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The Mind Over Finger Podcast

The Mind Over Finger Podcast

Di: Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier
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 Discussions on mindful music-making, efficient practice, and building a purposeful career with the performers, pedagogues, and innovators who are shaping the classical music world today! The Mind Over Finger Podcast is a resource for knowledge, insight, tips, tricks, and inspiration for musicians interested in learning more about practicing mindfully, performing optimally, and getting more intentional in creating a fulfilling musical career. We provide you with the tools to mindfully shift your musical practice from unconscious to deliberate, from paint-by-numbers to art by flow, from going through the motions to delightful play!Renée-Paule Gauthier 2025 Arte Intrattenimento e arti dello spettacolo Musica
Episodi
  • 259 Why Trying Harder Makes It Worse - The Hidden Cognitive Habit That's Sabotaging Your Best Work

    259 Why Trying Harder Makes It Worse - The Hidden Cognitive Habit That's Sabotaging Your Best Work
    Apr 23 2026

    You know that feeling when you nail a passage in rehearsal, and then the harder you try to repeat it, the faster it falls apart? In this solo episode, Dr. Renée-Paule reveals why the desire to play well is often the very thing getting in your way. This one hits close to home for any musician who has ever spiraled mid-performance wondering why their preparation suddenly feels like it vanished.

    · The reason a passage that felt effortless on the first attempt can completely unravel by the third, and why it has nothing to do with your technique.

    · How monitoring your own performance in real time activates the wrong part of your brain and turns you into a spectator of your own playing.

    · Why high expectations belong in the practice room and become an obstacle the moment you walk on stage.

    · A simple 60-second ritual to do right before you perform that shifts your entire relationship with the moment.

    Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, join the Musician's Edge Challenge.

    Join the Musician's Edge Challenge HERE

    If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, let's talk! Book a free discovery call and let's create a plan to get you there.

    Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? Let's connect and explore how personalized coaching can support your journey. Click here to schedule your free consultation, and let's start turning your goals into reality.

    Book your FREE Music Mastery Experience Discovery call with Renée HERE

    Book your free consultation with Renée HERE

    Download the transcript from this episode HERE

    Mind Over Finger

    Click www.mindoverfinger.com/coaching to book your free consultation with me.

    Visit MindOverFinger.com for my online courses as well as free resources on peak performance.

    Grab my free workshops and PDF downloads by going to www.mindoverfinger.com/resources.

    Connect:

    https://www.youtube.com/@MindOverFinger

    https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfinger

    https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/

    THANK YOU:

    Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme: Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.
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    17 min
  • 258 The Audition You've Been Capable of All Along - The Missing Piece Most Audition Prep Completely Skips

    258 The Audition You've Been Capable of All Along - The Missing Piece Most Audition Prep Completely Skips
    Apr 17 2026

    You've prepared the excerpts. You've done the mock auditions. You've done everything right — and something still slips when it matters most. In this episode, Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier gets to the heart of what's actually separating the players who walk off feeling like themselves from the ones who walk off wondering what just happened. The answer isn't what you think — and it's more within your reach than you realize.

    In this episode:

    · Why the problem is almost never the excerpts

    · The difference between preparing your excerpts and preparing yourself

    · What attentional narrowing does to your musicality under pressure

    · The one question that begins to change everything

    Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, join the Musician's Edge Challenge.

    Join the Musician's Edge Challenge HERE

    If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, let's talk! Book a free discovery call and let's create a plan to get you there.

    Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? Let's connect and explore how personalized coaching can support your journey. Click here to schedule your free consultation, and let's start turning your goals into reality.

    Book your FREE Music Mastery Experience Discovery call with Renée HERE

    Book your free consultation with Renée HERE

    Download the transcript from this episode HERE

    Mind Over Finger

    Click www.mindoverfinger.com/coaching to book your free consultation with me.

    Visit MindOverFinger.com for my online courses as well as free resources on peak performance.

    Grab my free workshops and PDF downloads by going to www.mindoverfinger.com/resources.

    Connect:

    https://www.youtube.com/@MindOverFinger

    https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfinger

    https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/

    THANK YOU:

    Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme: Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.
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    23 min
  • 257 The Practice Room Lie: Why Pressure Hijacks Your Performance, and What to Do About It

    257 The Practice Room Lie: Why Pressure Hijacks Your Performance, and What to Do About It
    Apr 10 2026
    You practiced it a thousand times. You knew it cold. And then you walked on stage and something vanished. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Renee breaks down one of the most frustrating and misunderstood experiences in a musician's life: the gap between how you play in the practice room and how you play under pressure. More importantly, she explains exactly why it happens and why practicing more is often not the answer. In this episode: · Why the practice room and the stage are literally different brain states, and what that means for how you prepare · The Yerkes-Dodson law and what it reveals about pressure, performance, and the sweet spot most musicians blow right past · Why cortisol is not your enemy but why it makes you blank on passages you know perfectly well · The concept of context-dependent memory and why your hard-earned skills can feel strangely out of reach the moment the context changes · The question most musicians never ask after a disappointing performance, and why asking the wrong one keeps the gap firmly in place · A simple but powerful reflection to try before your next practice session that begins to close the gap for good Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, join the Musician's Edge Challenge. Join the Musician's Edge Challenge HERE If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, let's talk! Book a free discovery call and let's create a plan to get you there. Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? Let's connect and explore how personalized coaching can support your journey. Click here to schedule your free consultation, and let's start turning your goals into reality. Book your FREE Music Mastery Experience Discovery call with Renée HERE Book your free consultation with Renée HERE Download the transcript from this episode HERE Mind Over Finger Click www.mindoverfinger.com/coaching to book your free consultation with me. Visit MindOverFinger.com for my online courses as well as free resources on peak performance. Grab my free workshops and PDF downloads by going to www.mindoverfinger.com/resources. Connect: https://www.youtube.com/@MindOverFinger https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfinger https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/ THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme: Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.
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    22 min
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