The Bulletproof Musician
A podcast by Noa Kageyama - Sundays

372 Episodes
-
Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight - PART 2
Published: 7/19/2020 -
An Email Hack That Could Increase the Likelihood of Getting a Reply (and Possibly Make the World a Slightly Better Place for Everyone Too)
Published: 7/12/2020 -
Jason Haaheim: On “Deliberate Lessons” and How to Become a Better Teacher to Yourself
Published: 7/5/2020 -
3 Questions to Ask Yourself That Could Boost the Effectiveness of Your Next Practice Session
Published: 6/28/2020 -
Having Difficulty Motivating Yourself to Practice? Research Suggests That Copycatting a Friend Could Help.
Published: 6/21/2020 -
Evidence That You're Probably Not Great at Performing and Critiquing Your Performance at the Same Time
Published: 6/14/2020 -
Christian Howes: On Overcoming Improvisation Anxiety, Making Technical Practice More Creatively Satisfying, and Becoming a Better Friend to Yourself
Published: 6/7/2020 -
How the Things You Think about Backstage Could Carry over into Your Performance
Published: 5/31/2020 -
How to Talk to Yourself When You’re Having a Bad Practice Day (or Week)
Published: 5/24/2020 -
Having Difficulty Believing in Yourself? Here’s a Confidence-Building Technique That Doesn’t Feel Like You're Lying to Yourself.
Published: 5/17/2020 -
Struggling with Practice Apathy? You Might Be Neglecting “Psychological Rest”
Published: 5/10/2020 -
Howard Nelson & Pamela Frank: On Recovering from Injury, the Importance of Being Non-Judgmental, and Practicing with 1000% Expression
Published: 5/3/2020 -
Sarah Lewis: On Thinking Useful Thoughts, Gratitude, and the Challenge of Juggling Auditions and a 3-Month Old
Published: 4/26/2020 -
Amanda Blaikie: On Believing in Yourself, Letting Go of Attachments, and Giving Yourself Permission to Be Kind to Yourself
Published: 4/22/2020 -
Caroline Coade: On Being Flexible and "Practicing to Bulletproof”
Published: 4/19/2020 -
A Mental Time Travel Technique That Could Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Performance
Published: 4/12/2020 -
Molly Gebrian: On Efficient, Effective, and Reliable Memorization Strategies for Musicians
Published: 4/5/2020 -
Nicole Newman: On Using Yoga to Develop Sustained Focused Attention, and Practice Getting into the Zone
Published: 3/29/2020 -
Tim Topham: On How to Maximize Your Effectiveness When Teaching Lessons Online
Published: 3/22/2020 -
Targeted Memory Reactivation: A Hack to Improve Learning During Sleep?
Published: 3/15/2020
Ever wonder why you can practice for hours, sound great in the practice room, and still be frustratingly hit or miss on stage? Join performance psychologist and Juilliard alumnus/faculty Noa Kageyama, and explore research-based “practice hacks” for beating anxiety, practicing more effectively, and playing up to your full abilities when it matters most.