Why Is It That Well-prepared, Talented, Hardworking, And Intelligent Performers Find Their Performance And Self-esteem Undermined By The Fear Of Memory Slips, Technique Failures, And Public Humiliation? In Managing Stage Fright: A Guide For Musicians And Music Teachers, Author Julie Jaffee Nagel Unravels These Mysteries, Taking The Reader On An Intensive Backstage Tour Of The Anxious Performer's Emotions To Explain Why Stage Fright Happens And What Performers Can Do To Increase Their Comfort In The Glare Of The Spotlight. Examining The Topic From Her Interdisciplinary Educational, Theoretical, Clinical, And Personal Perspectives, Nagel Uses The Music Teacherstudent Relationship As A Model For Understanding The Performance Anxiety That Affects Musicians And Non-musicians Alike.