Books on Movement

Compiled from Bruce Lee's notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system Lee pioneered himself--Jeet Kune Do--is expl…

Awareness Through Movement: Easy-to-Do Health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness

The Feldenkrais Method is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. This system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in …

Books on Focus

Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of optimal experience have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep…

The Inner Game of Tennis will help you: use the mind/body connection and learn to trust yourself on the court; find the state of "relaxed concentration" that allows you to play at your best; utilize the "inner game principles to make the most of tra…

Here are the inspirational life and teachings of Awa Kenzo (1880–1939), the Zen and kyudo (archery) master who gained worldwide renown after the publication of Eugen Herrigel's cult classic Zen in the Art of Archery in 1953.

This classic samurai-era text fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen and influenced the direction that the art has taken ever since. Written by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swo…

Books on Practicing

Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace and overco…

This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Acclaimed pianist and teacher M…

One of the world's leading creative artists, choreographers, and creator of the smash-hit Broadway show, Movin' Out, shares her secrets for developing and honing your creative talents--at once prescriptive and inspirational, a book to stand alongsid…

In the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great director/actor/teacher…

In those times when we want to acquire a new skill or face a formidable challenge we hope to overcome, what we need most are patience, focus, and discipline, traits that seem elusive or difficult to maintain. In this enticing and practical book, Tho…

15 weeks and 25 ways to unleash your inner Brando, Einstein and Shakespeare. The most successful and creative people in the world don't possess anything different than you. They have no magic formula or special secret. They've simply prevented the l…

Books on Auditions

Theater veteran and acting teacher Joanna Merlin has written the definitive guide to auditioning for stage and screen, bringing to it a valuable dual perspective. She has spent her career on both sides of the auditioning process, both as an award-wi…

As the follow-up to his best-selling At Left Brain Turn Right and Alphabet Soup for Grown-Ups, Book The F*cking Job is fast becoming the how-to manual for working actors all over the world. To Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Anthony Meindl's Actor…

Jason Heath sat down with 27 successful audition winners and asked them for specifics. What did they do to win that audition? How did they prepare?

Performance Success teaches a set of skills so that a musician can be ready to go out and sing or play at his or her highest level, working with energies that might otherwise be wasted in unproductive ways. This is a book of skills and exercises, pr…

Books on Self Talk

Amy Cuddy has galvanized tens of millions of viewers around the world with her TED talk about power poses. Now she presents the enthralling science underlying these and many other fascinating body-mind effects, and teaches us how to use simple techn…

In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an …

Discover Dr. Shad Helmstetter's wildly popular self-help book What to Say When You Talk to Your Self, now updated with new information for the twenty-first century, and learn how to reverse the effects of negative self-talk and embrace a more positi…

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A vivid look inside the elite and cutthroat classical music world When Patti Niemi was 10 years old, all the children in her school music class lined up to choose their instruments. Boy after boy chose drums, and girl after girl chose flute -- that …

Videos on Movement

This is a short clip of Russell Delman discussing Movement of Attention.

By combining body study and movement with her own experience in scientific research, she suggests ways to overcome an obstacle with less force.

A demonstration of how being soft allows for more effective responses and movement.

Bruce Lee teaches the Way Of The Intercepting Fist

Videos on Auditioning

Anthony talks about the true way to audition.

A discussion on how auditions trigger our fight or flight response and ways to deal with it.

This playlist has all of the audition talks done by Anthony Meindl at his acting studio in L.A. I learned a lot from this man and I highly recommend that you watch all of his videos on YouTube.

The solution to every problem is only an idea away. Don't move until you see it. This video clip was created for educational purposes, to show the parallel between the experience illustrated here.

Laurent discusses and demonstrates his views on musicality and how it informs his performances and development.

Videos on Practicing

Victor Wooten is an innovator, composer, arranger, producer, vocalist, and multiinstrumentalist. He has been called the greatest bass player in the world. He is a skilled naturalist and teacher, a published author, a magician, husband and father of four, and a five-time Grammy award winner.

Jojo Mayer reveals his unique talent for creating modern sounds on the drumset. Developed over years of experimentation with his progressive band Nerve, pushing the boundaries of modern music. His unique blend of drum and bass, jazz and jungle grooves executed with an astonishing technique which have won him legions of fans around the world.

A discussion about enjoying the process of creation.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Heifetz School Daniel Heifetz is the President and Founder of the Heifetz International Music Institute. In a career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Heifetz has dedicated himself to the art of communication through performance and education.

A talk about how allowing emotions to occur liberates your creativity.

"Two Mistakes You're Making That Are Holding You Back" Music: Family of the Year - Hero

The emotional content in the work must come from the inside of the artist.