What All Musicians NEED But CANNOT Be Taught

This is a delight! Thank you!

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Having taught music in my earlier years, self-confidence, performance anxiety and procrastination where always at the top. There were only a few students who actually got to understand the concept, but it was not easy. I had to inject the concept that I was not there as a mean, rotten person (LOL), but as someone to convey information to them. Situations became better once they realized I could be their "friend", and that they could have down to earth discussions with me. Once that was in place, it was amazing to see how much they really wanted, or didn't want the lessons.

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All the Best from Hannes, Germany

#3 or, do things that suck, EVERY DAY, David Goggins...

wanted to ask you do you know any ai who help to make simple melody to more complex same you done in one of your videos?

Brilliant video! Thank you!

Great video !! Lots of really helpful ideas.

How you feel about yourself will greatly affect how you not only approach your music and preparation, but also how you approach life. Self sabotage killer. This was helpful to hear. Thank you!!! ❤

Great, workable action plan here! The struggle is real, so thank you for sharing these ideas.

Brilliant! Thank you for this video about learning/improving music skills. Your philosophy applies also to other learning endeavors, recognizing pitfalls, fears, insecurities and ways to improve if not "break the wall(s)". I was startled to realize that musicians face similar challenges in performing (closer) to their potential just as this acrobat that will walk that high wife, a competitor in a major challenge event, etc. Thank you for this very instructive advice on facing challenges, Ciao, L

Thank you so much, Nahre! I've played piano for years in front of hundreds of people with no performance anxiety whatsoever. Then last summer I suddenly had it extremely bad during one recital. I've had a ton of trouble even beginning to process through why that happened. I think this video went a long ways towards helping that not happen again!

For my very first recital, I was 10 or 11 years old and had to play the first movement of Moonlight Sonata. I was the last performance, and nobody told me where the bathroom was. I almost peed my pants while waiting, but finally got someone to show me the way to the bathroom just before my performance. I literally had to run there and back, so I had an extra dose of adrenaline. After 3 or 4 measures, I forgot the piece and had to signal to my teacher for the sheet music. Once I had the sheet music and performed the piece, I got a standing ovation, but the experience leading up to that point was so terrible I decided not to perform again. Between then and becoming an adult, I performed just 3 or 4 times, and never again in an unfamiliar place. I still cringe thinking about it 20 years later, but it has so far been the only truly bad performance experience.

You are great Nahre, glad to been subscribed for a while, very interesting and useful

I like the last tips!
One thing I do, is talk to the audience before I perform, which gives me the opportunity to tell them about my nerves or make a joke, something that narrows the gap between us, so I don’t feel so: I am the only one and they are the judges. I like to create a little bonding that makes the concert feel more like playing for some friends.

Great video! Thanks for making it.
I felt horrible during one performance but everybody said they loved it. Of course I didn’t believe them, but when I heard the playback of the concert a week later, I realized that my level of piano playing was higher than most (maybe all) of the audience, so first of all this level is enjoyable even I could hear that although I didn’t feel it in the moment, and have had better results on other gigs, but the point is that the audience that paid money and had a great time, they are the reason I can keep getting booked, so it’s powerful to snap out of our perfectionism and also embrace the joyful product we just sold the audience. One thing I learned was to not tell the audience how I felt about something they all valued. So I played it off (no pun intended) and became better to embrace the entertainment side of performing and loosen up, and yes then go home and practice

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I’m a composer. A huge part of developing musical confidence for me was writing my own music, that ONLY follows “my rules” (I have none); the more I wrote, the more I saw that I can trust myself/my sound.

A book that has helped me tremendously with self-confidence is “Psycho-Cybernetics” by Maxwell Maltz. QUICK DISCLAIMER: this book does have bias for white athletes and sometimes speaks less well of black athletes (I’m black), and it also has a bias for Christianity (I’m agnostic). But, if you can skip and/or look past that stuff, the mental training exercises given in the book are scientifically proven to help us build a positive self-image, develop healthy thinking habits, and helps train our imagination for any purpose (performing, creating, theorizing, etc music as well).

Confidence can’t be taught, but it can be cultivated.

