A Better Way to Do Mental Practice?

The Bulletproof Musician

The use of mental practice or mental imagery to enhance learning and performance is extremely common amongst athletes in sports. And it’s something that musicians like Horowitz, Rubinstein, Glenn Gould, and learners at all levels have been known to use in music as well.

But I’ve had students and professional musicians alike tell me that they sometimes have difficulty making the imagery feel real. Or that they have difficulty staying engaged with it. As in, one minute they’re visualizing some music, and the next, their mind has drifted off to food. Or they fall asleep. 🤣

Could there be a better way to do visualization?
Get all the nerdy details and study links here:
A Better Way to Do Mental Practice?

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Have you ever been frustrated by the gap between how you sound in the practice room and how you sound on stage (or in lessons)?
For years, I wondered if it was because I wasn't practicing enough. But performing remained inconsistent, even when I practiced more.
Then I learned there was a whole field of science around performing optimally under pressure and more rapid skill development. This changed how I felt and sounded on stage. I even began to enjoy practicing more, because the work I was doing actually stuck!
If you’ve had a nagging feeling that something in your practice needs to change, but weren’t sure exactly what, I’d love to share with you the research-based strategies and techniques that I hope all musicians, educators, and learners will someday have in their toolbox.
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