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Musicianship Mastery with David Lane

Do you want to be a great musician? A well-rounded musician? Maybe you’re already a good musician, and you want to take that next step. To do that, you need to be able to sight-read well, play by ear, compose or improvise, understand the art of practice, and be versatile in many other ways. Musicianship Mastery (formerly known as The Musician Toolkit) explores these tools, how to improve them, and how you can apply them to a variety of gigs and musical careers whether you’re a professional

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39:03

Music Theory I: The Basics

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2026/01/12

This is the 2nd of a 5-part series going over all the concepts every musician should know about music theory. This episode is for beginners or those who want a true refresher. It's a lot crammed into just under 40 minutes, but take some notes and check out all the things you should know about theory before you can get into more intermediate and advanced understanding of how music works.FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 12 ONLY: Register for Music Theory Basics online workshop TONIGHT 7pm Eastern! Let me know

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23:26

How to Organize a Week of Practice

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/12/29

My students often ask: How do I organize my practice in a way to cover everything each week?This is a great question, and an important one to answer. If you don't organize your practice and just leave everything up to your mood, you're going to be neglecting something important. In this episode, you can hear about the 7 components of practice (including the 3 core components) and how to plan them into your practice. Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your

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13:52

Improve Your Reps! Why Your Practice Isn't Leading to...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/12/15

Showing up regularly and putting in the work is important, but your "reps" aren't enough on their own. Listen to this episode to help you evaluate and improve the quality of your practice.Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find

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26:11

Lyadov or Stravinsky: How to Be Ready for Opportunity

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/12/08

Igor Stravinsky regularly gets mentioned among the 20th century's greatest composers. Anatoly Lyadov requires some digging to find much of his music. The story that links the composers Lyadov and Stravinsky is one of several great examples of opportunity, and how you can either be ready for it or not. This episode explores their story along with a few others to learn how to be prepared for when your opportunity strikes.Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know

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10:02

Advanced Projects from Listening to Just One Piece

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/11/03

Analytical Listening is one of the most important skills for any musician. Take it to the next level by implementing any 1 of these 5 advanced projects while listening to just one piece of music.Other Episodes mentioned: 20 Questions to Help You Get More Out of Listening Scales, Modes, and How to Use Them Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode

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24:20

Why You're Not Making Progress on Your Instrument,...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/10/27

If you think you're practicing well but still not making progress in your musical skill, here are 10 possible reasons and their solutions.Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find all episodes of this podcast

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63:08

Embracing Joy in Making Music (with Eric Branner)

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/10/20

This episode is a broad conversation between friends, but centers around the topics of finding joy in your growth as a musician, time management, practice and mindset, as well as what it means to be a human artist in the digital age. We also have some talk for those getting started with teaching.Eric Branner is the CEO of Fons, a platform for music teachers I regularly have listed at the bottom of my show notes. Follow the Fons Facebook group here:

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43:58

Succeeding in Music While Living With Chronic Illness...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/09/29

Practicing well is hard to do every day just because of the mental focus and discipline it requires. How much more difficult is it when you add a physical challenge like chronic pain or other illness? Jastin Artis was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2019, and had to learn how to function before he could eventually thrive. He shares here his tactics and mindset for moving forward despite not having a body that wants to cooperate.Jastin helps other hip hop, R&B, pop and artists of other genres

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13:58

When Should You Prioritize Your Musical Technique?

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/09/15

This is a topic that many of my piano teacher colleagues might disagree. Some teachers believe that mastering technique is a prerequisite for playing any level of repertoire. I have a different opinion about the importance or at least the prioritization of technique, and explain why in this episode.Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode

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23:05

What's Your 5 Year Plan as a Musician?

