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Music Mindset: Mastery & Growth

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -

Carmen Morin is an award winning concert pianist, teacher and entrepreneur. Her orchestral debut at the age of 10 sparked several guest solo performances with orchestras throughout Canada, including a performance tour for the Canadian Embassy.

Following her faculty position at her city’s University Conservatory, she launched her commercial music school in 2013. Under her leadership, Morin Music has grown to a multiple 7-figure small business with a team of over 45 staff and faculty. 

Programs at Morin Music currently provide education to over 1000 students locally in Calgary, and to thousands more around the world through distance education online.

As a performer, she was awarded first prize in international piano duo competition in Coimbra, Portugal (2018), and her success as an educator has earned her international recognition as the first teacher in Western Canada to be inducted into the Steinway and Sons International Teacher Hall of Fame in New York (2019). 

She was selected as one of Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 (2021) and currently serves on the board of directors of Honens, one of the world’s most prestigious international piano competitions. 

In her business consulting she focuses on performance-based education and curriculum design, helping founders and industry leaders to codify their expertise and turn it into a profitable and unparalleled educational program.

Carmen has recently re-engaged with her academic pursuits and is on the cusp of completing her degree in Psychology.   With a keen interest in Performance Psychology, Carmen plans to delve into this specialized field post-graduation in order to explore and enhance cognitive and emotional aspects of performance in various high-pressure domains such as business, sports and the performing arts.

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Episodes

Stay Curious for Optimal Performance with Taylor Johnson

February 20, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

“Let go and accept the fact that you'll never really know what you're doing if you want to continue to learn and grow. It's getting over that fear, whatever is holding you back in that space and just surrendering to what is. Playing an active part in the surrender.”– Taylor Johnson WELCOME... Join special guest Taylor Johnson as he shares insights to how you can ‘stay curious for optimal performance’. Taylor has a rich and multifaceted career that led him to become the strength and perfor...

Harnessing "The Testing Effect"

July 03, 2023 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Music Mindset Podcast! When you hear "The Testing Effect" it may not sound very glamourous. But in this episode, we reframe testing by unpacking a phenomenon called "the testing effect". Instead of thinking of testing as something of externalized rankings or marks, active testing can be a powerful and useful tool that you can use in all of your practice, teaching and skill building. In this episode we talk about: The three key processes of human memory, and why...

The Three ''Instruments" of Piano Playing

October 15, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Music Mindset Podcast! When you hear a musician mention "instrument" you may immediately think of their piano, violin or cello...but in this episode I want to share the most important instruments that we want to sharpen, train and refine before we even begin our music lesson or practice. In this episode we talk about: The three instruments of piano playing (and the two that are most often skipped)  Unlocking what I think is one of the most transformative in Pi...

Discipline Being Freedom with Jen Shukuda

May 24, 2021 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

"Music lessons and piano are a tool that exposes who we are. We have an ownership to use this effectively in drawing out the most important life principles in our students and that the daily habits that we draw out through this process will lay the foundation for the success we experience in life."  - Jennifer Shukuda   Welcome! Welcome to episode 7 of the Music Mindset Podcast! Join special guest Jen Shukuda as we discuss 'Discipline as Freedom". Jen is a well respected piano teacher, ...

5 Signs your Need to 'Keep it Fun' may be Taking the JOY out of Learning an Instrument

October 26, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Music Mindset Podcast! Anytime we have new students joining our programs, we always like to ask them one very simple question: "Why do you want to learn a musical instrument?" Each answer might be as unique as each individual student, but a very common response we hear is "I just want to keep it fun." This is a wonderful intention, but raises the discussion: What might we be setting ourselves up for if our top priority is to "keep it fun".  In this episode we ...

The Most Important Thing You DON'T Know About Practicing

July 02, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

In this episode... Welcome to episode 5 of the Music Mindset Podcast! Today I am talking about a topic that I am MOST passionate about. You might think it must be a certain composer, a style of music, or performing...those things are all passions of mine, but none of them would be possible if I didn't actively study and learn about this topic - PRACTICE.   Join me in this episode, as we discuss: Why all practicing is NOT created equal. Understand why practicing in certain ways can actu...

Measuring Methods of Musical Training

May 28, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

In this episode... Welcome to episode 4 of the Music Mindset Podcast! In this episode... We are helping to clarify how you can measure a method of musical training. Whether your reality is that you are learning through an app, self-taught, or have the guidance of a formal teacher, it can be helpful to have clear guidelines to know what to measure to see if you're improving. Contrary to something like learning a sport (you can count the number of goals you make to see if you're improving)...

5 Mistakes SMART People Make when Starting Music Lessons

May 14, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

In this episode... In our first two episodes, we dug deep into mindset and exploring how and why we learn. Today we are discussing some more practical matters as I share 5 Mistakes that I see very SMART people make when they begin music lessons. In this episode we discuss: Do you really need an instrument when you begin? The ONE painfully simple step that 99% of people skip - this one action can save you from a long list of challenges down the road. How to figure out your 'WHY' to pursui...

Limiting Beliefs - The TRUTH About Short Term Commitments

May 07, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Welcome to episode 2 of the Music Mindset Podcast! As we move forward into our next episode we are talking all about Internal Limiting Beliefs. Like the Elephant tied to the Tiny stake with the tiny rope, our beliefs are POWERFUL when it comes to confining us. In this episode… We hear from our very first Podcast Reviewer (thank you to Jessica Erlendson!) Discuss the TRUTH about Short-Term commitments to Music Lessons (and all commitments, for that matter) Learn how powerful a long-term ...

2: Limiting Beliefs - The TRUTH About Short Term Commitments

May 07, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Welcome to episode 2 of the Music Mindset Podcast! As we move forward into our next episode we are talking all about Internal Limiting Beliefs. Like the Elephant tied to the Tiny stake with the tiny rope, our beliefs are POWERFUL when it comes to confining us. In this episode… We hear from our very first Podcast Reviewer (thank you to Jessica Erlendson!) Discuss the TRUTH about Short-Term commitments to Music Lessons (and all commitments, for that matter) Learn how powerful a long-term ...

Finding CLARITY in Music Lessons

May 01, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

"A lack of clarity can put the brakes on any journey to success" Welcome to our very first episode of the Music Mindset Podcast! Clarity is so important when you are working towards ANY goal, but especially when it comes to deciding you’re going to learn something like a musical instrument.  Use this worksheet to develop awareness around the learning process. Put pen to paper and save your answers to be your ‘guiding star’ when you experience challenges or frustrations along the way. Dow...

1: Finding CLARITY in Music Lessons

May 01, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

"A lack of clarity can put the brakes on any journey to success" Welcome to our very first episode of the Music Mindset Podcast! Clarity is so important when you are working towards ANY goal, but especially when it comes to deciding you’re going to learn something like a musical instrument.  Use this worksheet to develop awareness around the learning process. Put pen to paper and save your answers to be your ‘guiding star’ when you experience challenges or frustrations along the way. Dow...