Most of us have tried achieving our goals by writing them down and then trying to follow them, but....that doesn't always work as planned. Life gets in the way and our goals are put off. Dr. Noa Kageyama of Bulletproof Musician recently put out his own blog post on the "WOOP" goal setting strategy (developed by research psychologists Gabriele Oettingen and Petter Gollwitzer) which, for decades, has been shown to have significant positive results in achieving goals. Here's wh

No matter what you are working on or whether you are a beginner or a pro, you always have to practice under the same 4 guiding principles: 1) Sound Great! -- It doesn't matter if you are just starting out. You need to make sure that every note you play sounds great. This is true at every tempo! That means no buzzing, no dead notes, no scratchy sound with the right hand, no popping sounds. You really have to listen to yourself. 2) Stay relaxed -- Tension is your enemy! Make su