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/08/25

We've recently discussed the importance of quarterly goals, but are those goals feeding into a longer term vision? How do you see yourself as a musician in 5 years, and how do you get there from here? This episode offers some prompts to help build your long term musical goals, and how this connects to your shorter term goals.Episode mentioned: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/7300027b/what-i-got-wrong-about-quarterly-goals Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician

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18:13

Switching from Finale to Dorico: My Early Journey

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/08/11

As one of many thousands of users of Finale, I was floored by the news last year that they were no longer continuing their legendary notation software. I've chosen to begin learning Dorico. It's slow going, but I wanted to share my experiences so far as a beginner, and what I'd recommend to get the most out of the program.Also check out the previous episode on music notation programs: Music Notation Apps in a Post-Finale World (with Jason Loffredo) Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The

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11:04

The Four Core Performance Skills: Integrating in...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/08/04

After nearly a year, this podcast returns to the four core performance skills. These are the skills that will equip you as a performer for absolutely any situation. This episode shares how you can combine 2 or 3 at once into your practice time. If you missed it, check out the previous episodes in this series: The Four Core Skills Part 1: An Overview of the Skills The Four Core Skills Part 2: Sight Reading The Four Core Skills Part 3: Playing by Ear The Four Core Skills Part 4: Transposing The Four

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56:57

How to Play Music Confidently in Public (with...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/07/28

Whether you find the thought of playing in front of people to be paralyzing or if you just get nervous when someone else is listening and don't play as well as you think you should, this episode is for you! Dr. Michelle Wachter, a piano teacher and executive director of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, shares her 3 stage strategy for how to understand your natural performance energy and turn it into an advantage!Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your

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18:51

Musician Tools You Should Learn That Have Nothing to...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/06/30

This episode offers 6 minor musician tools to add to the original 21, some specific things that will make you a more well-rounded and capable musician!Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice. You can find all episodes of this podcast

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Wellness and Mindfulness for Musicians (with Lisa Joy...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/06/16

This is an important topic for all musicians that many may not be willing to admit. Whether it's being inside a lot, sitting down a lot, or having imbalances in the body due to performance posture, it's important to take practice time for wellness and mindfulness. In this episode, learn about integrating good habits as practice, the powerful but simple solution of breathing well, mindfulness without necessarily meditating, dealing with pain and stiffness, and the importance of nature.Lisa Joy

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39:11

Dealing with FOMO as a Musician

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/06/02

The fear of missing out (FOMO) comes in 2 forms for a musician. The first is social and live events that you're not able to do because of rehearsal and performance. The other is not using all the skills you practiced because there isn't enough time to achieve a professional goal on all of them. Saying I CAN do this, I'm good at this, and even to a point that I LIKE doing this aren't always good reasons for not putting it aside. This episode tries to address this 2nd version of FOMO, to encourage

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22:59

What I Got Wrong About Quarterly Goals

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/05/19

Way back on Episode 27, I talked about the power of having quarterly goals. Since then, I've spent over a year in an accountability group centered around quarterly goals, and have gained more clarity on what works and what doesn't. This is a revised look at one of the most powerful ways to keep succeeding at anything.Previous episode on this topic: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/77965d9f/the-power-of-quarterly-goals-or-ep27 Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician

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30:46

Getting Beyond the Sight Reading Mode

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/05/12

Sight reading is the first time you play through a piece of music, but the "sight reading mode" can last for a long time. The sight reading mode is the stage where you feel like your eyes have to stay glued to the sheet music for nearly every performance second because your mind and body has no real familiarity with the music. It's not that you're trying to play it from memory, but everything is just cautious and not clicking. This episode offers 7 things you can do to take your music to the next

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59:51

Developing Your Accompanying and Collaboration Skills...

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/05/05

Playing your instrument while following other musicians is an art, and one of the essential tools of musicianship. Dr. Rachel Ehring chats with me in this episode about why this is a good skill to learn, the challenges unique to collaborating, and how this opens the doors to opportunities for both amateurs and professionals.Links for this Episode Rachel's Website: https://rachelehring.com/ 1:1 Coaching: https://skilled-trailblazer-7766.kit.com/products/private-1-1-coaching Free Collaborative Rate

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22:40

Why You Should Memorize Everything

Musicianship Mastery with David Lane ·

2025/04/28

Some classical musicians have severe anxiety about playing from memory, and others just want to avoid it, but this episode offers 9 reasons why memorizing everything you ever practice is actually a solution to that and more!Click here for the episode on HOW to memorize music: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/791a00c3/tactics-for-memorizing-music-or-ep47 Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to

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