Uncovering the Effortless Musician Within

Last weekend, I got to chat with Angela and Jen from the Tuned & Strong podcast (video below). We got into some great topics, including:

  • What I do with Effortless Musician

  • 3:05 - what is Timani?

  • 5:05 - why a physiotherapist couldn’t help me with my physical problems

  • 7:10 - what is effortless musicianship?

  • 8:30 - what is the “trust gap” and why is it crucial for musicians?

  • 12:15 - why your inner critic emerges the better you get

  • 15:10 - what happened in Angela’s first Timani lesson

  • 16:50 - why so many musicians throw themselves under the bus by trying to relax

  • 20:35 - how fascia can help musicians play and sing more efficiently

  • 23:10 - how I practice

  • 25:28 - another way to think about “muscle memory”

  • 29:05 - what’s so empowering about learning playing-related anatomy and why talking about how things should feel isn’t concrete enough

  • 31:50 - interoception and why working with your body doesn’t mean you’ll always have to always focus on your body when you’re performing

  • 37:53 - why practicing is like playing Minesweeper and why it’s so hard to keep progressing the better you get

  • 42:17 - the importance of doing things wrong

  • 43:45 - how I use Timani when coaching musicians to overcome performance anxiety

  • 50:50 - why I don’t believe in talent and how modern lifestyle is affecting your performance without you even knowing it

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