Dianna Kenny, Professor of Psychology and Music, Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney, Australia

Dianna Kenny is a Professor of Psychology and a Professor of Music at the University of Sydney, Australia. She was the Founding Director of the Australian Centre for Applied Research in Music Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, a post she held for five years. Dianna is interested in interdisciplinary research and has combined her own disciplines of psychology and music to progress the scientific study of music performance anxiety. Dianna has published widely in both disciplines, and has over 200 books, edited books, book chapters, journal articles, monographs and commissioned reports.

"This thorough and balanced investigation of MPA makes this book a significant resource. The use of musicians' experiences to drive the understanding of performance anxiety coupled with the depth of academic study means that this book will be of immense value both to musicians and teachers in understanding and overcoming performance anxiety and to students and researchers with an interest in developing their understanding of this field." - Noola Griffiths, British Journal of Music Ed

"Kenny's book offers both theoretical and practical information and insights and will appeal not only to musicians but also to clinical psychologists, music educators, and others who work in the field... ...I cannot recomment strongly enough this extremely important volume of latest research and recommendations from the world's leading expert on MPA, surely as important to musicians and psychologists as any of Freud or Jung's work. Kenny will doubtlessly go on to offer MPA sufferers hope and solutions to the complex issue of music performance anxiety." - International Society for the Study of Tension in Performance Journal

" The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety is without question the most comprehensive scholarly resource on the subject of music performance anxiety (MPA) I have ever read. It is a welcome addition to my bookshelf, and one that will likely not have the chance to gather any dust. Dr. Kenny is a world-renowned expert in MPA, and in this text she provides a thoughtful, well-researched analysis of the science and practice of MPA." - Medical Problems of Performing Arts