10 musicians weigh in on what makes for a great performance | Think Like A Musician

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Professional musicians share the key components of being a great performer and what it means to have stage presence. -- "Think Like A Musician" connects you with working musicians who want to help the music-curious and music-passionate hone and share the gift of music with the world. Part interview, part animated course, our first season "Think Like A Performer" features artists sharing their insight on the ins and outs of fine-tuning your instrument and crafting a great performance. Each episode features free supplemental learning materials developed by Education Through Music (https://etmonline.org) — a nonprofit with over 30 years of experience developing classroom-adaptable curriculum for music educators. Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio. A special thanks to the musicians who provided their insights and expertise for this video. You can check out their pages here: https://www.youtube.com/user/benharper https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOWzC1SZPiIRRr52fdabvw https://www

Tags: performers, performance, audience, engaging audience, captivate audience, audience attention, how to perform, Ben Harper, Sophie Hawley-Weld, Blessing Offor, Breland, Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Matt Flynn, Matt Tong, Hagar Ben-Ari, Grace Bowers, David Archuleta, Tony Succar, stage presence, great performer

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