anxiety, Art of Freedom, awareness, balance, coaching, competition, concentration, creativity, emotions, fear, freedom, improvement, musicians, performance anxiety, stress, Uncategorized

Here’s a crazy fact about suppressed emotion, and what that means for you as an artist

FACT: 90% of our energy is being used to suppress emotion. WOW. Read that ...

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depression, emotions, habit, inspiration, motivation, practicing, suffering

5 Tips to Help You Practice When You Feel Down

If you’re human, then you know what it’s like to have a “down” day. Here are ...

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depression, emotions, inspiration, joy, life purpose, nature, soul, spirituality, stress, suffering, Uncategorized

What Can a Musician/Artist Do When Uninspired?

I like the idea that came to me one day, that there are little ...

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Alexander Technique, anxiety, Art of Freedom, auditions, awareness, beliefs, emotions, fear, performance anxiety, reactions, thinking

Transforming My Negative Thoughts on Taking an Audition

I worked on the cadenza of the Tschaikovsky concerto today. The hardest thing about ...

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Alexander Technique, Uncategorized

How Can Musicians Respond to the Recent U.S. Election?

Dear Musical Friends, I’m writing this message on the day that Donald Trump won ...

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Alexander Technique, awareness, ease, non-doing, peace, performance, reactions, tension, Uncategorized

The Best Way to Deal with Musical Mistakes

Image courtesy of stockphoto at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The Alexander Technique is primarily a preventive technique. ...

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