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The Mind Over Finger Podcast

Sep 27, 2019

Sarah Whitney: Thriving Through Injury

Today on the show, I’m really happy to bring you violinist Sarah Whitney to cover a VERY important topic: dealing with injuries as a musician!

In this episode, Sarah talks to us about how you can not only prevent and treat injury, but also thrive in the aftermath – how...


Sep 20, 2019

This week I’m really excited to bring you Frank Rosenwein, Principal Oboe with the Cleveland Orchestra and oboe teacher at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In this episode, we discuss stepping into the role of a principal wind player in a major orchestra, transitioning from student to professional life, how to...


Sep 13, 2019

In this episode, I discuss with solo violinist Arnaud Sussmann.  He elaborates on the mindsets and strategies to adopt when working on sound quality, the importance of having a strong concept of phrasing and of bow distribution in musicality, the importance of creating fluency in his playing and how he achieves it, the...


Sep 6, 2019

To start Season 2, I’m really honored to bring you a conversation with the incredible Marin Alsop, who’s someone I’ve admired so much for so many years!

In this episode, we discuss Making things happen for yourself, finding balance between pushing yourself to grow and not becoming overly self-critical, bringing a...