New podcast episode!
This is the first in what will be a series where I explore performance anxiety through a number of different lenses. In this episode, Carly and I chat about perfectionism as it relates to performance and a novel form of…
Adding to your lexicon: tenuto
Behold! The mighty tenuto! Language of origin/root: Italian, tenere meaning to hold. I’m starting this series with tenuto because I went three decades without truly knowing what this small but transformative line atop or beneath a note really did: I…
November 2024 playlist
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In the coming weeks, the podcast will surge back to life with new interviews and episodes focusing on every possible aspect of performance anxiety: what it’s like, how and why it manifests, strategies that help, strategies that…don’t help…As well as…
Reconsidering practice, part 2: Quality
The four aspects of excellent practice as I see them are: Today I want to talk about quality. Each of these elements contributes something powerful and distinct to the quality of your work. Right off the bat, sort these concepts…
Practice streaming
Once a month, I’m going to stream a practice session on Zoom that is free to join, and afterwards, you can ask questions about anything you saw/heard or your own practice! The next practice stream will be on Tuesday, October…
Reconsidering practice, part 1
In trying to come up with a grand unifying theory of performance anxiety, I proposed (at a talk I gave this summer) that the likelihood of its debilitating effects exist on the axes of two main components: preparation and self-concept.…
Rot or Not 1: Brisa Suave vinho verde
This is NOT rot! Delightful, semi-effervescent vinho verde. If it’s called vinho verde, it’s from Portugal, and although the literal translation suggests “green wine”, in practice, it just means young wine, not aged very long. Lower alcohol (as is the…