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How to Escape 6 Cognitive Traps in Music Practice and Performance

How to Escape 6 Cognitive Traps in Music Practice and Performance

Mindset, Growth, Focus and Concentration, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and Preparation, ConfidenceMark BainOctober 25, 2024Cognitive fusion, defusion, mental skills Comment

11 Steps to Maximise Your Self-Recording Process as a Musician

11 Steps to Maximise Your Self-Recording Process as a Musician

Confidence, Focus and Concentration, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainJune 1, 2024Self-recording, ReviewComment

Use "Performance Cues" to Create Mindful Musicianship

Use "Performance Cues" to Create Mindful Musicianship

Focus and Concentration, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and Preparation, ConfidenceMark BainOctober 26, 2023Performance Cues, Process Cue, Focus CueComment

The Scary Solo

The Scary Solo

Confidence, Focus and Concentration, Nerves and AnxietyMark BainAugust 15, 2022Solo, Focus of Attention, Process Cue, Performance PracticeComment

What is a 'Physiological Sigh?'

What is a 'Physiological Sigh?'

Nerves and Anxiety, Focus and Concentration, Confidence, Practice and Preparation, PerformanceMark BainNovember 2, 2020Breathing, Diaphragmatic breathing, Square breathing, Double Barrel Breathing, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Stanford, Neuroscience Comments

Controlling the Controllables

Controlling the Controllables

Confidence, Focus and Concentration, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainAugust 31, 2020Controlling the ControllablesComment

Don't say Don't!

Don't say Don't!

Confidence, Courage, Focus and Concentration, Mindset, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainAugust 17, 2020Self-talk, Thought suppression, Don't, Ironic effect, White bear phenomenonComment

A $10 million mistake!

A $10 million mistake!

Confidence, Growth, Mindset, Practice and Preparation, Performance, Nerves and Anxiety, CourageMark BainAugust 3, 2020Failure, Elon Musk, SpaceXComment

Make a statement!

Make a statement!

Growth, Mindset, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and Preparation, ConfidenceMark BainJuly 20, 2020Statements, Arnold Jacobs, Musical intentComment

Why would I...?

Why would I...?

Mindset, Growth, Confidence, Performance, Practice and Preparation, Focus and ConcentrationMark BainJune 22, 2020Michael Jordan, The Last DanceComment

The Illusion of Learning: Rethinking Blocked Practice in Music

The Illusion of Learning: Rethinking Blocked Practice in Music

Growth, Practice and Preparation, ConfidenceMark BainApril 20, 2020Blocked Practice, Learning, Retention, MemoryComment

Anchoring technique

Anchoring technique

Confidence, Courage, Focus and Concentration, Mindset, Nerves and Anxiety, Practice and Preparation, PerformanceMark BainMarch 30, 2020Anchoring, Classical Conditioning, Ivan PavlovComment

Threat, Challenge, or Opportunity?

Threat, Challenge, or Opportunity?

Confidence, Courage, Mindset, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainMarch 16, 2020Threat, Challenge, OpportunityComment

Galamian Principal of 3rds

Galamian Principal of 3rds

Confidence, Focus and Concentration, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainMarch 9, 2020Galamian Principal of 3rdsComment

Feel like a fraud?

Feel like a fraud?

Mindset, Growth, Practice and Preparation, ConfidenceMark BainFebruary 24, 2020Imposter SyndromeComment

Turn perfectionism into problem solving

Turn perfectionism into problem solving

Growth, Mindset, Confidence, Practice and PreparationMark BainFebruary 10, 2020Perfectionism, Problem solving, MistakesComment

Attitude of Grattitude

Attitude of Grattitude

Courage, Confidence, Growth, Mindset, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainNovember 25, 2019Attitude of Grattitude, GrattitudeComment

Confidence booster

Confidence booster

Confidence, Practice and Preparation, MindsetMark BainNovember 13, 2019Three Things ExerciseComment

Mark's list

Mark's list

Practice and Preparation, Performance, Nerves and Anxiety, Courage, Confidence, GrowthMark BainOctober 23, 2019Performance Pressure Hierarchy, Exposure Therapy, Mark's listComment

Climb the pressure ladder

Climb the pressure ladder

Confidence, Courage, Growth, Nerves and Anxiety, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainOctober 21, 2019Performance Pressure Hierarchy, Exposure TherapyComment