{"id":2526,"date":"2019-11-15T11:04:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2019-12-11T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:55:51","slug":"how-to-consistently-perform-at-your-best-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/how-to-consistently-perform-at-your-best-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Consistently Perform at your Best (Guest post)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internationally acclaimed clarinettist and saxophonist<\/a> Victoria Samek<\/a> introduces OPC, a ground-breaking process that integrates performance science with artistic integrity.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Practice is the most private activity for any musician. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This culture of secrecy pervades our musical life, with g<\/span>reat demands and expectations placed on practice to produce successful performances, but often without much consideration given to the process itself.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/span>From beginner to experienced performer, a musician is expected to manage the immense complexities involved in creating a practice-based plan of action which will result in a confident and secure performance. This expectation assumes that the musician has developed organisational and analytical skills alongside the emotional awareness and ability to deal with the frustration, confusion and demoralisation that is an inevitable part of learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

We assume that every musician will discover how to learn and develop the determination that enables them to succeed in their chosen specialism. Personal expectations run high when there’s pressure to score a high mark, secure a place, or prove self-worth. These factors impact across all learning and performance platforms, and are compounded by the high value placed on \u2018natural intuition\u2019 or \u2018instinct\u2019 as proof that a performing artist has \u2018talent\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a masters graduate from the Royal College of Music I had a unique opportunity to further research and explore the theories and methods of performance science. R<\/span>ecognising the significance of performance science and its potential to help the player in re-thinking traditional approaches to practice and performance, I have spent three years developing a ground-breaking approach.\u00a0 <\/span>I am now<\/span> sharing this work with performers all over the world through <\/span>O<\/b><\/span>rganise – <\/span>P<\/b><\/span>rioritise \u2013 <\/span>C<\/b><\/span>ommit – <\/span>The Practice and Performance Process<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

O<\/b><\/span>rganise the diverse and often unrelated components, within a task using multiple-choice
\n<\/span>P<\/b><\/span>rioritise those components into multitasking elements<\/span>
\n<\/span>C<\/b><\/span>ommit to a thorough and systematic process.<\/span><\/p>\n