Musicians: Transform your nerves into confidence and own the stage!
My Fearless Performer mindset sessions are for any musician dreaming of performing their best on stage without the effects of nerves holding them back.
I offer everyone a free session to see how I can start helping you to develop a strong performance mindset today!
"Words can't describe how much these techniques have helped me. I have never been a believer in hypnosis but I thought I would give it a go as I suffer with my confidence…. my only regret…why I didn’t do this sooner". - Katherine
"After learning the techniques in this course I can keep my cool at a level I haven’t experienced in a long time and I can play on stage even better than I do in the rehearsals, which NEVER usually happens". - Ingrid
"Using these techniques has changed my life. I've gone from being an overly nervous performer to feeling so calm, confident and loving my performances. I can't thank Andy enough for the changes he has helped me to make"! - Tara
Let's Face It...
Playing On Stage Should Be Fun, Not A Terrifying Experience
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Physical Symptoms
Physical symptoms such as shaking, lack of breath control and brain fog affect your overall ability to create a good, consistent performances.
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Fear Of Failure
The constant fear of failure and the need to be perfect lead to overthinking and tension, in turn creating mistakes.
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Negative Self-Talk
Negative self-talk and overthinking what the audience thinks amplifies your stress and undermines your confidence.
How about this
instead?
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Feel Great On Stage
Easily learn to perform on stage without physical symptoms such as shaking or lack of breath control impacting performance.
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Eliminate Fear Of Failure
Completely eliminate perfectionism and the fear of mistakes, instead enjoying performances without the worry.
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Master Your Self-Talk
Learn to master your self talk before and during performances to allow you to perform on stage with confidence and enjoyment.
Plus So Much More!
What My Clients Are Saying
Everything I Cover In My
Fearless Performer Sessions
Understanding Performance Nerves
Performance nerves explained
How we can quickly learn to gain control
Symptom scaling your nerves
Guided hypnosis to take control
Identifying Triggers
Identifying triggers
Learning to understand what triggers our emotions
Guided hypnosis to identify triggers
Tools For Immediate Calm
Learn to immediately calm your nervous system down
Real world, quick and easy techniques
Breathing exercises
EFT tapping techniques
Reprogramming Your Mind For Success
How we can quickly and easily reprogram our mind for success
Subconscious reprogramming explained
Guided hypnosis to reprogram the mind for success
Transforming Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs explained
Guided hypnosis to discover limiting beliefs
Guided hypnosis to install new beliefs
Shifting Your Mindset
Mindset shifting explained
Guided hypnosis to learn how to immediately shift your mindset
Guided hypnosis for instant confidence anytime, anywhere
The Power Of Visualisation
Visualisation - how and why it works
Learning to remove negative feelings associated with performing
Replacing negative feelings with a positive mindset
Begin to build your dream performance
Building Your Confident Mindset
The confident mindset explained
Guided hypnosis for instant, lasting confidence
Learn how to switch confidence on whenever you need it
Creating Your Dream Performance
How to create your dream performance in your mind
Guided hypnosis to build your dream performance
Goal setting
Developing Emotional Resilience
Emotional resilience explained
Why we need emotional resilience as musicians
Guided hypnosis to develop emotional resilience
Self-Hypnosis
Introduction to self-hypnosis
How I use self-hypnosis in my daily life
How to learn self-hypnosis quickly and easily
Guided hypnosis to learn self hypnosis
Practising Under Pressure
Practising under pressure explained
The why and how of practising under pressure
Guided hypnosis for optimal practise setting
Planing your practise routine efficiently
Putting It All Together
How to incorporate all of your learning for future performances
Planning your performance routine
Guided hypnosis for future success
Also Included
Private Community: Get access to a private community of like-minded musicians, where you can ask questions, and share your success stories.
Exclusive Downloadable Hypnosis Audio: A bonus recording to supercharge your confidence before performances.
Exclusive Success Journal Template: A printable journal to track daily wins and progress.
Meet Your Hypnotist
Hi,
I'm Andy, and I've been performing on stage as a musician for most of my life.
If you are here and reading this because you suffer from stage fright, and you feel that you are never able to give your best on stage, then I was exactly where you are now.
I learned to play the euphonium at the age of 7, and quickly started to perform both as a soloist and as part of an ensemble.
For the longest time I was able to excel on stage and give my best performances when it mattered.
I studied music at University, specialising in performance in my final year, and was able to use all that I had learned to play well on stage time after time.
I won many competitions as a soloist and part of a brass band, including becoming a Scottish champion, and representing Scotland at the European Championships.
I've been fortunate enough to perform in many great venues, such as the Albert Hall, Symphony Hall and many others.
I developed performance issues later in life as a musician, after a particularly difficult performance on stage.
After this I developed a stutter in my playing, and the worry this caused left me virtually unable to play a note.
My playing was accompanied by an uncontrollable shake, which made it impossible to even keep the instrument on my face, let alone produce a sound worthy of the environment I was performing in.
