THE BLOG

These articles are designed to encourage you and give you actionable tools to use as you go about the brave and vulnerable work of being a musician.

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Reawaken your sleepy, creative spirit *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach and flutist who helps...

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Create a daily 5-minute breath practice Breath is the single most powerful tool a classical musician possesses to work through stage...

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Piggyback on established habits to find reconnection with yourself In this series, we are creating space to reconnect with our humanity....

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How the classical musician can activate their body to shift their thoughts You are in the midst of a frustrating practice session… Or...

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The things mothers have taught every generation will help you … and your playing There is some wisdom that is universally true and has...

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Help for performers when the fear creeps in By now many of us have heard about how deep breathing helps calm the nervous system. But what...

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How a simple posture can help the classical musician's mindset before a performance My youngest daughter is an absolute firecracker. She...

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Because time on the instrument isn't the only way to support your creativity We all have those days where we don’t want to take out our...

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How to care for the human who makes the music Performance anxiety does not discriminate. You can be in a top tier orchestra, taking a...

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Classical musicians need support, friendship, and inspiration One thing that an emotionally healthy musician has is a community of loved...

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How musicians can fend off stage fright with a little editing I’m going to make a loving suggestion to you. I’d like you to consider...