How Do Fear, Anxiety, and Other Negative Emotions Affect the Learning Process?

Whether it's an intimidating conductor or the fear of falling short of expectations in a lesson, there are many moments in our music studies where we might experience anxiety, fear, shame, or other negative emotions. Does that just come with the territory and make us stronger, or do such emotions impair our ability to learn? How Do Fear, Anxiety, and Other Negative Emotions Affect the Learning Process?* * *Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that things often sound better at home than t...