The Bulletproof Musician

381 Episodes

1. What Does the Research Say About Having a Couple Drinks Before Performing?

   Published: 9/20/2020
2. 8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently

   Published: 9/13/2020
3. Minna Chung: On the Mysteries of Intonation and a Few Things We Can Do to Play Better in Tune

   Published: 9/6/2020
4. How Many of Our Mistakes Do Audiences (and Other Musicians) Actually Notice?

   Published: 8/30/2020
5. Handling Conflicts in Ensembles: A Few Things We May Be Able to Learn From the Research on Marital Satisfaction...?

   Published: 8/23/2020
6. Is This Really a Significant Factor in How We Choose Our Teachers and Mentors?

   Published: 8/16/2020
7. Why It May Be Useful to Laugh a Bit More in the Months Ahead

   Published: 8/9/2020
8. Stephen Hough: On the Question “Is Memorizing Music Really All That Important?”

   Published: 8/2/2020
9. How to Keep the Critic in Your Head From Wrecking Your Practice Session

   Published: 7/26/2020
10. Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight - PART 2

    Published: 7/19/2020
11. An Email Hack That Could Increase the Likelihood of Getting a Reply (and Possibly Make the World a Slightly Better Place for Everyone Too)

    Published: 7/12/2020
12. Jason Haaheim: On “Deliberate Lessons” and How to Become a Better Teacher to Yourself

    Published: 7/5/2020
13. 3 Questions to Ask Yourself That Could Boost the Effectiveness of Your Next Practice Session

    Published: 6/28/2020
14. Having Difficulty Motivating Yourself to Practice? Research Suggests That Copycatting a Friend Could Help.

    Published: 6/21/2020
15. Evidence That You're Probably Not Great at Performing and Critiquing Your Performance at the Same Time

    Published: 6/14/2020
16. Christian Howes: On Overcoming Improvisation Anxiety, Making Technical Practice More Creatively Satisfying, and Becoming a Better Friend to Yourself

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

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

    Published: 5/24/2020
19. 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
20. Struggling with Practice Apathy? You Might Be Neglecting “Psychological Rest”

    Published: 5/10/2020