Book Recommendations

The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green with W. Timothy Gallwey
        -Learn inner game skills such as imagery and musical awareness to get more out of music.  Very helpful in
          becoming comfortable with performance nerves.

Peak Performance by Charles Garfield
        -Use the exercises in this book to learn ways to overcome stage fright.

A Soprano on Her Head by Eloise Ristad
        Real People Press. Moab, Utah, 1982.
        -New ways to look at perceived musical barriers.  Unleash your potential.  Helps to put the demands of
         music study in perspective.

Teaching Genius, Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician by Barbara Lourie Sand.
        Amadeus Press. Portland, Oregon, 2000.
        -An inspirational book about the process of studying a musical instrument.
 

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