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Category Archives: Music Performance Tips
A Mental Shift for Getting into the Zone
Being in the Zone. There’s nothing like it. Everything works. You stop thinking about time. You don’t worry about your thoughts or actions. Your techniques are on auto-pilot. It’s everyone’s dream to be in the Zone when it really matters: … 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
Eliminating Mistakes
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week: Put an End to Making Mistakes Are You Learning Mistakes Every Day? Many musicians teach themselves mistakes at every practice session. They’re usually not even aware that these errors are happening. This habit … Continue reading
Avoid the SAD Syndrome
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Avoid the SAD Syndrome Many musicians have a habit of practicing in a way that will never lead to success in a performance. Their practicing is full of uncontrolled stops and starts. Their playing … 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
Control Your Nerves
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Know How to Control Your Nerves Some musicians are lucky. They never get nervous. They can perform at the drop of a hat. They don’t even give it a second’s thought. If this is … Continue reading
Your Stage Look
How You Look on Stage Really Matters There’s been a lot of media attention recently on how our perceptions, expectations, and prejudices influence our decision making. It turns out that judges in music competitions are influenced by what they see … Continue reading
The Best Music Memorization Tip Ever
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:The #1 Music Memorization Strategy There Are a Lot of Memorization Techniques Many musicians contact me asking me for tips on playing and performing from memory. It’s clearly something that worries a lot of … Continue reading
Quick Performance Tip – Be Convincing
Convince Your Audience What matters during your performance is being convincing. It’s best if you feel in control, but – even if you feel a bit out of control and on the edge of your abilities – convince your audience … Continue reading
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Three Types of Deadlines
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Three Types of Deadlines Deadlines Change Your Thoughts and Actions It’s one thing to say – in the abstract – that you’re going to learn a new piece of music or a song. It’s … Continue reading
