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.
The Bulletproof Musician
Latest Episodes
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse: The Science of Sleep for Musicians
What if one of the most overlooked factors affecting memory consolidation, emotional regulation, practice efficiency, and performance consistency wasn’t a new practice strategy - but sleep?Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse is a triple board-...
Paul Baxter: Why Bad Habits Keep Coming Back (And a Faster Way to Change Them)
Have you ever had the experience of fixing something in the practice room…only to have it come back in performance?Maybe it’s a passage where tension creeps back in. Or a section where your fingers revert to an old fingering. Or some asp...
Micah Killion: The One Thing Artist-Level Musicians Do Differently in the Practice Room
How should musicians actually practice to improve faster? In this conversation with researcher and trumpet professor Micah Killion, we explore what expert musicians do differently in the practice room and what research reveals about effective p...
How to Start a Performance with More Accuracy (Without the Onstage Warm-Up)
One of my teachers often used to say that no matter what you’re playing, when you’re on stage, the beginning of a piece is always the hardest part.Not because the opening is more difficult technically, but because we’ve generally been si...
When You Can’t Get Yourself to Start Practicing, Try This
In some years it feels easier to begin the new year with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Other years, it can be difficult to get going and build up those new habits that we’d love to develop.Whichever kind of year this is shaping up to b...