The Bulletproof Musician

386 Episodes

1. Claire Stefani: On Chinrests, Shoulder Rests, and How the Right Setup Can Facilitate More Effortless, Tension-free Playing

   Published: 9/1/2019
2. How to Use Positive “Trigger Words” for More Expressive Performances

   Published: 8/25/2019
3. The “Gesturing Effect": A Way to Learn New Skills More Quickly?

   Published: 8/18/2019
4. How Many of Our Worries Actually Come True?

   Published: 8/11/2019
5. Blaise Dejardin: On Emotion, Technique, and the Kind of Practice That Facilitates Consistently Beautiful Performances

   Published: 8/4/2019
6. Your “Stress Mindset,” and How This Could Make Stress Work For or Against You

   Published: 7/28/2019
7. Why Day-of-Performance Butterflies May Actually Be a Good Thing

   Published: 7/21/2019
8. "Action Observation," And How to Get More out of Your Mental Imagery Practice

   Published: 7/14/2019
9. Tom Hooten: On Being Curious, and Elevating Learning and Growth Above Ego

   Published: 7/7/2019
10. How to "Reset" Your Body Clock and Shift Your Peak Performance Window (& Thrive in AM Rehearsals)

    Published: 6/30/2019
11. Are Coffee Naps Legit?

    Published: 6/23/2019
12. The Role of Self-Compassion in Overcoming Setbacks and Cultivating Mental Toughness

    Published: 6/16/2019
13. Conflicted Between Two Different Choices? Here’s a “Random” Way to Accelerate the Decision-Making Process.

    Published: 6/9/2019
14. Uri Vardi: On the Way Unconscious Habits Shape Our Playing, and How Feldenkrais Can Help Us Unlock More of Our Potential

    Published: 6/2/2019
15. Self-Monitoring, and How “Happy Face” May Have Been a More Potent Practice Strategy than I Realized…

    Published: 5/26/2019
16. Three Different Types of Practice Strategies - Which One Works Best?

    Published: 5/19/2019
17. A Way to Amplify (or Weaken) the Effect of Self-Talk on Performance

    Published: 5/12/2019
18. Menahem Pressler: On Following Your Heart

    Published: 5/5/2019
19. A Goal-Setting Tweak That Could Be the Difference Between an OK Performance and a Great Performance?

    Published: 4/28/2019
20. How Exaggerating Technical Errors Could Improve Your Technique

    Published: 4/21/2019