In collaboration with ‘Complete Coaching’, an institute for
coaching and psychotherapy, a research project has been carried
out aimed at reducing stage fright among musicians. Stage fright
is a common phenomenon in the musician’s professional practice,
which is often not acknowledged, nor dealt with effectively. An
important reason for this is that the subject is still
surrounded with taboos. The research group investigated the
possibilities of using HeartMath training in dealing with stage
fright. This method was already tested in sports environments
earlier, which led to very good results. The research project
started with six students of the Prince Claus Conservatoire in
September 2009 and ended in 2010. The HeartMath method has
proved to be a very effective instrument in reducing stage
fright. The full research report can be downloaded here: Rapport
Peak Performance and Reducing Stagefright Pilot HeartMath with
conservatoire students The research was aimed at the application
of the HeartMath programme for