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.
Podcasting since 2018 • 411 episodes
The Bulletproof Musician
Latest Episodes
The Central Strategy Expert Musicians Use to Practice Difficult Passages
We all get stuck on problem passages from time to time. And it can be very natural to simply throw more repetitions at it, in hopes that this will eventually unlock something.But in doing so, we end up accumulating more and more incorrec...
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Episode 411
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9:57
How a Small Change in Self-Talk Could Improve Performance Under Pressure
The voice in our head can be an asset at times - but also kind of a jerk at the worst possible moments. And like that one person in the “quiet car” of the train that doesn’t seem to understand the rules, it never seems to be quiet when we need ...
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Episode 410
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8:57
A Learning Method That Outperformed Traditional Practice
A few months ago, when a sportswriter published an article in The New York Times about an unusual and “revolutionary” practice method that NBA star Victor Wembanyama and other elite athletes and teams (like the World Series-winning LA Dodgers) ...
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Episode 409
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10:30
How Much Perfectionism Do You Really Need to Succeed?
A friend recently asked if it's true that becoming a virtuoso performer requires being a perfectionist.Well, spoiler alert, it's not a simple yes or no answer. And there are a lot of fascinating nuances to explore. One of whi...
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Episode 408
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8:48
Pallavi Mahidhara: On Practicing for Flexibility, Not Perfection
Playing for other people, whether it’s an audience of one, a dozen, or several hundred, can be a stressful thing! So it’s easy to focus on the negative aspects of performance, like how to manage nerves and avoid mistakes.But performing c...
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Episode 407
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49:00