381 Episodes

  1. How Mental Imagery Can Help You Become a Better (Or More "Psychic") Chamber Music Partner

    Published: 4/17/2022
  2. How Does One Learn to Play More Musically?

    Published: 4/10/2022
  3. Do We Really Sound as Terrible on Stage as We Sometimes Think We Do?

    Published: 4/3/2022
  4. "Quiet Eye": A Technique to Enhance Performance When You're Nervous

    Published: 3/27/2022
  5. Prone to Procrastinating? Why the Way You Set Deadlines Could Make Things Worse, Not Better.

    Published: 3/20/2022
  6. Having a Bad Practice Day? Turn It Into a Good One With This 3-Step Self-Coaching Technique.

    Published: 3/12/2022
  7. Adina Mornell: On Learning How to Practice in Such a Way That Performing Can Be Something We Enjoy, Rather Than Fear

    Published: 3/6/2022
  8. How to Get Your Brain to Do More Learning BETWEEN Practice Sessions

    Published: 2/27/2022
  9. How to Get Yourself to Practice When You Don't Feel Like It

    Published: 2/20/2022
  10. Why You Get Sucked Down the YouTube Rabbit Hole When Practicing (And How to Prevent This Without Having to Break Up With YouTube)

    Published: 2/13/2022
  11. Joshua Weilerstein: On a Conductor’s Journey, and Why It Might Be Awesome if Every Musician Spent a Day in a Conductor’s Shoes

    Published: 2/6/2022
  12. Research-Tested Practice Strategies That Will Help You Learn New Pieces Faster

    Published: 1/30/2022
  13. How the Things You Say to Your Students Can Change the Positivity (Or Negativity) of Their Inner Voice

    Published: 1/23/2022
  14. Does Perfectionism Really “Kill” Creativity? If So, What’s the Alternative?

    Published: 1/16/2022
  15. A Practice Strategy That Could Potentially Be Twice as Effective as Regular Practice?

    Published: 1/9/2022
  16. How to Be a Little More Awesome in 2022? Try These Top Tips and Insights From 2021.

    Published: 1/2/2022
  17. Why Practicing Practicing from an Early Age is So Important

    Published: 12/26/2021
  18. Two Approaches to Memorization - One of Which Can Leave You Lost and Stranded if You Rely on It Too Much!

    Published: 12/19/2021
  19. Not Sure How to Do Mental Practice? Here's a 7-Point "How-To" Guide

    Published: 12/12/2021
  20. Kristian Steenstrup: On Singing, Solfège, and Cultivating a More Efficient Approach to Learning New Music.

    Published: 12/5/2021

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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.