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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462949503321

Autore

Soto-Morettini Donna

Titolo

Mastering the audition [[electronic resource] ] : how to perform under pressure / / by Donna Soto-Morettini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Methuen Drama, 2012

ISBN

1-283-85358-2

1-4081-6620-8

1-4081-6619-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

781.43

Soggetti

Auditions

Auditions - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part 1: The Auditioning Mind; 1 Introduction; 2 What Can We Know?; 3 Metaphorical Weight Gain and Other Side-effects of Auditioning; 4 Risky Business; 5 The Hard Work of Genius; 6 What's My Motivation?; Part 2: The Toolkit; 7 Knowing Where You're Going; 8 Developing Your Skill Set; 9 Developing Your Mental Game; 10 Just Do It; Resources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Frustrating, nerve-wracking, job-winning or job-losing, flawed yet necessary - auditioning is a maddening business for everyone involved. The people behind the audition desk are looking for a killer audition (often under tremendous pressure), but most of the auditionees walk into the room feeling nervous, unprepared, and unable to control their own performance. Although the idea of creating 'winning performance strategies' is common in business and sports studies, no one has ever really attempted to bring the psychology of creating a winning performance to a book on auditioning. Drawing on som