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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.
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Ever have one of those days in the practice room, where as soon as you fix one issue, another problem pops up? And just when you think you have that problem solved, the original thing "breaks" again? And when you try to think about both of those things, a third issue emerges? This practice room whack-a-mole problem can be kind of frustrating. But i…
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Do you tend to play with your eyes open? Or do you sometimes close them? Ever wonder if there might be any performance benefit to performing with eyes closed? Turns out there might be - in certain circumstances. Get all the nerdy details here: Is It Better to Perform With Eyes Open or Closed? * * * Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that thin…
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A Teaching Method That Creates Smarter Practicers
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I remember my teacher saying to me quite early on in my studies, that her job was not to tell me what to do, but to teach me how to teach myself. I think we all have that goal in our teaching, but like many things, this is often easier said than done. I mean, how exactly do we teach someone how to teach themself? In a 2011 study, researchers recrui…
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You know how people say that little kids don’t have a filter? How they just blurt out whatever thoughts pop into their minds? Well, the voice in our head can kind of be like that unfiltered 1st grader. Because we often say some rather unkind and borderline abusive things to ourselves quite automatically. We might not truly believe the mean and disc…
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For most of my life, even through college and grad school, regular ol' repetition was probably my most-utilized learning strategy whether I was studying for a test or practicing for my next lesson or performance. If you've gone through stages like this, you probably remember that this approach is not particularly enjoyable, and is also quite time-c…
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We all procrastinate on things from time to time. And sometimes we pay the price for doing things at the last minute. But then there are times when it actually seems to work out pretty well! So is procrastination all bad? Or could there be a productive and unproductive sort of procrastination? Well, the research seems to suggest that the answer cou…
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most for musicians. * * * When I was first starting out on the violin, I remember there were more fun games and practice challenges involved in my daily practice. Like free improvisation. Or playing with …
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In the age-old debate about nature vs. nurture, I know the correct answer for most things is that it's a blend of both. But sight-reading, at least for me, always felt like one of those things which leaned more on the nature side than nurture. Some folks just seem to have a knack for it, while I always struggled. But what does the research say? Cou…
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Michael Bridge: On Cultivating Expressive (vs Impressive) Virtuosity
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most for musicians. * * * I think we’ve all had teachers tell us that the technical and expressive aspects of music-making are inextricably connected, and that we shouldn’t just work on technique, and exp…
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Everyone seems to be pretty good about staying hydrated nowadays with the popularity of reusable water bottles and a growing number of public water refilling stations in schools, airports, etc. But how much of a difference does hydration make when it comes to practicing and performing more effectively? How exactly might we benefit from being better…
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most for musicians. * * * Ever have one of those days where it feels like the more you practice, the worse you sound? Or perhaps you've had a lesson with a student, where the more you try to help, the mor…
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As you might imagine, there are a ton of research papers out there. Some are exceedingly useful. Others are interesting, but of questionable usefulness (like the one which explores the physics of buttered toast tending to land butter-side down). And then there are those which might seem silly at first, but make you think, and end up being quite use…
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Frank Almond: On Work, Fun, and the Importance of Both in Dealing with Adversity
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most for musicians. * * * When you think of your favorite musicians or performers, how much fun do you think they’re having on stage? And how much fun do you think they have in the practice room? Wait...f…
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Whether it's our children, our students, or our pets, I think it's pretty natural and automatic to want to offer praise for a job well done. We're happy for them, and pleased to see them do well. But what happens when they fall short in some way? Whether it's a subpar performance, a mediocre grade, or a mistake on the carpet, does our praise help t…
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Can We Learn Faster by Thinking Less?
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most for musicians. * * * Much like hair, there are good practice days, and there are not-so-good practice days. 🤣 The bad practice days can be filled with frustration, irritation, and maybe even a hint o…
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When it comes to improving technical aspects of your playing, it's easy to assume that this is mostly a physical issue. Where the solution is to do more practice, and more "correct" repetitions. But what if part of the problem was mental? A 2009 golf study (and many others both before and since!) suggest that what we're thinking about when we're pl…
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This episode is sponsored by Musician's Maintenance - safe, simple, maintenance exercises that specifically address the muscle groups that matter most to musicians. * * * I think we've all been told that we should look at the conductor or at our musical colleagues in chamber music settings. But how important is this really? Isn't it enough to have …
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