Join host Kevin Miescke for conversations around music and mindful practices, including yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and much more. New episodes will be released on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, here and on Apple Podcasts. Please like, and subscribe to never miss an episode!
Mindfulness in Violin Teaching and Performing with Emily Rodriguez Quirós
My guest this week is Emily Rodriguez Quirós. Emily is a tenured professor of violin at the National University of San Agustín in Arequipa, Peru, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate violin students. Also, Emily is a certified instructor in Mindfulness Based Wellness and Pedagogy, and incorporates mindfulness into her violin studio teaching. She has participated […]
A Mindful Approach to Life and Music with Priya Darshini and Max ZT
Last week the University of Nevada Reno was lucky enough to host two incredible musicians for master classes and performances, Priya Darshini and Max ZT. Despite a very full schedule, they were gracious enough to squeeze in an hour for the wonderful conversation you are about to hear! Priya has collaborated with a wide range of artists […]
Teaching and Learning Mindfulness with Frank Diaz, Ph.D.
I am beyond excited to introduce the guest for this week. After a few haphazard interactions with mindfulness, I decided to attend a workshop back in 2017 on mindfulness for musicians at Indiana University while I was finishing up my doctoral work. From that moment on, I was totally hooked. Frank M. Diaz is associate professor […]
Injury Prevention and Recovery with Austin Pancner
Austin Pancner is the founder of The Functional Musician, an online coaching company helping musicians live and perform without pain. During his graduate studies at Indiana University, and after switching from tenor trombone to the bigger and heavier bass trombone, he struggled through a three-year injury cycle that led to the creation of a health […]
A Life of Music and Meditation with Barbara Bogatin
This week’s episode features San Francisco Symphony Cellist, Barbara Bogatin. Barbara has been a member of the San Francisco Symphony since 1994, and prior to joining San Francisco was principal cellist and soloist with the New Jersey and Milwaukee Symphonies and played frequently with the New York Philharmonic, New York Chamber Soloists, Chamber Music Northwest, […]
Mindful Miniature: The Non-Judgmental Environment
Welcome to the first installment of a new series called, Mindful Miniatures. These solo episodes will be interspersed around the normal interview programs, and will center on a specific idea or technique. In addition to lots of valuable information, these will always include a short mindfulness exercise as well. I hope you enjoy the first […]
Practicing Happier with Cory Berger
This week I am talking with Cory Barger. Cory is the principal bassoonist in the filarmónica de Boca del Río in Mexico, and maintains a full teaching studio in Boca del Rio as well. She has earned degrees from UCLA and from the Royal College of Music in London. In addition to her successful career […]
Courage and Confidence on Stage with Ingela Onstad
This week’s episode features performance coach and professional soprano, Ingela Onstad. Ingela is a High Performance Coach for attorneys, performing artists, and other professionals who are in the public eye. Her coaching business, Courageous Artistry, supports high performing individuals in their quest to perform at the top of their abilities when in front of the […]