Tag: Mindfulness
Staying Healthy on a Musician’s Budget
The industry demands a lot from musicians. If you’re an independent artist that’s just starting out, you could run yourself ragged trying to promote your music, play shows, and get noticed. If you’re an established touring band, you could quickly burn out from playing shows every day, meeting with the press, or writing new music. …
Escaping Your Creative Blocks
It’s hard to find very many bright spots regarding the past couple of years. Most musicians had to cancel tours and shows, and limit any kind of fan interaction. But, if there’s been one benefit to that, it’s the free time to be creative. It’s been a great time to spend working on projects, coming…
Relaxation Tips for Musicians
A recent study that surveyed 1,500 independent musicians found that 73% of them had experienced stress, anxiety, and/or depression in relation to their music career. It’s easy to think that the life of a musician is somewhat glamorous or at least stress-free based on the “rock n’ roll” lifestyle that’s often associated with them. But…
5 Benefits of Integrating Music Into Your Morning Routine
True musicians know how to practise until their fingers bleed, drool over iconic musical locations, and generally spend every waking minute itching to get their hands on their instruments. Still, for all of the obsessiveness, there’s one area of the day where music often doesn’t get a due amount of attention: the morning. Musicians are…
How Practising Mindfulness Can Help Musicians
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It can happen to any musician: that inner voice in the back of your head when you are playing music that chooses to fixate on any mistake you make. This internal dialogue can go over and over in the back of your mind telling you that everyone is laughing at you or that you aren’t…