The Bulletproof Musician

386 Episodes

1. Adequate Learning Vs Overlearning: How Many Repetitions Is Enough?

   Published: 8/15/2021
2. Two Things Experts Do Differently Than Non-Experts When Practicing

   Published: 8/8/2021
3. Ann Bergeron: On Facilitating a More Positive Learning Experience, More Effective Skill Acquisition, and More Creative Artists

   Published: 8/1/2021
4. A Simple Practice Scheduling Hack That Couldn’t Possibly Be as Effective as It Seems

   Published: 7/25/2021
5. Why Thought Stopping Doesn’t Work (And the Paradoxical Strategy That Might Work Better)

   Published: 7/18/2021
6. Evidence That You Should Probably Be Taking Practice "Micro-Breaks," if You Want to Maximize Learning.

   Published: 7/11/2021
7. Natasha Brofsky and Roger Tapping: On Learning New Repertoire and Getting to Know a Composer’s Unique Language

   Published: 7/4/2021
8. Can’t Stop Worrying About an Upcoming Performance? Here’s Why Practicing More Might Not Be the Answer.

   Published: 6/27/2021
9. What’s the Best Type of Feedback to Provide, if the Goal Is to Increase Students’ Intrinsic Motivation?

   Published: 6/20/2021
10. Forget White Noise. There May Be a Better Type of Noise That Could Potentially Enhance Memory While You Sleep.

    Published: 6/13/2021
11. Lori Schiff: On Adapting to Remote Instruction, and Learning to Teach Alexander Technique Online

    Published: 6/6/2021
12. Which Is Better - A Verbal Pep Talk or a Visualization Pep Talk?

    Published: 5/30/2021
13. A Test of Three Practice Schedules, and the One That Works Best (Especially for Older Learners)

    Published: 5/23/2021
14. Need to Work on Shifting or Leaps From One Note to Another? Here’s How Mental Practice Could Help.

    Published: 5/16/2021
15. The Kantor Family: On Being Effective Music Parents to Musical Children

    Published: 5/2/2021
16. Finals Coming Up Soon? Here’s Why You Shouldn't Just Read and Review Your Notes.

    Published: 4/25/2021
17. Is “Perfect” Practice as Essential a Thing As We Tend to Assume It Is?

    Published: 4/18/2021
18. Having Difficulty Moving Past a Particularly Distressing Audition or Performance? “Just Think Positive” May Not Be the Best Strategy...

    Published: 4/11/2021
19. Does the “Memory Palace” Strategy Really Work? And Is It Something Musicians Could Use?

    Published: 4/4/2021
20. Evidence That Most of Us Are Terrible at Knowing When to End Conversations

    Published: 3/28/2021