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: 7/06/2020
2. How the Things You Think about Backstage Could Carry over into Your Performance

   Published: 31/05/2020
3. How to Talk to Yourself When You’re Having a Bad Practice Day (or Week)

   Published: 24/05/2020
4. Having Difficulty Believing in Yourself? Here’s a Confidence-Building Technique That Doesn’t Feel Like You're Lying to Yourself.

   Published: 17/05/2020
5. Struggling with Practice Apathy? You Might Be Neglecting “Psychological Rest”

   Published: 10/05/2020
6. Howard Nelson & Pamela Frank: On Recovering from Injury, the Importance of Being Non-Judgmental, and Practicing with 1000% Expression

   Published: 3/05/2020
7. Sarah Lewis: On Thinking Useful Thoughts, Gratitude, and the Challenge of Juggling Auditions and a 3-Month Old

   Published: 26/04/2020
8. Amanda Blaikie: On Believing in Yourself, Letting Go of Attachments, and Giving Yourself Permission to Be Kind to Yourself

   Published: 22/04/2020
9. Caroline Coade: On Being Flexible and "Practicing to Bulletproof”

   Published: 19/04/2020
10. A Mental Time Travel Technique That Could Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Performance

    Published: 12/04/2020
11. Molly Gebrian: On Efficient, Effective, and Reliable Memorization Strategies for Musicians

    Published: 5/04/2020
12. Nicole Newman: On Using Yoga to Develop Sustained Focused Attention, and Practice Getting into the Zone

    Published: 29/03/2020
13. Tim Topham: On How to Maximize Your Effectiveness When Teaching Lessons Online

    Published: 22/03/2020
14. Targeted Memory Reactivation: A Hack to Improve Learning During Sleep?

    Published: 15/03/2020
15. Lynne Aspnes: On Breathing, Singing, and the Value of Cultivating a Diverse Range of Musical Influences

    Published: 8/03/2020
16. What Does Science Say About the Notion That We Don't Utilize Our Full Potential?

    Published: 1/03/2020
17. Fact or Myth: Does Thinking “Don’t Miss” Really Make Us More Likely to Mess Up?

    Published: 23/02/2020
18. How to Get Better at Detecting Errors - Especially If They’re Hiding in Plain Sight

    Published: 16/02/2020
19. The Mindsets That Make It Easier (and Harder) to Bounce Back from Mistakes Mid-Performance

    Published: 9/02/2020
20. Jennifer Johnson: On Learning to Play More Effortlessly, Through a Better Understanding of the True Design of Your Body

    Published: 2/02/2020