It’s simple really, the more you perform the easier it gets. In the mean time, while performing, it’s best to move/sway to the music you’re playing it will physically calm your anxiety and it has the added benefit of making you entertaining to watch. Point is, the ONLY way to deal with anxiety is head on; on your terms. No amount of confidence, colorful outfits, practice etc. will help you. Put your atheistic ideologies aside and play at a church; you need the experience; and possibly get paid!

I'm happy that I just found your channel, thank you for this video.

Yes...try your best and accept that you did! Than you for helping me get back into playing better Nahre. I am an ex-teacher in my discipline and you are doing a terrific job.

You´re doing great, thank you!

Thanks Nahre. Your content is so useful and you inspire so many of us!

Keep doing what your doing!

Best life coach ever! And free of charge!

What about us who play but aren't musicians?

Really Helpful.. jus started doing open freestyles on campus, I'm dealing with nervousness, lots of self talk.. jus too much.. buh I'm gon keep going cos I believe

Thankyou. Your videos and advice are always so helpfull

Thank you for this incredible video ❤

This is good info for every day life. With regards to jazz improvisation: there are not wrong notes…just wrong decisions 🙃🎶🎹

I'm a fan, you do a wonderful job making videos and you are a great player, so never stop. ❤️🙏

Nice.

If you want to take your music or almost any subject to the next level you need two things. Ego and Insane Hard Work. (Plus some talent) But the other two things can take you a long way. Now this is a very NON HEALTHY WAY OF LIVING, but if you want to be the best. I will give you two examples in history. Robert Fischer World Chess Champion and Beethoven. Outside of Chess and Music both of their lives were a mess. Beethoven's Land Lords hated him! But both of these guys wanted to prove to the world (I'm the Best). Fischer defeated the Soviet Union with their small army of Grand Masters and we all know what Beethoven did. But outside of their chosen fields they were people you would not want to hang around LOL. But that is what you have to do become the best!

Thank you… your vids really help

I believe that time is the most important key to music performance. Practice time, is one aspect but time contemplating your practice and time not practicing or procrastinating weigh into the time you have. Not rushing is my key everything happens in it's own time. If a performance is scheduled before we are truly ready (as always) you will suck. embrace these sucky times and make a mantra to chant internally "Everyone sucks some times" Relative amounts of suck go into every show. No quest for perfection will prepare you to suck just do as well as you can if it doesn't satisfy every one don't worry about it, they will be alright. No one dies when you flub a song.

I enjoyed this video! So positive and encouraging!

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Those advices are precious for all kind of creative careers, I'm working as graphic designer and can really implement these techniques for the quiet same reasons. Love your work, thanks a lot!❤

Nice one

i definitely need to work on the do things that challenge you part, its so easy to get discouraged...and then i waste my time, i just want to be great, especially in my own eyes

I am musician and also a scholar. These ideas are applicable to both. Thank you so much.

almost like CBT, very helpful, thank you!

I gave a rare recital for which I practiced in widely varying moods for four months, knowing how I'd feel onstage. It was an hour of my own compositions and arrangements of other works, and none of it was simple. I was in fight or flight from the first note to the last. Still, I was laughing at it because I was there to serve music by expressing the motive force that drives music, in hope of revealing the power that evokes our response. So my responsibility to my audience and to myself was to get out of the way, and if successful, tsunami would surely come. And it did. So, that very high, narrow sidewalk turned out, as I knew, to be complete illusion, but I was shaken. Yet, mission accomplished, I was informed. I know that with a bit more public performance I'd be able to relax and enjoy the show, which would enhance dynamic access and bring us to the point of meltdown that I call living 🙏

Thank you Queen! You are a Gem!

PS this topic is applicable to any performance profession; I use the theory of Mindset (Dr Carol Dweck) in my 'life skills' facilitation

Confidence - the bugbear of any performer. I've been impressed by your journey for several years now - ever since I watched your 'Happy Birthday in the style of' video. Your's is an exceptional journey, and where it culminates is anyone's guess. But here's to the journey!

if im just playing a piece i know for fun, i will occasionally make your odd mistake or two, but when its in front of an audience, sometimes i just freeze up or lose my place, its so annoying!

Rule #1 enjoy, rule #2 quit when not enjoy

Thank you so much for your vulnerability, this is definitely an area I have struggled with for a long time, and I am so grateful to know that I am not alone, and that there ARE things I can do about it. I don't have to remain a victim of this human experience ❤

Hey your great thank you 🙏 😊