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Category Archives: Visualization
Success Quote: Jonathan Swift on Vision
Vision is the art of seeing something invisible.Jonathan Swift, writer
Wise Why’s: Gaining Wisdom from the 7 Why’s
When people come to me for performance coaching, they often have a high level of skill and knowledge already. They’ve usually had some level of success using their skills. Yet, something is missing that is stopping them from achieving the … Continue reading
Ten Minute Virtuoso Tip: Use ANY Available Time
Another Ten Minute Virtuoso tip for learning and mastering skills: Instead of thinking you must set aside 30 minutes, an hour, or two hours to work on skill mastery (which, let’s face it, means there are many days where you … Continue reading
Make More Time: Use Visualizations
You can practice any skill without actually doing the skill itself. See, hear, and feel yourself doing the skill perfectly. If you can, also taste and smell the process. The more senses the better! Take mental control of any aspect … Continue reading
Steve Young’s Success Secret – Thinking
What does a retired NFL quarterback who’s obsessed with golf – but doesn’t have enough time to practice regularly – have to teach us about performance optimization? It’s simple: Thinking That’s right. When you can’t do the activity, think about … Continue reading
2018 Grammy Telecast
What Every Musician Can Learn from the Grammy Telecast – 2018 Every year the Grammy’s get a lot of media coverage. “Is the show relevant?” “Are the voting members of the Recording Academy out of touch with today’s taste and … Continue reading
Prepare for Any Performance
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:6 Steps to Prepare for Any Performance From Learning to Mastery Once you can control all the notes for an upcoming concert, audition, gig, or other important situation, the practice room needs to become … Continue reading
Half Year Goals 2017
Goals for the Second Half of the Year Today is July 1. Half of the year is gone. How did the first half of the year go for you? Hopefully, at the beginning of the year, you set annual goals, … Continue reading
How to Use Short Bursts of Time
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:How to Use Short Bursts of Time Our Busy Lives Many musicians feel that they won’t accomplish their goals without spending extraordinary amounts of uninterrupted practice time. But, let’s look at reality for most … Continue reading
May 2017 Music Goals
Monthly Goals for May 2017 It’s May 1st. The beginning of a new month. If you haven’t already put your music goals together for the month, spend a couple minutes today writing out these goals. Keep the written goals somewhere … Continue reading
