Which strategies can help you to be able to say ‘I am well prepared’? Here is a look at the weeks before a performance and how you can best use them.
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Performance Preparation
How do you know if you are ready to perform something? Performing is a skill that needs to be developed and practiced. Once you know you can play a piece convincingly, you need to practice trust. Performance preparation involves practicing musical focus, building concentration, confidence and the ability to stay on track after a mistake. Having control over your thoughts and having something to say.
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Mindset
In this episode, we dive into the power of mindset and the deep-seated beliefs we hold about ourselves. How do these beliefs shape our practice and performances, our confidence, and the opportunities we allow into our lives? And more importantly - how can we shift them to unlock our true potential?
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Motivation
In this episode, we dive into the different forms of motivation—intrinsic and extrinsic—and explore how they shape our actions. Why do some things excite us naturally, while others require external rewards? Understanding what truly drives us can help us stay inspired and achieve our goals more effectively.
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Building Healthy Habits
Creating healthy habits is an important part for being a musician. Changing habits sometimes seems hard, so we have to be aware of our subconscious mechanisms that hold us back from change.
Practicing is the main activity of a musician. We all know that it is not just the amount of practice that we do that brings results, but the quality of our practice. When we understand how musical learning works and how we ourselves function best our practice can be efficient, effective and joyful! Learn about Quality Practice with musician and performance science expert Dr. Susan Williams.
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