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The Three Pillars of Performance

Doing any complex action (like playing the horn) needs three things for optimal success. They’re simple, but take practice to do.  They are: 1. Relaxation. Muscles come in pairs, each pulling in the...

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Prey or Predator?

Some food for thought. I just saw the new movie The Hurt Locker, a terrific and tension-packed film about soldiers whose job it is to defuse ordnance (roadside bombs, boobytraps, I.E.D.s) in Iraq. The...

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Ramp Up Your Amygdala, Or: Eyes Wide Shut

Music therapist Lyle Sanford has a thoughtful blog that I enjoy reading and stealing and/or drawing inspiration from that often touches on science as well as musical topics. A recent post of his was...

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Outlier Lessons

I just finished Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. After enjoying his previous books Blink and The Tipping Point, I was eager to see what he came up with. The book is an excellent complement to Talent Is...

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Jeff Nelsen – TED talk on Fearless Performance (video)

TED talks are always good, and Jeff Nelsen has a terrific TED talk for horn players and for anyone who ever has to perform in any way at any time – which is all of us.

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