Daniel Ramjattan: Classical Guitarist and Performance Coach




Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman show

Summary: <p> Daniel Ramjattan is a phenomenal classical guitarist and this episode features some of his performances as well as many valuable insights in his work as a performance coach and educator,  and from his reflections on the significant challenges he has overcome in his life and career. Like all my episodes, this is available on your favourite podcast player, a video on YouTube, and the transcript, all linked to my website<a href="%20https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/daniel-ramjattan%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/daniel-ramjattan </a>I’m an independent podcaster and I need my listeners’ help to keep this series going.  <a href="https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman">⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠</a></p> <p>I really value this long-form conversations that allow for depth, and you can use the detailed timestamps if you prefer to jump to any topics or musical selection.</p> <p><a href="https://www.danielramjattan.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.danielramjattan.com/</a> </p> <p>Timestamps: </p> <p>(00:00) Intro</p> <p>(02:05) big personal and financial challenges </p> <p>(07:44) Trinidad Tobago culture and family</p> <p>(11:46) Segovia</p> <p>(14:56) intro to Catharsis by Raphael Weinroth-Browne</p> <p>(16:37) “Ire” from Catharis by Raphael Weinroth-Browne from Daniel’s album “Inspirations”</p> <p>(16:40)I need my listeners’ help:  Please offer me a tip on Ko-fi! </p> <p>(21:53) Segovia, Flamenco</p> <p>(23:43)John Williams</p> <p>(24:29) Julian Bream, intro to Leo Brouwer Sonata</p> <p>(28:00) Toccata de Pasquini, Leo Brouwer Sonata </p> <p>(33:04) Performance Anxiety, Madeline Bruser, Gerald Klickstein</p> <p>(35:14) financial barriers “Life doesn’t have to be this hard”, studies with Bruce Holtzman, Lorenzo Micheli, Patrick Roux</p> <p>(45:46) Busking, connecting with different audiences</p> <p>(53:30) intro to Naoko Tsujita’s piece</p> <p>(56:17) Naoko Tsujita Gamelan Suite, Second Movement from Daniel’s album “Inspirations”</p> <p>(59:02) the Carillon, Naoko Tsujita</p> <p>(01:03:00) Performance Anxiety, beta blockers, exposure treatment</p> <p>(01:11:48) Improvisation to help with anxiety</p> <p>(01:16:45) controlling performance contexts, mindset, Performance Anxiety</p> <p>(01:19:56) Buddhism, martial arts, controlling emotions</p> <p>(01:29:03) teaching performance anxiety skills</p> <p>(01:40:07) final reflections on life and gratitude mindset</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message