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The Bulletproof Musician

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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A Mental Tweak to Reduce the Gap Between Your Best Playing and What Happens Under Pressure Feb 10, 2019

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Research suggests that a new mental adjustment and shift in how we view the stakes in stressful performance situations could help us avoid choking under pressure.

A Mental Tweak to Reduce the Gap Between Your Best Playing and What Happens Under Pressure

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

David Kim: On Letting Go and Being Yourself Feb 03, 2019

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Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim shares insights on his most effective practice techniques, biggest failures (and successes), and more.

David Kim: On Letting Go and Being Yourself

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

A Scientific Rationale for Keeping Photos of Friends and Family in Your Case Jan 27, 2019

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Are people who have pictures of family and friends in their case on to something? A study suggets that simply imagining our partner can help us reduce stress as much as having them physically present.

A Scientific Rationale for Keeping Photos of Friends and Family in Your Case

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

Get Into "The Zone" More Frequently with This Subtle Mental Adjustment Jan 20, 2019

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Is getting into "the zone" something that just happens randomly? Or do we have more control over this than we realize? New research suggests that we actually do indeed.

Get Into "The Zone" More Frequently with This Subtle Mental Adjustment

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

A Comparison of Two Types of Anti-Choking Strategies Jan 13, 2019

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Pre-performance routines often consist of a number of different elements. But might simply squeezing a ball in your left hand a few times be just as effective?

A Comparison of Two Types of Anti-Choking Strategies

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

Lori Schiff: On How Alexander Technique Can Enhance Learning and Performance Under Pressure Jan 06, 2019

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What is Alexander Technique, really? Will it help our playing? If so, in what way? How do we know if we need it? Learn more in this chat with Juilliard's Alexander Technique teacher Lori Schiff.

Lori Schiff: On How Alexander Technique Can Enhance Learning and Performance Under Pressure

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

How Perfect Does Your Intonation Have to Be? Dec 30, 2018

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How much wiggle room do we have when it comes to intonation? Do pitch issues affect audience (and other musicians') opinions of the quality of a performance as much as we think they do?

How Perfect Does Your Intonation Have to Be?

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

Does Focusing on Musical Expressiveness in Performance Come at the Expense of Technical Precision? Dec 23, 2018

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It's often said that we should focus on "the music" when performing instead of the notes and technique per se. But does this come at a cost to technical accuracy?

Does Focusing on Musical Expressiveness in Performance Come at the Expense of Technical Precision?

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

A Mental Shift That Could Help You Produce a More Beautiful Sound on Stage Dec 16, 2018

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Ever have a teacher tell you to imagine performing to the very last row in a hall? Research suggests that this might be better advice than we realize.

A Mental Shift That Could Help You Produce a More Beautiful Sound on Stage

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

Can’t Shut Off Your Brain and Get to Sleep? This 5-min Exercise Could Help. Dec 09, 2018

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Ever have difficulty shutting off your brain and getting to sleep? A recent study found that this 5-min writing exercise could help.

Can’t Shut Off Your Brain and Get to Sleep? This 5-min Exercise Could Help.

More from The Bulletproof Musician

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Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
Live and self-paced courses

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