Marcie Zinn Ph.D., NCTM
Marcie Zinn Quick Facts
Main Areas:Performance Psychology, Psychophysiology, Consultant, Personal Empowerment in the ArtsBest Sellers:Healthy Piano Playhing, Performing Arts Psychophysiology Across the Lifespan
Career Focus:Performance Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Mentor
Affiliation:ArtsNova Consulting Group, Applied Arts Psychology Society
Dr. Marcie Zinn is a personal empowerment expert who specializes in Performing Arts. Marcie Zinn is a person who can honestly say she is a performance Psychologist, Classical Pianist, consultant, speaker and author. With over 24 years as an expert in Performing Arts Psychology, Marcie works with the entire spectrum; from preschool pianists to Concert Artists. She continually addresses artists' issues through an effective combination of scientific research (both hers and others) and traditional arts education practices. Her practical, mind-body approach to Peak Performance is about education--about knowing and recognizing the multi-factorial nature of artist's problems and learning to address all of the effectively. Dr. Zinn grew up in Central Illinois and became interested in psychology early in her music career. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with her degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, working with Donald Walker, she then earned her master's degree in 1988, then here doctorate at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2003. Even though Dr. Marcie is trained to be a therapist, she knew that she would do her best as an expert instructor, using her skills directly in the Performing Arts. In 1991, she founded Musician's Stress Management (later ArtsNova Consulting Group), a company that provides services to all artists through better teaching practices, consulting for many typical scenarios arising in the arts through behavior analysis, biofeedback assessment and training, helping artists through her Peak Performance techniques, and teaching. She and he is a member of the American Psychological Society, the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, the American Psychological Association, Division 10 of the American Psychological Association, and the Applied Arts Psychology Society, which she founded. Dr. Marcie also founded a subspecialty, Performing Arts Psychophysiology, through the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. She was an invited editor for one of their publications, Biofeedback , and has published 25 articles and abstracts in scientific journals. Her book Healthy Piano Playing, has recently been cited as one of the top ten books for Piano Pedagogy. Marcie currently lives between Dublin, CA and Chicago, managing her company, starting a Journal for Arts Psychology Society, and working with her husband, Mark.
Other Programs & Highlights
Artsnova.net sells a complete Biofeedback and Training (for the biofeedback unit) as a package for musicians. Whether you teach, perform, or want to become a biofeedback professional yourself, you can purchase a package, which will consist of biofeedback equipment AND a workshop to train you. Go to http://www.artsnova.net/products.php
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Marcie Zinn
- " Everything that is learned, can be unlearned"
- Peace of Mind is difficult to achieve in the arts, due to the very nature of performing. Performances are supposed to be error free, yet, human beings are, by nature, error prone. That dichotomy drives many out of the arts.
- Saying what you mean, telling the truth--all phrases that are similar are paramount for those in the arts. Why? because when one learns to lie and distort their own experience, one will automatically lose touch with the feelings of mastery that one must have to perform. Those feelings cannot be lost.
- Everyone is born with high standards; it is everyone's personal responsibility to him or herself to not allow others to distort that fact.
- People dislike losing for one reason; it is the information that they believe is conveyed by the loss. They believe that, just because a panel of others decided they should come in second, third, etc., that those judges are right.
- This is why children should be kept from competition; not because they are not capable, but because they cannot handle the perceived loss of the self.
- There is no grade in art.
- Top performers become top performers for a variety of reasons, but most of all, it is because they have a core belief in their own ability to do what they set out to do.
- No one is a loser, but many believe they are.
- One of the worst forms of child abuse is when a parent or caregiver makes his or her own emotions more important than the welfare of the child. Children learn to take care of the adult, rather than grow up.
- The biggest problem music teachers face is their lack of understanding of why students fail to practice. The reason? Because music teachers themselves became expert musicians because they DID practice.
Getting Started With Marcie Zinn
My philosophies are best seen in my writing, so visit my websites:
I typically do Arts Consultations with the following:
- music schools, academies, institutes, etc.
- individuals, such as parents (any parent, whether their child is just in lessons, or is set for a music career).
- instructors,
- performing artists
- anyone who would benefit from my services.
I work with people first in my office, but later in their own environment. In other words, I come to your rehearsal hall, place of business, etc. I then offer mentoring both online (video conferencing), email or by phone. I know that my services can be best utilized with my input after the initial consultations. My email is dr_marcie@artsnova.net ; phone is 877 271 4298.
Contacting Marcie Zinn
Dr. Marcie Zinn
7567 Amador Valley Blvd., Suite 210
Dublin, CA 94568
(877) 271 4298
Email: dr._marcie@artsnova.net
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