Episodios

  • 95. Meditation for musicians: calming the inner critic

    95. Meditation for musicians: calming the inner critic
    May 25 2025
    After a performance we term as 'bad', it can be difficult to return to a sense of confidence in our playing. In this fourth mediation, Ruth Philips leads a meditation to disarm the inner critic and restore a sense of peace and acceptance in our performing.

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    16 m
  • 94. Meditation for musicians: connecting with your audience

    94. Meditation for musicians: connecting with your audience
    May 18 2025
    Our aim as musicians is to communicate generously and freely to our audience but we rarely turn towards ourselves with the same degree of care. In this meditation, Ruth Philips leads a loving kindness practice, exploring how it might be to extend that kindness outwards towards our audience

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    17 m
  • 93. Meditation for musicians: reconnecting with your instrument

    93. Meditation for musicians: reconnecting with your instrument
    May 10 2025

    This meditation aims to bring you closer to your instrument and aid in healing any sense of disconnect you may be feeling


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    *Ruth Philips and Lucy Russell are running a course 'Mindfulness for Musicians' at Benslow Music from 13-15 June. More information here*

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    22 m
  • 92. Meditation for musicians: pre-performance anxiety

    92. Meditation for musicians: pre-performance anxiety
    May 2 2025

    A meditation for musicians lead by cellist and mindfulness meditation teacher Ruth Philips for use to calm the mind around stage fright and performance anxiety.


    Discover Ruth Philips


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    19 m
  • 91. I wasn’t as good at the cello as I thought I was

    91. I wasn’t as good at the cello as I thought I was
    Apr 23 2025
    'On returning from America, I listened back to lots of my old recordings and discovered a paradox: I had no confidence but also thought I deserved more – thought I was better than I really was'. Hattie sits down to share reflections from her trip to America from health anxiety and Curtis, to self-love and deleting dating apps

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    22 m
  • 90. Lucy Humphris: embracing otherness

    90. Lucy Humphris: embracing otherness
    Apr 15 2025

    This week we interview trumpet player Lucy Humphris about her journey through music college and the contemporary music scene. We speak about the institutional barriers Lucy and others face as a female brass player with a non-traditional career trajectory, sharing her experiences of feeling "othered" and misunderstood.


    From battling expectations of orchestral conformity to navigating the complex landscape of contemporary music, Lucy reveals the personal and professional struggles of forging her own path. She explores themes of identity, resilience, and the often unspoken challenges musicians face when their artistic vision doesn't align with traditional institutional norms. Lucy inspires us with her story, her dedication to artistic integrity, and the way she's found her place in the contemporary music world.


    Thank you Lucy!


    Check her out further:

    Website

    Youtube

    Instagram


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    Hosts: Hattie Butterworth & Rebecca Toal

    Editor: Rebecca Toal

    Music: Katy Ehrlich


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    48 m
  • 89. Rigid control, guilt and returning to exercise

    89. Rigid control, guilt and returning to exercise
    Mar 26 2025
    Eating disorders and intense practice obsession have a lot in common. How do we move from an 'all or nothing' mindset to something structured and regular? Becca shares the start to her return to exercise following healing from an eating disorder and Hattie shares the parallels to the toxic relationship she has to the cello and hours of practice

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    32 m
  • 88. Beyond the 'woman' conversation: Gillian Moore and CN Lester Live at RSM

    88. Beyond the 'woman' conversation: Gillian Moore and CN Lester Live at RSM
    Mar 8 2025

    There are statements made time and time again when you approach the topic of women in music: 'but historically music by men is just better', 'I'm sick of this wokeism in classical music' and 'people won't buy tickets to concerts of just women's music'. CN Lester and Gillian Moore join us live at the Royal Society of Musicians to unpack these statements and uncover the truth to performance, programming and pessimism around classical women composers.


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    Hosts: Hattie Butterworth & Rebecca Toal

    Editor: Katy Ehrlich

    Music: Katy Ehrlich

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