St. Thomas professor Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada specializes in teaching piano, creativity, and performance anxiety reduction techniques. In this episode of Composer Quest, Vanessa shares some tips on getting past mental blocks as a composer, and she explains how hypnotherapy can be helpful in reducing stress, increasing productivity, and sparking creativity. She also explains why Brahms is her favorite composer.
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Some things we talked about in this episode:
- Psycho film clip without music
- Jaws film clip with Strauss’ Blue Danube
- Vanessa’s podcast, the Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation