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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 skillsComment

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

Questions For Success

Questions For Success

Growth, Mindset, Practice and Preparation, PerformanceMark BainNovember 16, 2020Questions, Metacognition, ReflectionComment

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

Under the Spotlight

Under the Spotlight

Courage, Focus and Concentration, Nerves and Anxiety, PerformanceMark BainJune 29, 2020The Spotlight Effect, Barry ManilowComment

Why would I...?

Why would I...?

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

Variety is the spice of life

Variety is the spice of life

Focus and Concentration, Growth, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainMay 18, 2020Varied PracticeComment

Blocked vs Interleaved

Blocked vs Interleaved

Growth, Practice and Preparation, Performance, Focus and ConcentrationMark BainMay 11, 2020Blocked Practice, Interleaved practice, Contextual Interference EffectComment

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

Getting over mistakes!!

Getting over mistakes!!

Focus and Concentration, Performance, Practice and PreparationMark BainFebruary 17, 2020MistakesComment

Neurochemical profile: Adrenalin

Nerves and Anxiety, PerformanceMark BainJanuary 27, 2020Adrenalin, Neurochemical profile, Fight-flight-freezeComment

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Nerves and Anxiety, Practice and Preparation, PerformanceMark BainJanuary 20, 2020Progressive Muscle RelaxationComment

Be Present

Be Present

Focus and Concentration, Practice and Preparation, PerformanceMark BainJanuary 13, 2020Be present, breathe, savour, subdivideComment