How to prevent choking under pressure The big day has arrived. You are totally prepared for it… 100%, no 1000%. You warm up, feel great…everything sounds just exactly as you want it to sound… nothing can go wrong today. Knock … Continue reading →
Is stress your friend or your foe? I hope you had a lovely summer. I did. I spent time with my family, got a lot of sunshine and sea… and got to do one of my favourite sports: scuba diving. … Continue reading →
How to restore full colour to your over-practiced, now gray-sounding concerto, in 7 steps You know the feeling when you discover a great recipe and you can’t stop making the dish… You share it with friends, everyone coming to your … Continue reading →
Reason vs Emotions Imagine… back in the 18th century… The reaction to the intellectualism and the rationalism of the ‘Age of Enlightenment’ (1650-1780), when men questioned the traditional line of authority (ending in the French Revolution) and especially the Catholic … Continue reading →
For me, 2015 began in the light of ‘emotions’. That has been the main subject of all the concerts played until now basically. Ermm…what’s new…music is the language of emotion, right? And still…I wonder, how often are emotions addressed directly when practising … Continue reading →
Recently a friend memorising a solo concerto asked if I had any insight as to why, when going through the piece, there would often be a little slip. Yet the one time he played it through while reading some notes … Continue reading →
It all starts in the practice room… well yes, no surprise there I guess. But… what can we do to get more consistent results from practice sessions? You do a good, solid practising session on an excerpt: slow practice, rhythmical … Continue reading →
