Here's an embarrassing "life lesson" from my past that I learned from. OUCH. A few years back I was a guest speaker at the Classical Singer Convention. It ended up being a wonderful experience but it sure didn't start out that way. What I mean is that immediately...
In this, the final part 4 of our mini series on speaking from the stage, we're covering mindgames + perfectionism + your audience. If you missed the earlier installments, find them here: parts 1, 2, 3). A few nagging question remain: "I have a hard time transitioning...
MONDAT BYTES — August 1, 2016 OMG: it's August already and the long summer days will be ending all too soon. Hope you're getting quality vacation time in and that you've been able to unplug, unwind, and recharge. One of my top summer pleasures is getting lost in a...
Have you ever had that nightmare of walking out on stage and being completely unprepared? I know I have! (And I'm always relieved to wake up and realize it was simply an anxiety dream.) Of course it's absurd to think we'd ever walk into an actual performance...
MONDAY BYTES — June 29, 2015 What can TED talks teach musicians about performance?Of course there are terrific specific TED talks that can inspire us and give us concrete tools and strategies. (As I've written in other posts about, for instance Amy Cuddy's popular TED...
