Musical duo, Hobbyhorse, releases a CD of affirmations designed to
reduce stagefright.
Hobbyhorse, a musical duo from the San Francisco bay area, have
recorded a new CD. Not the usual CD of songs, these tracks are spoken-
word affirmations set to original musical backgrounds.
The affirmations are designed to reduce stagefright in musicians. "I
have always had stagefright," says Annie, singer and guitarist for
Hobbyhorse. "Not so severe that I cannot perform onstage, but bad
enough that I feel that it compromises my abilities."
The duo read about affirmations and decided to try them to help
Annie's stagefright. Affirmations are carefully constructed sentences
that use the Law of Attraction to fulfill a desire. Affirmations are
meant to be repeated many times until they change a person's
subconscious thought habits.
"I tried to say the affirmations to myself, but felt silly after a
short time. So I did not follow through with them - until we came up
with the idea to record the affirmations over music. And they really
work! I am more and more comfortable onstage since I have been
listening to the affirmations" says Annie.
Phil, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Hobbyhorse, composed
original musical backgrounds and recorded Annie's voice reciting
affirmations that they constructed. "It was fun to make the recording,
and I found that I enjoyed listening to it. Since the musical
affirmations are pleasant and easy to listen to, you are more likely
to stick with it long enough to make your affirmation effective."
The specific affirmations on the CD address issues that face nearly
all performing musicians - staying calm onstage, connecting with your
audience, maintaining bodily coordination and remembering words or
musical arrangements.
Hobbyhorse hopes that other musicians can benefit from their
recording. It can be used by any musician with any degree of
stagefright or jitters. The CD is called "Magical Musical Affirmations
for Musicians for Confidence Onstage". It can be found at
http://www.mmaffirmations.com and on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/mmaf
firmations
Hobbyhorse is a progressive folk/rock duo from the San Francisco Bay
Area. They also host an online music and art venue called Hobbyhorse
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