The room sounds different once an audience enters. Hands feel less precise, breathing becomes shallow and lyrics that were automatic in rehearsal suddenly seem fragile. A musician may interpret those sensations as evidence that the performance is already going wrong. A repeatable routine can reduce uncertainty…
Read MoreA ringing tone after rehearsal can feel like a normal cost of making loud music. It is not. Musicians rely on hearing to judge pitch, timing, tone, balance and emotion, yet rehearsals, stages and headphones can expose that same hearing to damaging sound….
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