Owning the stage & communication in ensembles at Verbier
How to own the stage and communicate within a musical ensemble with examples from Verbier Academy.
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Charlotte Tomlinson
Jun 15, 2017
Tension, aches & pains talks-masterclasses in New York
Tension aches and pains and how musicians can learn to avoid them.
Charlotte Tomlinson
May 17, 2017
Performance Anxiety: a few contributing factors
Performance Anxiety in musicians and a few contributing factors
Charlotte Tomlinson
Jan 17, 2017
Preventing & overcoming injury
I recently presented a webinar for the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) in London. What was interesting to me about this webinar...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Nov 15, 2016
Teaching piano to a blind student
Different methods of teaching piano to a blind student
Charlotte Tomlinson
Oct 19, 2016
Performance Anxiety: too many stresses
Performance Anxiety: too many stresses My experience of working in the International Piano Academy in Konz, Germany early in September...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Oct 6, 2016
Performance Coaching in music education
Some thoughPerformance Coaching in music education is not understood or really valued.
Charlotte Tomlinson
Aug 24, 2016
Performance Anxiety: are there cultural differences?
Yale Summer School of Music, Norfolk, Connecticut I was brought over to work as a Performance Coach at the the Yale Summer School of...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Dec 9, 2015
Performance Anxiety: some common responses
Case studies of students dealing with performance anxiety issues in York
Charlotte Tomlinson
Sep 17, 2015
Performance Anxiety: a negative association with one piece of music
Performance Anxiety: a negative association with one piece of music and how to lessen the triggers.
Charlotte Tomlinson
Feb 13, 2014
Engaging and listening in music performance
Engaging in music performance It’s a tricky one that I find myself exploring a lot. It is so easy to lose focus and concentration when...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Dec 5, 2013
Hearing the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
It’s always refreshing to go to hear another country’s resident orchestra on home ground, and hearing the Concertgebouw orchestra in...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Nov 7, 2013
Lang Lang: when a classical musician hits world celebrity status
The BBC made a documentary on the Chinese pianist Lang Lang a few months ago, and it was fascinating watching. Lang Lang has become...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Oct 14, 2013
More passion in classical concerts please!
Thoughts about how classical music concerts can lack passion and how good it is when there is passionate performing.
Charlotte Tomlinson
May 26, 2013
Memorising music
I have worked as a chamber musician and duo partner for my entire career to date and therefore I have not needed to play from memory in...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Apr 12, 2013
Listening in music
The similarities between listening to people in every day conversation and listening in music. Can one impact the other?
Charlotte Tomlinson
Apr 8, 2013
Teaching children: criticism or praise?
It only takes a period drama on television to remind us of how far society has moved in a relatively short period of time. I watched the...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Mar 26, 2013
Reality talent shows: does the culture of instant fame threaten the performing arts?
How does someone who wins a talent show survive out in the demanding professional world?
Charlotte Tomlinson
Mar 20, 2013
Stage Fright Part 3: How to manage your emotional response
In my last two blogs on this topic, I wrote about some practical tips for managing stage fright and the deep shame that many performers...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Mar 16, 2013
Stage Fright Part 2: Practical tips for managing it
This is the second in a series of blogs about stage fright. In my last blog, I wrote about how deeply ashamed many performers are about...
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