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Fall Conference

 

                Date:      Monday, September 14, 2009

               Time:      9:30 a.m.

          Location:      Graves Piano and Organ Company

         Program:      “Exploring Performance Anxiety”

Guest Speaker:      Dr. Joyce Alesandrini

 

      Every performer, professional and amateur, young and old, has suffered through some degree of performance anxiety.  If that performance anxiety is a fact of life for all musicians, how can we face those problems related to stress in performance?  Let’s analyze the causes and effects of our performance anxieties, explore what happens to us physically and psychologically, and learn what we can do to prepare for successful performance through mental imagery, self-talk and relaxation techniques.  Hand-outs, bibliographies, and time for group brain-storming will be provided!  Don’t miss this topic which touches each of us in our musical lives!

 

Dr. Joyce L. Alesandrini, bassoonist and pianist, is a Professor of Music, and currently the Coordinator of Theory at Muskingum University where she also teaches bassoon, oboe and piano. Additionally, Dr. Alesandrini coordinates the  Gender studies program.  She is a frequent guest conductor, organist, and pianist at area churches and has performed with the Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds and the Zanesville Memorial Band.  Dr. Alesandrini received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Wyoming, a Master of Music in Bassoon Performance from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Arts Education from The Ohio State University. She was formerly on the faculty at the University of Wyoming and Western Wyoming College where she founded and conducted the Western Wyoming Community Orchestra. For her efforts in bringing the arts to that community she was awarded the Young Career Woman of the Year by the Business and Professional Women chapter. Additionally, she was visiting adjunct professor at Oklahoma State University. She is a member of Music Educators National Conference, Delta Omicron, Phi Kappa Phi, American Association of University Professors, and American Association of University Women.  Dr. Alesandrini was recently elected the founding president of Muskingum University’s Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.

 

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Pianorama partners are needed in 1A, 2A, 2B, and 3B.  If you have students in these levels who need partners, please contact LeeAnn Forgrave at laforgrave@juno.com.  Auditions are coming up soon!

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