The following photos are part of a story I photographed recently for the Bloomington Herald-Times. The images are part of an audio slideshow that was published online with the story. The main subject is Jeff Nelsen, an Indiana University music professor who teaches a class that helps students overcome stage fright associated with auditions.
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class IU professor Jeff Nelsen walks off the "stage" after a mock audition performance for his students during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music. Nelsen teaches a class to help music students combat stage fright associated with audition performances.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/35_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class IU professor Jeff Nelsen participates in a warmup exercise with his students, including junior Jenny Smoak in background, during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/34_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class IU professor Jeff Nelsen performs a short selection of music for his students during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/14_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class Zachary Wasserman, a college student from Detroit, performs a piece of warm up music during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/29_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class Students play a selection of warm up exercises off from sheet music during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/11_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class IU professor Jeff Nelsen leads students in an exercise showing proper technique for french horn mouthpieces during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/09_auditionpractice.jpg)
![Professor Jeff Nelsen Audition Practice Class IU professor Jeff Nelsen teaches a breathing exercise that helps students overcome a fear of running out of air while playing their French Horns during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/05_auditionpractice.jpg)
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