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Why I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

Mindset

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5 Performance Myths…Busted

Mindset

I was recently asked by a high-school student if I ever get nervous before a performance. The student assumed that everyone who has made it to a top orchestra must have nerves of steel and be impervious to normal human responses. It got me thinking about some of the misconceptions floating around about performing.

Mastering Your Mindset Part 1: Excuses

Mindset

We all know the definition of insanity––doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome, right?

Mastering Your Mindset Part 2: Fear

Mindset

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Should I Quit?

Auditions

Your bones don’t break, mine do. That’s clear. Your cells react to bacteria and viruses differently than mine. You don’t get sick, I do. That’s also clear. But for some reason, you and I react the exact same way to water. We swallow it too fast, we choke. We get some in our lungs, we […]

5 Reasons You Need a Coach

Practice

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How To Make Lasting Change

Practice

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What If I Never Win an Audition?

Auditions

Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that’s […]

Become a Practice Curator.

Practice

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