Journal
Notes from the studio
Essays on practice, performance and instruments — written between lessons, rehearsals and recitals.
News · 27 Sept 2026
Some individuals are getting the flow without realising it.
Some individuals are getting the flow without realising it. It might be that there are things that help them to achieve that state, some people are getting into the flow even at very early stages of musical practice when they are for example 9 years old.
News · 27 Sept 2026
In the flow-like state, we exercise control over the contents of our consciousness
The goal of this thesis is to understand and ultimately prove that getting in the psychological state of flow in musical practice and performance could be achieved much earlier than usually expected.
News · 27 Sept 2026
A Change in Anatomical Functions
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's ideas are more precisely presented by Sylvia Vorhauser - Smith (http://brainbiz.com.au/the-neuroscience-of-flow/) :
News · 27 Sept 2026
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. Optimal experience is this something we make happen. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Sinicki, 2019)
News · 27 Sept 2026
Quality of practise
It is possible to make 15 minutes’ practise worth someone else’s 1 hour.
Practice · 17 June 2026
The Science of Flow in Daily Practise
How structured attention transforms practice into deep, self-sustaining focus.