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Revealing the psychology and insight of Classical Music and Art through Conversation.

Michelle Lau


    • Mar 25, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Ep 8. Spontaneity and Connection in Performance ft. Ben Goodrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 61:00


    I'm excited to share with you a new podcast episode with @itsjustben.emotionalfitness! Thank you to Ben as well for helping to produce this episode and providing extra clips! Ben is an emotional fitness coach based in the UK. He has played the piano since he was seven, going on to study at Leeds College of Music until an injury lead him on a journey of discovery, diving deeply into the relationship between emotions and self-expression, with regards to music, performance as a whole and general personal development. Join Ben and I as we discuss the interconnected states of flow, presence, and communication in found in public speaking, break dancing, and musical performance Find the full video podcast on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. A full transcript is available on my website: Happy Listening! Michelle

    Ep 7. The Importance of Hearing Protection ft. Tom Trones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 58:12


    It was my pleasure to have Tom Trones on this episode of theOpenScore Conversation Podcast. He is the Co founder and Chief Product Officer of @Minuendosound - a company that is passionate in bringing category defining hearing protection products that users will truly enjoy wearing. In this podcast, you'll learn about the importance of protecting your hearing as a musician, his pathway from guitarist to designing his ear plugs and what it was like to take a product from the idea stage all the way to selling a complete product during the pandemic. Pssst!……Although this video is not directly sponsored by Minuendo themselves, I have a discount code for 20% of the Lossless ear plugs from their distributor - Soundbrenner. Discount link: https://www.soundbrenner.com/michelle Full transcript can be found here: https://www.theopenscore.com/post/theopenscore-conversations-podcast-ep-7-musician-s-health-made-simple-ft-tom-trones-from-minuendo Happy Listening! Michelle

    Ep 6. Musician's Health Made Simple ft. Dr. Kensley Behel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 50:03


    Dr. Kensley Behel went from injured musician to musicians' health researcher to help musicians like you have a healthier career. She uses her Ph.D. in Performing Arts Health combined with years of experience coaching others to provide solutions to musicians' injuries like Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Music Performance Anxiety, and Burnout! She is passionate about sharing her story so that others know they are not alone. If you're wanting to incorporate more injury prevention tips into your classroom, or you need help finding a solution, reach out to Kensley on her: - Website: www.kensleybehel.com - Instagram: @kensleybehel (https://www.instagram.com/kensleybehel/?hl=en) Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - Dr. Behel's Journey 08:42 - Difficulty of playing the Clarinet with Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency 10:13 - How Musicians and Health Care Professionals can improve communication 14:01 - Growth Discomfort vs Injury and how to tell it apart 15:31 - On Musculoskeletal Injuries 16:46 - On Implementing Musician Health in Education 18:04 - How the current state of Musician's Health Education and Support is unsatisfactory 21:00 - Dr. Behel's Ideal Implementation of Musician Health Prevention and Education 25:39 - Why musicians struggle to receive health care in America 27:16 - Similar mindsets between athletes and musicians (hours of practice and perf. anxiety) 31:46 - How musicians can transform anxious energy to benefit them 34:12 - On Recreating performance/audition experiences to practice performing 36:35 - On “Musician ear plugs don't work” 42:11 - Solutions for good hearing health cannot end at the individual 44:48 - On Social media to promote Musician's Health and all her services!

    Ep 5. You are More than a Musician ft. Chris Au

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 79:20


    “You need to be able to face yourself. And you need to have that connection between yourself, your thoughts, your anxieties, your worries, and your ambitions and goals, and one of the best people to talk to about that with is yourself” - Chris Au How to Find Chris: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris.au.piano/?hl=en Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisaupacino?lang=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCol9jU9Ae8crNLSMj-h76qQ Website: https://chrisaupiano.com/ theOpenScore's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theopenscore Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theopenscore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theOpenScore Website: https://www.theopenscore.com/blog- Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theOpenScore

    Ep 4. Self Confidence and Stage Presence ft. Emma Leiuman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 58:40


    “The only mistake I fear is if I'm not able to open up fully while performing” - Emma Leiuman How to Find Emma: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Ti4ThCKJj4-oQMALH3KOw Website: https://emmaleiuman.wixsite.com/piano theOpenScore's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theopenscore Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theopenscore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theOpenScore Website: https://www.theopenscore.com/blog Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theOpenScore

    Ep 3. Living and Breathing the Classical Pianist Life ft. Maya Purdue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 37:51


    Tokyo Born Pianist Maya Purdue has dazzled audiences across Europe and Asia, and is quickly cementing herself as an exciting young talent amongst the next generation of pianists. Maya regularly gives Concerts in Salzburg, Graz, Munich and other cities in Europe. She has performed in many famed venues all across Japan and in Europe, such as the “Wiener Musikverein”, Mozarthause Vienna, and Wiener Saal. In 2020 she was selected as an accompanist for an opera project held in Wiener Musikverein, followed by many other very successful concerts in Vienna. From 2021 March, as a member of Live Music Now Salzburg, she is recognized even more in Salzburg as a young artist. Being a lady of many talents, Maya is also the host of a Radio show, where each week she broadcasts new episodes of her ‘Musical Journey'! Maya's Socials: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mayapurdue/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-w3MT5L6GgDhNHKIoUEVA Spotify : https://anchor.fm/mayapurdue Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mayapurdue Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/maya.purdue.5 theOpenScore's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theopenscore Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theopenscore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ theOpenScoreWebsite: https://www.theopenscore.com/blog Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theOpenScore

    Ep 2. Accessible Piano Education ft. Kathy Feng, @Pianotrills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 46:47


    I'm so excited to share with you the second episode of theOpenScore podcast featuring Kathy Feng from @Pianotrills. Kathy so generously and graciously opened up her home for us to film and have a lovely conversation about her musical background, how philosophy as an educator, how social media helps her fulfill her mission to providing accessible and insightful piano education to people of all levels and skill, and much more! Full video link in Bio! If you want to support this channel or see the extended version, please visit my Patreon! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theopenscore Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theopenscore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theOpenScore Website: https://www.theopenscore.com/blog Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theOpenScore

    Ep 1 Navigating Social Media with Classical Music ft. Tiffany Tse with video

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 20:36


    I hope you enjoyed the first impromptu video podcast! It was a pleasure to meet and chat with Tiffany. Here Tiffany and I converse about navigating Social media as classical musician and discovering our passion!

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