Performance psychologist Noa Kageyama is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Formerly a conservatory-trained violinist with degrees from Oberlin and Juilliard before completing a Ph.D. in counseling psychology at Indiana University, Noa specializes in teaching musicians how to utilize sport psychology principles and demonstrate their full abilities under pressure.
Noa's work has appeared in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CNN, Slate, WNYC radio, Strings Magazine, Musical America, and Lifehacker. He maintains a coaching practice, teaches hundreds of musicians, educators, and learners through his live online courses every year, and authors The Bulletproof Musician blog and podcast, which reaches over 45,000 subscribers every week.
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Previous video recordings are available under the following links:
Jason Shafer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUibENmRc_E&t=5s
Shannon Kiewitt - https://youtu.be/NODOp2Z-i8I
Season Cowley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtMzE16MjtE
Sheri Rolf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCgtLjs6MJw&t=0s
Cindy Bartz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Anl1uz1Bic&t=0s
John Henes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egFQYieOZZg&t=0s
Kensley Behel and Meghan Taylor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQ7P5Qj5d8&t=0s
Erin Finkelstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv8E9AgRowk&t=0s
Shawn Copeland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbmUteDINa0&t=0s
Timothy Bonenfant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otAjF1b80co&t=0s
Jackie McIlwain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqIMLuBxHNA&t=0s
Kathryne Pirtle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYD9js4G_oA&t=0s
Robert E. Markison, MD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur3tKh069mg&t=0s
Recording featured: A Far Cry (ensemble) and Musicians from Marlboro (ensemble) featuring Anthony McGill (clarinet)
