This composer might help you overcome performance anxiety
mainThe Chicago psychotherapist Dr Gerald Stein believes in mindfulness and meditation as routes to overcome the stresses and strains of life in the 21st century. Neither, however, is easy to approach or to practice effectively.
So Dr Gerald recommends the music of a particular 20th century composer as an entry point. Read his essay here. Listen to the music below.
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Thank god he didn’t say Philip Glass or John Adams.
Aren’t we a little past minimalist bashing? Please.
This ‘music’ is also ideal for people suffering from insomnia. The boredom it exudes takes away all your worries about life.
“Neither, however, is easy to approach or to practice effectively.”
Feldman’s only opera is called Neither.
I happened to see ‘Neither’ with a friend who greatly suffered from psychic problems, and who enjoyed it immensily because the work fully confirmed his neurosic experiences. So, one should be careful with Feldman.