Physical Tools

Make Bad Art

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

Just BREATHE

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

Celebrating YOU: Create Intentional Rest

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

12 Ways to Create a New Mindset

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

Turns Out, Your Mom is 100% Right

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

How To Simulate Your Vagus Nerve and Calm the Heck Down

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...

Try Adding a Power Pose to Your Pre-game Ritual

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

4 Things to do When You Don't Want to Practice

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...

5 Ways to Create a Self Care Practice for Performers

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...

3 Ways to Build Community

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

Curate your Social Media Feed

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...