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A History and Memoir of Stage Fright
Bloomsbury
June 2015
On Sale: June 16, 2015
288 pages
ISBN: 162040091X
EAN: 9781620400913
Kindle: B00UX2UR80
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Stage fright is one of the human psyche's deepest fears.
Laurence Olivier learned to adapt to it, as have actors
Salma Hayek and Hugh Grant. Musicians such as George
Harrison and Adele have battled it and learned to cope.
Others never do: In 1973, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star
pitcher Steve Blass suddenly could no longer find the strike
zone; his career ended soon after. Surveys in the United
States repeatedly rank public speaking as one of the top
fears, affecting up to 74 percent of people. Sara
Solovitch studied piano as a young child and fell in love
with music. At ten, she played Bach and Mozart in her
hometown's annual music festival, but was overwhelmed by
fear. As a teen, she attended Eastman School of Music, where
stage fright led her to give up aspirations of becoming a
professional pianist. In her late fifties, Sara gave herself
a one-year deadline to tame performance anxiety and play
before an audience. She resumed music lessons, while
exploring meditation, exposure therapy, cognitive therapy,
biofeedback, beta blockers, and other remedies. She
performed in airports, hospitals, and retirement homes
before renting a public hall and performing for fifty guests
on her sixtieth birthday. Using her own journey as
inspiration, Solovitch has written a thoughtful and
insightful examination of the myriad causes of stage fright
and the equally diverse ways to overcome it, and a tribute
to pursuing personal growth at any age.
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