The Bulletproof Musician

386 Episodes

1. Christian Howes: On Overcoming Improvisation Anxiety, Making Technical Practice More Creatively Satisfying, and Becoming a Better Friend to Yourself

   Published: 6/7/2020
2. How the Things You Think about Backstage Could Carry over into Your Performance

   Published: 5/31/2020
3. How to Talk to Yourself When You’re Having a Bad Practice Day (or Week)

   Published: 5/24/2020
4. 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
5. Struggling with Practice Apathy? You Might Be Neglecting “Psychological Rest”

   Published: 5/10/2020
6. Howard Nelson & Pamela Frank: On Recovering from Injury, the Importance of Being Non-Judgmental, and Practicing with 1000% Expression

   Published: 5/3/2020
7. Sarah Lewis: On Thinking Useful Thoughts, Gratitude, and the Challenge of Juggling Auditions and a 3-Month Old

   Published: 4/26/2020
8. Amanda Blaikie: On Believing in Yourself, Letting Go of Attachments, and Giving Yourself Permission to Be Kind to Yourself

   Published: 4/22/2020
9. Caroline Coade: On Being Flexible and "Practicing to Bulletproof”

   Published: 4/19/2020
10. A Mental Time Travel Technique That Could Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Performance

    Published: 4/12/2020
11. Molly Gebrian: On Efficient, Effective, and Reliable Memorization Strategies for Musicians

    Published: 4/5/2020
12. Nicole Newman: On Using Yoga to Develop Sustained Focused Attention, and Practice Getting into the Zone

    Published: 3/29/2020
13. Tim Topham: On How to Maximize Your Effectiveness When Teaching Lessons Online

    Published: 3/22/2020
14. Targeted Memory Reactivation: A Hack to Improve Learning During Sleep?

    Published: 3/15/2020
15. Lynne Aspnes: On Breathing, Singing, and the Value of Cultivating a Diverse Range of Musical Influences

    Published: 3/8/2020
16. What Does Science Say About the Notion That We Don't Utilize Our Full Potential?

    Published: 3/1/2020
17. Fact or Myth: Does Thinking “Don’t Miss” Really Make Us More Likely to Mess Up?

    Published: 2/23/2020
18. How to Get Better at Detecting Errors - Especially If They’re Hiding in Plain Sight

    Published: 2/16/2020
19. The Mindsets That Make It Easier (and Harder) to Bounce Back from Mistakes Mid-Performance

    Published: 2/9/2020
20. Jennifer Johnson: On Learning to Play More Effortlessly, Through a Better Understanding of the True Design of Your Body

    Published: 2/2/2020