The psychology of music performance anxiety [electronic resource] / Dianna T. Kenny. Kenny, Dianna T. Music Performance Psychological aspects. Performance anxiety. ML3830 .K4 2011 781.43111 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an overwhelming challenge that must be endured? These are the questions addressed in this book, the first rigorous exposition of this complex phenomenon. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xv, 365 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199586141.001.0001 eng