Performance psychologist Noa Kageyama is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is a performance coach for the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. A conservatory-trained violinist with degrees from Oberlin and Juilliard before pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology, Noa now specializes in working with performing artists, teaching them how to utilize sport psychology principles and more consistently perform up to their full abilities under pressure.

He has conducted workshops at institutions ranging from Northwestern University, New England Conservatory, Peabody, Eastman, and the U.S. Armed Forces School of Music, to programs such as the Starling-Delay Symposium, The Perlman Music Program, and the National Orchestral Institute, and for organizations like the Music Teachers’ National Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Noa’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Musical America, Strings Magazine, Strad, and Lifehacker. He maintains a private coaching practice and online mental skills courses, and authors a performance psychology blog and podcast called The Bulletproof Musician.

About the Session:

Olympic diving coach Jeff Huber once remarked that his job is not just to teach his athletes how to dive better, but also how to dive better in competition.

Indeed, playing at a high level in practice, and being able to perform at that same level on stage are very different challenges, requiring unique methods of preparation.

In this session, we will explore the research on practice that "sticks," and experiment with practice and performance preparation strategies that will help you become more “pressure-proof,” even in high-stakes auditions and performances.