3 questions about mental practice from the bulletproof musician

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noa (the bulletproof musician) and i are teaming up to present to you rob and noa's winter bootcamp! in this video i ask noa 3 questions about mental practice, and he also shows an exercise to help us practice better.
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[@girlmusician24]

It’s also good to listen to the music that you practice.

[@steverossemindsetforcreati7234]

Great video, mindset is everything! I've been training mental practice for years and this video is full of great tips, thank you!

[@KatieShesko]

I really like the 21s idea. I try to do some mental practice with new repertoire / etudes before picking up my flute but find that sometimes I still need to go through the physical before I identify problems. I really like the idea of alternating between physical and mental.

[@robknopperstudio]

ya it sounds like alternating could do the trick for you!

[@michaelkeyes12]

An excellent presentation. I really like the "21" brain hack.

[@robknopperstudio]

thanks michael!

[@themuffinman751]

Great video. I'll make sure to try this out. Love your channel Rob!

[@robknopperstudio]

thank you!!!

[@diwu4148]

Hello Rob, it’s me again. I am watching all of your videos just to get to know your style of teaching better. I must say that your videos are VERY well made. Thank you for sharing so many brilliant idea that you must have accumulated over many years with others. I do appreciate that. And what happened to Noa’s right hand? :(

[@robknopperstudio]

that's great, di! glad to hear they're helpful. noa hurt his thumb in some kind of asian wrestling match... if you ask him during class maybe he'll share how it happened :-D

[@LD-zi7gs]

WOW, 21 sounds like a great idea! I totally understand the physical symptoms of stress leading up to an audition. I'm really trying to learn how to calm my stomach for example. Sometimes it's even upset three weeks before I have to even play. Is that normal?

[@robknopperstudio]

good question! i’ve heard about lots of different symptoms of nerves. i'm not a medical expert or anything, so i don’t really know enough to say anything authoritative, but i have found that symptoms of nerves between people vary quite drastically. it’s all normal because we’re all feeling nerves to different extents. hopefully some of these ideas will help to ease some of them for you!

[@LD-zi7gs]

@@robknopperstudio Thanks, Yeah I've dealt with high nerves for years, in auditions and even just in general. It usually helps me a lot to know that i'm not alone.