About this episode

Chelsea Tanner discusses mindset challenges for musicians and offers practical tools to overcome them.

In this episode, flutist, teacher, and mindset coach Chelsea Tanner joins your newly mindful host to talk about the various ways musicians get their minds into a tizzy, and what to do about it. Chelsea shares practical tools for working through fear, self-doubt, memory slips, and the tendency to avoid practicing after difficult performance experiences. The conversation also explores curiosity as a creative tool, how musicians can develop their own artistic opinions instead of simply copying recordings, and why you shouldn’t let audition panels determine your entire sense of self-worth. Also included: the flutist vs. flautist debate, AI in the arts, and the surprisingly difficult skill of sitting still long enough to process what you’re actually feeling. If you’ve ever overthought an audition, questioned yourself after a performance, or tried to figure out how to keep growing without losing your love for music, this episode is for you. Follow Chelsea's adventures at: Podcast: Align Your Mind PODCAST Website: https://www.chelseatanner.com/ Instagram: @_chelseatanner/ And then, of course, go practice. Stay connected: 📱 Instagram: @Robert.Bosworth.Music 👉 Subscribe wherever you get…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Bosworth

Guest: Chelsea Tanner

Topics covered

• musician mindset
• performance anxiety
• creative tools
• self-worth
• artistic development
• practice habits

Keywords

• musicians
• mindset coach
• performance
• self-doubt
• creativity
• auditions
• practice
• flutist
• AI in arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Align Your Mind, phMediaStudio, LLC, Instagram

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