Let Your Skeleton Dance in the Wind
I have a big, beautiful window in my office that I often find myself looking out while I play long tones or write on my computer. There’s...
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Katie Frisco
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Ditch Hustling For External Validation
How the classical musician can find their own value in a world that tells them to WIN “Over time, the person who is simply focused on...
Katie Frisco
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The Beauty of Discomfort
How artists can hear what their hearts are trying to tell them For years I ran from discomfort. As hard and as fast as I could. Still do,...
Katie Frisco
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How to Receive Creative Feedback
Ways to maintain your artistic integrity while incorporating ideas from other musicians As young musicians, we are taught to look outside...
Katie Frisco
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Feelings Are For Feeling
A beautiful quote from Glennon Doyle that can help your mindset as a musician *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified...
Katie Frisco
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Don't Wait for Perfect
Find a tribe that loves your work in all its glorious imperfection! *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach...
Katie Frisco
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From Dancer to Flutist to Genre-Bending Hybrid Aritst
Hilary Abigana shares how releasing herself from "success" allowed her to leap with abandon! Photo Credit: Brian Harris Toy Soldier 2...
Katie Frisco
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Lessons from a Rock Concert
How classical musicians can approach the concert-giving experience *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach...
Katie Frisco
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When It's All Just Too Much
3 things musicians can do when the weight of the world feels like it's too much “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space...
Katie Frisco
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We Want YOU!
How sharing your truth is the only way for the classical musician Often times here at The Musician's Mindset, I encourage classical...
Katie Frisco
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Anxiety is a LIAR
Let's get honest about what we're really afraid of So much of our fear as performers is caused by our concern about how other people will...
Katie Frisco
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Celebrating YOU: An Introduction
Support for the human who makes all that beautiful music Seasonal shifts can be a wonderful time to take a deep breath and ground...
Katie Frisco
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A Quote That Will Change Your Life
The one thing I wish I knew as a young musician "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,...
Katie Frisco
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The People's Telescope
How a tool that shows us the stars can help us when we are on stage. The other evening I visited the Cincinnati Observatory which houses...
Katie Frisco
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Lessons from the Superbowl
How to counter the negative voices in your head As a family who has moved around the country A LOT, we tend to adopt the sports teams,...
Katie Frisco
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How to Dismantle Performancism
Helping the classical musician let go of winning so you can make great music My friend Geronda did something brave last night. Brave and...
Katie Frisco
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Success vs. Fulfillment
How Musicians Can Find Freedom Walking Their Own Personal Path Success We live in a culture, both broadly and in the classical music...
Katie Frisco
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3 Steps to Deal Kindly with FEAR
How classical musicians can move through stage fright “It is only through an affirmation of our fear … that we can cross our inner...
Katie Frisco
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Lean into the Discomfort: Improvement is not Linear
Helping the classical musician deal with setbacks It seemed like everyone in my neighborhood was cleaning out their garages this weekend....
Katie Frisco
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3 Ways to Move Through the Fear of Failure
How the classical musician can feel fear and still perform I had the privilege to be on a Zoom call last week hosted by my Alma Mater,...
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