The stress of going on stage in some of the biggest concert venues, struggling to produce even a note, never mind the best version of my playing eventually forced me to stop playing.
After not playing for around 5 years, I decided it was time to make a comeback.
This coincided with me going through the most stressful time in my life, culminating in me developing acute worry and stress issues alongside the performance nerves I had already developed.
I reached out to a friend, someone who was a brass player, and now working as a hypnotherapist, working with people suffering from both stress and worry and performance mindset.
After just one session I was able to eliminate the production problems from my playing, control my emotions on stage and control nerves in ways I didn't think were possible.
After this I studied to become a hypnotherapist with the school of hypnotherapy that she studied with. Now I use everything I have learned to help musicians with performance mindset.
My Qualifications
BA (Hons) Music – University of Salford
PGCE (Primary) Manchester Metropolitan University
Standard for Headship – Scottish College for Educational Leadership
Exploring Psychology – The Open University
Child Development – The Open University
Biological Psychology – The Open University
Social Psychology – The Open University
Introducing the Social Sciences – The Open University
Drawing and Talking Therapy – Drawing and Talking
Seasons for Growth – Notre Dame Centre, Glasgow
Introduction to Counselling Skills – COSCA
Professional Hypnotherapy Diploma – Jacquin Hypnosis Academy
WHY HYPNOSIS WORKS
Can you guess what I found out through my own journey? Controlling and removing worry and performance issues isn't difficult. You don't need to see a therapist for months or even years to deal with these things.
Once you understand the way your brain works, and why it responds to being on stage in the way it does, you can quickly and easily unlock your full potential on stage, playing better than you could ever dream of.
I've combined everything I've learned on my own journey, and in helping many people in the same position to quickly and easily overcome performance issues.
My performance mindset sessions combine cutting edge science based research on how the brain works and why it responds to performing on stage in the way it does with therapeutic techniques, subconscious reprogramming, and relaxation and breathing techniques to allow you to perform on stage to the best of your abilities.
But I get it, you probably don't really care about who I am and why I do what I do... Right now, all you care about is CAN I ACTUALLY HELP YOU?
Well since becoming a certified hypnotherapist, I've helped musicians all over the world including singers, pianists, and brass and woodwind musicians to conquer their performance issues and get back to playing on stage without the fear of nerves ruining their performances.
The people I have worked with have been blown away by how quickly and easily they have been able to regain control of their mindset and their on stage performances.
Who Are These Sessions For?
Musicians who want to learn how to master and control the physical symptoms of stage fright
If you dream of being able to play on stage at the same level as you achieve when you practise at home then these sessions are for you
For those of you who want to enjoy playing on stage rather than it being an ordeal that you just about get through
For musicians of all standards and ages, from complete beginner, to those looking to audition for musical institutions, to professional musicians and all levels in between
These sessions are suitable for all musicians, including singers, brass and woodwind players, pianists, guitars, percussionists and anything else you can think of
Who Are These Sessions NOT For?
You aren't willing to take instructions and prefer to figure things out on your own with trial and error
You don't want to develop a strong performance mindset and start giving performances on stage that you usually only dream of
Frequently Asked Questions
What skill level are these sessions for?
These sessions are aimed at musicians of all levels, from those just starting out, to those auditioning to attend musical institutions, to professional musicians who are paid to perform on stage.
No previous knowledge of hypnosis or any other self-help techniques is required, as I explain everything clearly and in simple terms so that you can maximise the benefits from my own experiences.
What you will find is that once you have learned the skills and techniques taught in these sessions, you will also be able to apply them in other areas of your life too.
Not only will you become a FEARLESS PERFORMER on stage, you will also be able to make vast improvements in other areas of your life if you apply the principles and ideas that I teach.
How do the sessions work?
I work with people both in person and online using Zoom. Hypnosis is just as effective online as it is in person.
The initial consultation is for me to see how I can help, and to make sure you feel comfortable working with me, as this is very important.
After this I can put a plan together to help you develop your performance mindset. This is generally done in four sessions.
Can everyone be hypnotised?
Yes, everybody is hypnotisable to some extent - some more than others.
If you have ever sat on a train or a bus and suddenly come round after daydreaming, you were in a naturally occurring state of trance.
If you have been watching TV and had to rewind your favourite show because you were lost in your thoughts then you were in a naturally state of trance.
People go in and out of these states several times throughout the day, and using hypnosis is just another way of invoking this.
The subconscious mind is more susceptible to change when in this trance state, and that's why the ideas and techniques in these sessions work so quickly and have such a lasting effect.
Hypnosis is a collaborative action that requires just as much from the subject as it does the hypnotherapist.
Is hypnosis safe?
For most people, hypnotherapy is a pleasant, gentle, and extremely safe experience. However, your safety is my number one concern and there are occasions where hypnosis would be contraindicated.
That means there may be a risk. If you have any medical condition, please ask your doctor to give their approval before starting these sessions with me.