Overcoming Common Roadblocks to New Year’s Resolutions
A happy, healthy, and musical New Year to you! I’m one of those people who traditionally sets resolutions at […]
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Overcoming Hurdles
Fragmented Attention Culture & its Impact on the Ability to Memorize Repertoire
With constant email notifications, text message alerts, and infinite scrolling, modern technology has slowly reprogrammed many of our minds to
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What We Get Wrong about Affirmations and Why to Try EFT Instead
Affirmations – positive statements about ourselves in first person and in the present tense. But do they really help cope
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Unfolding Tension in the Bow Arm & Hand
I’ve been thinking long and hard about where to begin the discussion on best practices to minimize unnecessary tension in
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Three Great Things: The Power of Gratitude
If you’re anything like me, the busyness and excitement of holidays (combined with shorter/colder days in the northern hemisphere) can
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Learning & Improving Skills as an Adult
Have you ever been told (or know someone who was told) “It’s too late to learn an instrument at this
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3 Practices to Achieve True Confidence on Stage
Like most classical musicians, I occasionally have some very unwelcome guests in my mind – feelings of doubt, uncertainty, or
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Injury-Prevention Exercises for Violinists and Violists
Every spring (not counting 2020) toward the end of the academic year, many freelance musicians get BOMBARDED with gigs after
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5 Ways To Make It Easier To Start Practicing | Atomic Habits
Have you ever been really anxious to practice but just couldn’t seem to get yourself to pick up your instrument?
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On Staying the Course
Let’s be realistic – not every big goal will come to fruition; especially not on the first try. Sometimes it’s
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