Noa Kageyama

By Dr. Noa Kageyama, PhD of The Bulletproof Musician Bringing a puppy into our home was pretty awesome. He was so cute, the kids could barely contain themselves. I felt like the best parent ever. Until he peed on the carpet. I had never potty trained a puppy before. And the internet said that it was critically important to make sure the little guy did not make any mistakes.

By Dr. Noa Kageyama, PhD of The Bulletproof Musician Ever notice how easy it is to imagine everything going wrong right before a performance? Backstage, your mind starts running through all the possibilities. Like having a memory slip, your bow starting to shake during the quiet part, or missing big shifts or leaps. Sometimes these thoughts are so automatic, that we don’t even really notice them starting to intrude.

By Dr. Noa Kageyama, PhD of The Bulletproof Musician After most auditions or performances, it’s pretty natural to reflect on what just happened and engage in some sort of “post-mortem.” For me, the reflection process usually consisted of a) re-living the worst moments, b) trying to figure out how bad things really were, c) spiraling to the bad place and questioning everything, and d) resolving to practice more next time.