Why Musicians Should Meditate
Michael Korman Michael Korman
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 Published On Jan 25, 2024

Live session from May 29, 2020.

0:00 Why meditation is such a big deal for me
2:40 What I mean by "meditation"
4:30 The 5 reasons musicians should be meditating (which I couldn't get from music practice alone)
5:30 Why conventional teaching is making it hard for you to develop physical awareness
10:00 There is no such thing as a careless mistake
11:30 Why we feel bad about mistakes we've made in the past, and how to let go of that
16:00 Why fixating on results is getting in your way
21:15 Why you should be making as many mistakes as possible
25:40 Does this mean you shouldn't want to get good?
32:05 How meditation will make you a better improviser
37:00 Why you should focus on the process
38:40 What would you suggest for getting good at a musical instrument?
41:00 "I don't enjoy playing and making mistakes and not being motivated to get better."
42:45 "Should you REALLY be OK with everything in the past?"
49:15 "Can you try to correct mistakes without beating yourself up?"
52:45 Training really hard so that performing is easy.

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