Balinese music as part of ceremony
Music is simply an integral part of a ceremony and it is rarely performed on its own. The gamelan concerts are only for the tourists.
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Charlotte Tomlinson
- Mar 22
Perfection or excellence?
I agree wholeheartedly with playing music to the highest of standards. What is important to me is 'how' those standards are reached.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jan 31
Curiosity, fascination and exploration in practice
What if we let ourselves play around with the music to find the freedom we need to be musically expressive?
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Dec 21, 2022
How the Balinese approach performance
When I mentioned the word performance anxiety to a Balinese man, he simply laughed. They don't have it!
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 27, 2022
Moving through nerves in a safe public performing space
It is essential to give performers the experience of managing their nerves in front of an audience which feels emotionally safe to them.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Sep 28, 2022
How to focus in practice
When I am busy with a lot on my mind, it’s easy for my practice to suffer. Even with the best of intentions I can be off in the world of...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Aug 25, 2022
Piano Freedom, an online video course for pianists
Piano Freedom was created to address the technical and physical issues pianists often struggle with in an easy video format.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 28, 2022
Managing nerves during demanding performances
Managing nerves during demanding performances Sam was attempting to play a difficult Beethoven piano sonata on stage in front of his...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 23, 2022
Connecting physical pain & tension to emotions
If a musician is holding tension, it will affect their sound, their expression, their anxiety about performing and much more.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 26, 2022
More thoughts about the core
I find it fascinating that musicians so rarely talk about the importance of the core performance of music.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Mar 22, 2022
Interview Part 3: Symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
What we’re aiming for is a kind of meditative focus on stage without this horrible barrier of fear and anxiety.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Feb 28, 2022
Interview Part 2: Symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
Our bullying, critical culture has really got its teeth into classical musicians and the Inner Critic can have a devastating impact.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jan 31, 2022
Interview Part 1: Symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
A bit of adrenaline that just heightens everything can be positive but the fight-flight response can cause big problems for musicians
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Dec 21, 2021
Funny musical videos
A musician friend sent out a wonderful musical Advent calendar this year with a funny video for each day. Here are a few to lift the spirits
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 12, 2021
My life of writing fiction: Skakoon
Skakoon: A magical adventure story for 9-12 year olds I want to let you know a bit about my other life: writing fiction. I have spent a...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 5, 2021
Musicians and Trauma: finding emotional safety
Most of people I work with have had trauma of one sort or another. I support musicians in finding a way they can feel safe when they play
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 22, 2021
Preparation and focus
A young professional came for a session and his main concern was preparation. He had a lack of confidence in his own views on practice..
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 19, 2021
Performance anxiety: permission to be fallible
I have seen the influence of bullying teaching impact musicians in a way that they are terrified of not being perfect enough
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 15, 2021
International Piano Magazine: how musicians have managed lockdowns
I wrote an article in May for the International Piano Magazine about how three British pianists had managed lockdowns in the UK.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 11, 2021
The benefits of nature and taking space
The calm and peace that comes from more spaciousness in our lives rebalances us away from our anxious, panicky selves that need to be doing
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