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Reach your own peak performance in just four weeks. With decades of experience as a performance psychologist working closely with professional musicians, performing artists, and Olympic athletes, Dr. Don Greene shares his insider's wisdom and comprehensive approach on how you can embark on a journey to reach your peak capabilities in 21 progressive steps. Backed by inspiring stories, client anecdotes, and proven strategies, Train Your Own Hero is for anyone who wants to discover how to become their best self. Whether you need to perform well on an important exam, in an audition, at an athletic competition, or for any other important event, Dr. Greene's comprehensive and engaging 21-step process will help you achieve the real heights of your full capabilities.Dr. Greene has taught his cutting-edge approach to peak functioning at The Juilliard School, Los Angeles Opera Young Artists Program, Perlman Music Program, Vail Ski School, Golf Digest Schools, and the US Olympic Training Center. He has trained more than 1,000 performers to win professional auditions and has guided countless solo performers to successful careers. Of the Olympic athletes he worked with up until and through the 2016 Games in Rio, 14 won medals, including 5 gold. At the recent Games in Tokyo, his competitors won 10 medals, including 2 gold. This is Dr. Greene's seventh book.

College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors is a one-of-a-kind book that gives a complete picture of the process of applying to music schools. Each of the three authors brings a different perspective and background to the subject, from top conservatory admissions experience, to years of teaching and professional performing, to Olympic coaching and audition preparation.College Prep for Musicians decodes the complex process of choosing schools, clarifies the vocabulary around the admission process, and shows students exactly how to prepare their best audition. Young musicians will be able to follow detailed plans to get organized and to communicate with music schools and conservatories. This book provides tools, teaches habits, and demonstrates skills that students can use for the rest of their careers. College Prep for Musicians will help young musicians achieve their dreams.

Performance Success teaches a set of skills so that a musician can be ready to go out and sing or play at his or her highest level, working with energies that might otherwise be wasted in unproductive ways. This is a book of skills and exercises, prepared by a master teacher.

Using real life examples, this book will help performers understand what prevents them from nailing an audition and give them the tools to reach their goals. Greene's techniques teach you how to monitor and control fear and put your nervous energy to work. From preparing for the audition circuit to techniques for great auditions.