Online and In-Person Workshops
Interested in hosting a workshop for your teachers’ organization? Looking for a guest speaker for your pedagogy class? I’m delighted to host these workshops for you.
My experience working with musicians as a performer, teacher, clinician, and meditation instructor has taught me that these are areas in which we all need a little help! Yet each workshop can be tailored to your audience or combined to meet participant needs.
Click “Let’s Talk” below to get started, or email me at laura@lauraamoriello.com. I look forward to connecting!
In the Key of Be: Transposing Perfectionism to Excellence
Musicians are notorious perfectionists. Is there a healthier way to channel this ambition? This workshop shares tools for quieting the inner critic, replacing perfectionism with excellence, and navigating the journey from external demands to intrinsic ownership. Yes, it is possible!
The Courageous Performer: Mindful Tools to Manage Performance Anxiety
What if we learned to move beyond fear and access courage, joy, and confidence in performance? This workshop provides mindful practices for performers, including “Performing Beyond Fear” by Madeline Bruser, a powerful exercise for connecting with courage and generosity onstage.
The Mindful Practice Reset: 5 Steps to Focused Intentionality in the Practice Room
Connecting with ourselves is the first step to connecting with our audience. What if we incorporated this idea into our practicing? This workshop presents five steps musicians can take to increase focus, reframe negative self-talk, and tune into their why. We don’t have to wait to be onstage to shine. Learn how to make mental readiness part of your routine.
How to Make Music Mindfully: A Guide to Ease, Confidence, and Joy for Music Teachers
Making music demands the best of mind, body, and soul. That can take its toll, but mindfulness can help. Deepen your understanding of this ancient practice, discover how to incorporate it into playing and teaching, and learn how to share it with your students!
The Art of Practicing®: Inviting Calm, Curiosity, and Joy into the Practice Room
Yes, your time in the practice room can be productive and inspiring. Founded by pianist Madeline Bruser, The Art of Practicing® is a transformative approach that provides mindful strategies to bring calm, curiosity, and joy to every practice session.
Give Me a Break: Self-Compassion for Busy Musicians
Musicians are hard on ourselves, but self-kindness actually gets us closer to our goals. This workshop presents three self-compassion practices for musicians. Learn how to take the weight off of yourself and put your energy where it belongs—on making and sharing music.
Our school aged students at Musicians in the Making enjoyed having Dr. Laura Amoriello! She was able to take such mature concepts and make them relatable to our young students. We look forward to applying these practices as we prepare for our performance! I wish I was taught the idea of mindfulness when I was a student myself! Thank you, Dr. Amoriello, for teaching us!
Dr. Laura Amoriello delivered a wonderfully engaging session titled The Art of Practicing for my graduate pedagogy course at UMKC. Laura’s mindfulness techniques applied to all all types of musicians—not just pianists. Students commented on Dr. Amoriello’s refreshing perspective towards practice and performance, as well as the practical strategies she offered!