Free Guided Audio Samples
Click on the sample audio tracks below for excerpts from the "Strategies for Successful Musicianship" guided audio files, available for download here. The complete, 42- track, 65 minute audio files walk you step-by-step through a series of breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, and mindfulness exercises specifically designed to help you or your students improve their musicianship.
Free Worksheet Downloads
The practical resources available here are for teachers, parents, and students to use as desired. Many are supplements to other resources (such as articles, podcasts, or recorded exercises) and might be best understood within those contexts. In those cases, there will be information in the download description about additional materials.
Free Download - Cheeky
Meet Cheeky, one of the characters from the Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook. Cheeky reminds us to breathe in the good and blow away the bad. Download this free coloring sheet and check out the other characters from the series below!
Download the Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook to get to know Cheeky and their companions. The workbook includes comprehensive discussions, observations, activity sheets, exercises, reflections, and daily checklists.
Teachers and parents may wish to first read the Mindful Moment article on Breathing and listen to the Practical Strategies for Successful Musicianship excerpt on Breathing to reap the full benefits of this supplement.
Free Download - Pause
Meet Pause, one of the characters from the Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook. Pause reminds us to stop, assess our physical tension, and stretch. Download this free coloring sheet and check out the other characters from the series!
Download the complete Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook to get to know Pause and their companions. The workbook includes comprehensive discussions, observations, activity sheets, exercises, reflections, and daily checklists.
Teachers and parents may wish to first read the Mindful Moment article on Progressive Relaxation and listen to the Practical Strategies for Successful Musicianship on Progressive Relaxation to reap the full benefits of this supplement.
Free download - peace
Meet Peace, one of the characters from the Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook. Peace lets us choose what we allow in our minds as we practice and perform. Download this free coloring sheet and check out the other characters from the series!
Download the complete Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook to get to know Peace and their companions. The workbook includes comprehensive discussions, observations, activity sheets, exercises, reflections, and daily checklists.
Teachers and parents may wish to first read the Mindful Moment article on Meditation and listen to the Practical Strategies for Successful Musicianship on Meditation to reap the full benefits of this supplement.
free download - lotus
Meet Lotus, one of the characters from the Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook. Lotus reminds us that we are the bosses of our brains and that we can choose what we keep in our minds and what we keep out.
Download the complete Mindfulness for Musicians Workbook to get to know Lotus and their companions. The workbook includes comprehensive discussions, observations, activity sheets, exercises, reflections, and daily checklists.
Teachers and parents may wish to first read the Mindful Moment article on Mindfulness and listen to the Practical Strategies for Successful Musicianship on Relaxed Concentration/Mindfulness to reap the full benefits of this supplement.