Cellist Yumi Kendall: On Becoming a More Positive (And Effective) Practicer

<p>Cellist Yumi Kendall has been the assistant principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2004, serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, co-hosts the <em>Tacet No More</em> podcast with bassist Joseph Conyers, and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program.</p><p>In this episode, we explore…</p><ul><li>Yumi’s early musical influences</li><li>What effective practice really means (and looks like)</li><li>How Yumi balances competing demands and sets practice goals and intentions</li><li>When is something good enough, and it’s time to move on?</li><li>Biggest takeaways from her studies in the University of Pennsylvania’s positive psychology program</li><li>Self-compassion, positive teaching, overcoming negative self-talk</li><li>Identity and habit formation</li><li>Yumi’s experience with performance anxiety and how she learned to get past this in the early part of her career</li><li>Dealing with shaky bow</li><l...