Lectures and Workshops
participants react:
“Fabulous lecture/topic with a truly innovative and engaging format.”
“Thought provoking- I will be thinking about this for a long time!”
(Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Grand Rounds, 2025)
“This has got to be the best session I've ever been to in all my years of conferences.”
“This was fantastic. Probably one of the best I've been to. Very creative.”
(AIMW24 Keynote, 2024)
BRAVURA: THE INSPIRING STORY AND MUSIC OF AGNES TYRRELL
You can be one of the first people in the world to hear the extraordinary music of genius composer Agnes Tyrrell. She overcame adversity to write beautiful, inventive music that is full of passion and mirth, and now it is finally coming to light. Explore the excavation of sound and story from silent manuscripts in a spirit of radical optimism: this music proves that what is possible has always been more than we can imagine.
HOW TO HANDLE STAGE FRIGHT
We’ve evolved our stress responses so we can survive meeting a bear in the wild…but onstage there is no bear! Here are practical strategies for increasing resilience, coping with anxiety, and performing with confidence, in any field or situation.
This interactive workshop is based on courses I’ve taught at Gettysburg College and Interlochen Arts Camp.
FOCUS STRATEGIES FROM A CONCERT PIANIST
Working on a big, complicated, difficult project? Working by yourself? Here are practical steps to reclaim your concentration and stay motivated, including simple tools to stay focused and find joy in the nitty-gritty.
PRACTICE MEDICINE LIKE A CONCERT PIANIST: IMPROVING YOUR SKILLS ONSTAGE AND OFFSTAGE
Collaborative lecture with Sonya Del Tredici MD on deliberate practice strategies for doctors and med school students