The pressures of youth sports can cause a lot of performance anxiety in kids. Here are some ways to alleviate that stress and help your child enjoy their sport of choice. Kids often start to feel game ...

Music performance anxiety (MPA) is a multifaceted phenomenon that affects musicians across age groups and genres. It is characterised by a complex interplay of cognitive, emotional and physiological ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

Q. I’m not bragging but I’m a great athlete. I work hard at it. I play a school sport every season – football in the fall, basketball over winter, and baseball in the spring. I’ve been involved with ...

When performing onstage, Dania Hallak, a singer and songwriter, sometimes found she couldn’t hit lower notes. Her vocal coach suggested it was performance anxiety. Hallak saw her doctor, who ...

Because performance anxiety can be such a complex and persistent problem for musicians, it’s no wonder that many performers are drawn to simple explanations and easy solutions. Unfortunately, just as ...