In today’s episode, pianist, conductor, and music director Rick Bertone shares about the importance of creating a safe space when working with or leading other musicians.
We also speak about the interplay between our emotions, our physical bodies, and our music, and we explore several tools for helping with musical perfectionism, comparison, and low self worth.
In today’s episode concert violist Shelley Holland-Moritz and I explore music and its connection to nature, working with perfectionism in a healthy way, and tapping into the deeper reasons for why we play music.
We also speak about holistically working through performance anxiety and the prevalent use of beta blockers when performing in the professional musician community.