full of optimism and looking around the hall thinking, "Hello, and welcome to my living room! Just relax and enjoy this wonderful music."

Now imagine picking up your instrument and performing at the level of your best ability. Jeff lives and performs in this free state of selective naïveté, and he has become an expert in teaching others how to do this as well.

During this seminar, Jeff shares his wisdom and wit about why you always have a choice and how you can train yourself to consistently make good choices. These choices begin with, well, signing up for this seminar! During the seminar we examine what bad and good choices we presently make. More importantly, we look at how making good choices in the practice room, in your performances, and in your life can ultimately replace fear. These fearless choices raise your level of excellence and consistency. Choosing to live as fearlessly as possible can make what you can do into what you actually do.

Fearless Performance 2011Fearless Performance For Musicians is open to professionals, students, and teachers interested in becoming fearless performers.

Choose music over fear!

* Participants must be over 18.
* Auditors must be 16 or older and do not participate in the workshop.
* If under 18 he/she must be accompanied by an adult.
* No audition process for entry into seminar.
* Extensive performance experience during seminar!

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