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第十三篇StageFright1

Falldownasyoucomeonstage.That’sanoddtrick.Notrecommended.Butitsavedthepianist

VladimirFeltsmanwhenhewasateenagerbackinMoscow.TheveterancellistMstislav

Rostropovichtrippedhimpurposelytocurehimofpre-performancepanic,2Mr.Feltsmansaid,

“Allmyfrightwasgone.Ialreadyfell.Whatelsecouldhappen?”

Today,musicschoolsareaddressingtheproblemofanxietyinclassesthatdealwithperformance

techniquesandcareerpreparation.Thereareavarietyofstrategiesthatmusicianscanlearntofight

stagefrightanditssymptoms:icyfingers,shakylimbs,racingheart,blankmind.3

Teachersandpsychologistsofferwide-rangingadvice,frombasicslikelearningpiecesinsideout,4

tomentaldiscipline,suchasvisualizingaperformanceandtakingstepstorelax.Don’tdenythat

you’rejittery，theyurge;someexcitementisnatural,evennecessaryfordynamicying.And

yinpublicoften,simplyfortheexperience.

PsychotheDianeNicholssuggestssomestrategiesforthemomentsbeforeperformance,

“Taketwodeepabdominalbreaths,openupyourshoulders,thensmile,’’shesays.“Andnot

oneofthese‘pleasedon’tkillme’smi.Thenchoosethreefriendlyfacesintheaudience,

peopleyouwouldcommunicatewithandmakemusicto,andmakeeyecontactwiththem.”She

doesn’twantperformerstothinkoftheaudienceasajudge.

Extremedemandsbymentorsorparentsareoftenattherootofstagefright，saysDorothyDelay,a

well-knownviolinteacher.Shetellsotherteacherstodemandonlywhattheirstudentsareableto

achieve.

WhenLynnHarrellwas20，hebecametheprincipalcellistoftheCleverlandOrchestra,andhe

sufferedextremestagefri