Blog | Charlotte Tomlinson | Performance Coach for Musicians

Owning the stage & communication in ensembles at Verbier

Charlotte Tomlinson

Aug 8, 2017

Owning the stage & communication in ensembles at Verbier

How to own the stage and communicate within a musical ensemble with examples from Verbier Academy.

Tension, aches & pains talks-masterclasses in New York

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.

Performance Anxiety: a few contributing factors

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.

Performance Anxiety: are there cultural differences?

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...

Performance Anxiety: some common responses

Charlotte Tomlinson

Dec 9, 2015

Performance Anxiety: some common responses

Case studies of students dealing with performance anxiety issues in York

Performance Anxiety: a negative association with one piece of music

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.

Engaging and listening in music performance

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...

Lang Lang: when a classical musician hits world celebrity status

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...

More passion in classical concerts please!

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...

Reality talent shows: does the culture of instant fame threaten the performing arts?

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?

Stage Fright Part 3: How to manage your emotional response

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...

Stage Fright Part 2: Practical tips for managing it

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...