Sports psychology in music: Rūta Sudakovienė

<p>A discussion curated by <a href="www.kaunaspianofest.com">Kaunas Piano Fest</a> and led by me and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruta_sudakoviene/?hl=en">Rūta Sudakovienė</a>.  Rūta holds a Master's degree in sports psychology and now she actively coaches athletes, dancers as well as figure skaters. Rūta runs an Instagram profile where she educates about sports psychology including tips to reaching your performance peak. </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/openartedpodcast">Support the podcast</a></p><p><strong>Check out more info about the host Monika Lozinskienė</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.monikapianiste.com/en/contact">www.monikapianiste.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/masanauskaitemonika/">instagram</a></li></ul><p>We discussed:</p><ul><li>- Analogy between an athlete and a performing musician</li><li>- What challenges performing musician faces</li><li>- Hard work vs good resting schedule</li><li>- Healthy daily routine</li><li>- Self confidence (inner and outer)</li><li>- How to build self confidence</li><li>- Pressure regarding performance</li></ul><p>Episode music - M. Ravel - "Ondine" performed by M.Lozinskienė</p><p> </p>