Practice, Prepare, Perform—Then What?
After a big performance or competition, performers can feel a little let down because what they have been striving for is completed. Rather than move right on to the next goal, why not stop and...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Destiny? You Decide!
Have you ever felt stuck after a less than successful performance? Why did this happen? Again! What about that audition that didn’t go the way you expected? We often focus on the fact that the...
View ArticlePowerful Questions to Ask about Your Performing
Have you had a problem performing well when you are under pressure at competitions or at auditions? Have you been so anxious before or even during a performance that it adversely affected your...
View ArticleDo You Worry or Care Too Much What Others Think?
Well? Do you? Do you find yourself worrying or caring too much about what others are thinking or saying about you? Worrying or caring too much what others think about you and your performing is one...
View ArticlePerformers, Today is a Gift!
Yesterday is history, tomorrow’s a mystery, and today’s a GIFT—that’s why we call it the PRESENT! You, no doubt, have heard this saying. With the holiday approaching, I thought that this quote was...
View ArticleSelf-Assess Your Performing Skills
Performers don’t hesitate to assess their musical skills as they continue to train and practice to be an excellent player or singer. It’s just as important to periodically assess your mental skills...
View ArticleReady? Set? Audition!
With an important audition coming up, the following questions are often uppermost in a performer’s mind—”Am I going to be ready?” and “What do I need to do to be set or prepared ‘enough’ for this...
View ArticleAre You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 1
It is very important for musicians to be proactive in their approach to preparing mentally as well as musically. A musician’s inner game has everything to do with his or her performing. We have...
View ArticleAre You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 2
In Are You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 1 we discussed how important it is for performers to be mentally tough and that mental toughness is simply having effective mental skills that allow for...
View ArticleAre You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 3
In the previous posts, Are You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 1 and Are You a Mentally Tough Performer? Pt. 2, we have been looking at the skills, habits, and thought processes of successful...
View ArticleFrench Open Lessons for Performers
While writing this article, I’ve been watching the 2013 French Open, one of tennis’ premier Grand Slam tournaments. Let’s see what we can learn from these performers on the clay courts in Paris. It...
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Fall Jumpstart for Performing Success
I love Fall (probably because I have always loved school!). This is a little funny because I live in South Texas and we don’t have Fall. We have two seasons—Summer and Off-Summer. So, for me, Fall...
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Focus & The Road to Success
We were on the road driving to our favorite vacation spot and it got me to thinking. The two-lane roads were extremely curvy, winding, and steep. It took my complete focus to drive safely. When we...
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The Beauty of Performing—Commit To It!
People will be impressed if you perform well, but something far more important can happen when a performer combines impressive technique with emotional truth: both the performer and the listener can...
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Daring Greatly—The Vulnerable Performer
I recently watched Brené Brown’s 2012 TEDTalk called Listening to Shame. I am one of 2,785,867 people who have viewed this video since. I don’t know how many of those nearly three million viewers...
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Five Silly Beliefs Performers Have
Performers are no different than other people. We believe silly, even irrational things sometime. When we do, we are most likely thinking one or more of the following: “Things should (ought, must,...
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Ineffective Beliefs Performers Have and How to Change Them
Last time, in Five Silly Beliefs Performers Have, we discussed five silly or irrational beliefs that performers can have. Well, there are more. If these beliefs were just passing thoughts with...
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