Dr. Vanessa Cornett is the Director of Keyboard Studies and Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis - St. Paul.

A performer, educator, author, and performance coach, she enjoys working with musicians and other creative artists who struggle with performance anxiety or who want to develop their mental skills for peak performance experiences.

A licensed hypnotherapist and certified meditation instructor, she offers workshops, masterclasses, and personal coaching sessions.

Check out my article, "Five Attitudes of Mindfulness

for the Performing Musician" on the OUP Blog!

I was honored to share some exciting research and practice in contemplative pedagogy and music performance anxiety management with a number of outstanding music students and their professors in Ankara, Aksaray, Diyarbakır, and Antalya last year.  This residency was generously supported by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

Thank you to all the extraordinary musicians I met at Gazi Üniversitesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Dicle Üniversitesi, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Diyarbakır Fine Arts High School, Ankara Fine Arts High School, and the breathtaking new Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi!