YOUR PATH TO PEAK PERFORMANCE MASTERCLASS SERIES
WITH DR. JON SKIDMORE PSY.D PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGIST & ALLIE GARDNER, MUSIC MENTOR
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NO MORE
STAGE FRIGHT
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NO MORE
IMPOSTER SYNDROME
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NO MORE
PERFORMANCE DREAD
IT’S TIME TO MAKE PERFORMING FUN AGAIN!
→ Find your flow state & unlock uninhibited creativity
→ Design your Peak Performance Mindset. Defeat Limiting Beliefs, Imposter Syndrome and fear of what others are thinking.
→ Learn pre-performance routines & practical strategies you can use to stop stage fright in its tracks.
THE PATH TO PEAK PERFORMANCE
With Dr. Jon Skidmore & Allie Gardner
A 5-Week Live Virtual Masterclass Series designed to help you conquer performance anxiety by giving you practical tools:
manage the pre-show jitters,
overcome limiting beliefs & traumas
& mentally prepare for optimal performance
Psychological Assessment
Take an in-depth assessment exploring your current mindset, triggers and uncover areas for growth in your optimal performance workflow.
1:1 Breakthrough Session with Dr. Jon
Meet one-on-one for an individual breakthrough session to turn roadblocks discovered in your assessment into stepping stones for growth.
12 Hours of Live Virtual Masterclass Instruction
Power-Packed, 2-Hour interactive, skill-building sessions in a safe, fun and encouraging environment.
Live Performance with Invited Industry Pros
Take your newly acquired nervous system regulation skills for a test drive. Practice a simulated high-stakes performance in front of Real Industry Pros under the guidance of a performance psychologist.
1:1 Consultation With Allie Gardner
Post-Masterclass Series Consultation with Allie Gardner to plan your next steps forward in your music career.
30-Days to Peak Performance Online Course
A 30-Day Performance Preparation Runway to get you ready for your next performance!
MEET THE PSYCHOLOGIST
JON SKIDMORE, PSY.D
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For decades, Dr. Jon has helped performers thrive under pressure. A peak performance is not a mystery or rocket science; it's brain science. By integrating the neuroscience of flow, anxiety management, and performance psychology, he has developed powerful tools and the process, “The Five Stages of Peak Performance,” to get you out of stage fright and into flow.
Your Path to Peak Performance draws on over three decades of experience coaching performing artists, clinical psychology practice, and his lifelong passion for singing. He has taught the class The Psychology of Music Performance at the Brigham Young University School of Music since 1992.
Dr. Jon played the trumpet in High School and stage fright kept him from making it in the Jazz Band. Fortunately, he made it in the Jazz Choir. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology funded by a vocal scholarship. While working on a master’s degree in counseling, he sang with University Singers, the top-performing choir at Brigham Young University. This is where his love of singing and performing connected with the psychological tools he needed and now teaches. His doctoral dissertation was on the musician’s experience of peak performance. He is currently singing with Canticum Lucis in Orem, Utah.
He is the co-author of an essential guidebook, "Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance.” He has co-authored a delightful children’s book about overcoming anxiety, “Ani Gets Unscrambled.” Look for the sequel, “Ready, Set, Go; Ani Unscrambles Stage Fright” in September 2026. You can find out more about Dr. Jon at drjonskidmore.com.
MEET MUSIC MENTOR
ALLIE GARDNER
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Allie Gardner is a Songwriter-Producer, Recording Artist, Session Vocalist & Music Mentor. She is an alumni of Berklee College of Music, an IVTOM Certified Vocal Coach, writer of hundreds of songs (225+ in the last year alone), 10,000+ logged studio hours as a session & background vocalist including projects and events with: Jordan Smith, Blanca, Tommee Profitt, Chris Tomlin and more.
Allie is passionate about mentoring up & coming songwriter-producers by creating programs, videos and masterclass series (like this one) she wishes she had when she was getting into the music industry.
Allie started her music journey plagued by performance anxiety and first encountered Dr. Jon’s work as a 14-year old musical theater camp attendee too nervous to volunteer & participate in her first masterclass with Dr. Jon. She re-encountered Jon again at 19 and this time didn’t let the opportunity pass her by. With the tools & skills gained, the course of Allie’s entire music career changed.
She performs & creates freely, with no fear of outside opinions (almost to a fault 😅) and plays her way through life, making as much of a positive impact as possible along the way.
MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE
ALL SESSIONS HELD VIA ZOOM WEDNESDAY AT 6PM-8PM CENTRAL
REPLAYS WILL BE PROVIDED
MAY 6, 2026
STAGES 1 & 2
LEARN THE FIVE STAGES OF PEAK PERFORMANCE, BUILD YOUR MINDSET BY DESIGN, UNDERSTAND NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION & LEARN PRACTICAL SKILLS TO DEACTIVATE, MASTER MINDSET MANAGEMENT
MAY 13, 2026
STAGES 2 & 3
DEVELOP MENTAL RESILIENCE SKILLS OF PEAK PERFORMANCE, BUILD HEALTHY SELF-TALK HABITS, CHANGE YOUR NARRATIVE: REWRITE YOUR WORST PERFORMANCE EVER. LEARN TO VISUALIZE, BUILD PRE & POST PERFORMANCE ROUTINES.
MAY 27, 2026
STAGES 3 & 4
CREATE YOUR “LAUNCH SEQUENCE”, COMPLETE YOUR PREPARATION, FIND YOUR OPTIMAL FLOW STATE
JUNE 3, 2026
WRITERS ROUND
Time to shine! Test drive all of your new found skills in a safe simulated “high-stakes” environment with invited music industry pros. Set up, Risk, Flow. That’s the goal!
JULY 1, 2026
STAGE 5
ONE MONTH REFLECTION, POST PERFORMANCE DEBRIEFING, PLANNING YOUR NEXT STEPS.
CONSULTATIONS
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS
You will have an individually scheduled consult with Jon Skidmore leading up to or in the early stages of the Masterclass Series, and an individually scheduled Consultation with Allie Gardner at the completion of the masterclass to plan your next steps forward.
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Checkout questions? Email: alliegardnermusic@gmail.com
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OBSERVER
$300 (Earlybird- $150)
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UNLIMITED SLOTS
TICKET FEATURES:
- Live Virtual Masterclass & Replay Access to All 12-Hours of Masterclass Instruction with Jon Skidmore
- Q&A Chat Access
- PDF of Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance by Jon Skidmore
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PARTICIPANT
$800 (Earlybird- $600)
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TICKET FEATURES:
Everything in Observer Ticket PLUS
- Live Performance Access in Masterclass & Writers Round With Invited Industry Pro.
- Performance Assessment
- Individual Consultation with Dr. Jon Skidmore, Psy.D- Individual Consultation with Allie Gardner
- Relax The Body, Focus the Mind Pre-Performance Routine Audio
- 30 Days To Peak Performance Online Course
- Participant-Only Slack Channel -
VIP
$2400 (Earlybird- $2000)
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TICKET FEATURES:
Everything in Observer and Participant Tickets PLUS
4 Individual Consultations with Jon Skidmore
4 Individual Consultations or Equivalent Music Services with Allie Gardner
Meet & Greet With Industry Pro
IT’S TIME TO DITCH PERFORMANCE ANXIETY FOR GOOD
QUESTIONS? REACH OUT TO ALLIEGARDNERMUSIC@GMAIL.COM OR @ALLIEWRITESSONGS ON INSTAGRAM
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