Individual Performance Coaching

Support for Musicians Navigating Performance Pressure

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Build practical skills for preparation, focus, confidence, recovery from mistakes, and performing under pressure.

You might benefit from coaching if you:

  • Feel confident in practice but struggle in performance

  • Experience performance anxiety during auditions or performances

  • Overthink or lose focus under pressure

  • Have difficulty recovering from mistakes on stage

  • Feel inconsistent in high-pressure settings

  • Want more confidence and trust in your preparation

  • Are preparing for auditions, juries, recitals, or competitions

  • Want practical mental skills that support performance consistency

Coaching can include support with:

Audition Preparation

Confidence & Trust

Focus & Concentration

Managing Physical Symptoms

Perfectionism & Overthinking

Performance Anxiety

Performance Consistency

Recovery from Mistakes

Stage Presence & Comfort

A Musician-Centered Approach to Performance Coaching

Performance coaching is not about becoming fearless. It is about developing skills that allow you to perform effectively even when pressure is present.

As a professional musician, former music educator, and performance coach with training in counseling and performance psychology, I understand both the musical and psychological demands performers face.

Sessions are collaborative, practical, and tailored to your goals. Depending on your needs, coaching may include:

  • Identifying performance patterns that interfere with consistency

  • Developing individualized performance routines

  • Building confidence and trust in your preparation

  • Managing physical symptoms and performance anxiety

  • Strengthening concentration and recovery skills

  • Preparing for upcoming auditions, recitals, or competitions

  • Creating practical action steps to apply between sessions

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Session Information & Investment

Coaching is individualized based on your goals, performance environment, and timeline. Some musicians seek support for a specific audition or recital, while others work on broader performance skills over several months.

Coaching Investment
50-minute individual sessions: $135

Availability: Virtual sessions available nationwide

A limited number of adjusted-rate spots are available and can be discussed during your consultation.

Coaching plans typically last 8–12 sessions depending on individual goals. Most musicians begin with weekly sessions and gradually transition to biweekly sessions as skills become more established.

Common Reasons Musicians Seek Coaching

  • Auditions, Recitals, & Competitions

  • Performance anxiety

  • Teaching performance skills

  • Consistency under pressure

Musicians I Work With

  • Middle school and high school musicians

  • College and university music students

  • Music educators

  • Adult amateur musicians

  • Professional performers

FAQs

  • No. Performance coaching is not psychotherapy and does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions.

    Coaching focuses on performance skills, confidence, preparation, concentration, and navigating pressure in musical settings.

    If you are located in Texas and seeking mental health treatment, counseling services may be a more appropriate fit.

  • Most coaching sessions are held virtually and are available nationwide throughout the United States.

    Limited in-person coaching may be available in the Austin, Texas area depending on location and scheduling.

  • Not at all.

    Many musicians seek coaching for performance anxiety, but others are looking to improve confidence, concentration, audition preparation, performance consistency, or recovery from mistakes.

    Coaching can support any musician who wants to perform more effectively under pressure.

  • Coaching plans are individualized based on your goals and timeline.

    Some musicians seek support for a specific audition, recital, or competition, while others work on broader performance skills over several months.

    Many coaching plans last approximately 8–12 sessions.

  • I work with middle school and high school musicians, college and university music students, music educators, adult amateur musicians, and professional performers.

    Coaching is available for instrumentalists, vocalists, and other performing artists seeking support with performance-related challenges.I work with musicians across a wide range of experience levels, including:

    • School musicians

    • College and university music students

    • Music educators

    • Adult amateur musicians

    • Professional performers

    Coaching is available for instrumentalists, vocalists, and other performing artists seeking support with performance-related challenges.

  • The first step is scheduling a free 15-minute consultation.

    During the consultation, we'll discuss your goals, current challenges, and whether coaching appears to be a good fit.

    If we decide to move forward, we'll develop a coaching plan tailored to your goals and performance environment.

Curious if Coaching Is Right For You?

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