Body Awareness

The story behind Piano Freedom: online video course for pianists

The story behind Piano Freedom: online video course for pianists Having had a distressing brush with tendonitis when I was a...

Connecting the root of physical pain & tension to emotions

Connecting the root of physical pain & tension to emotions Recently I worked with a string player who explained that the thumb on her bow...

More thoughts about the core

More thoughts about the core I find it fascinating that musicians so rarely talk about the importance of the core performance of music....

Working with the core

Working with the core So what and where is the core and how do we engage our core muscles? Roughly speaking, the core is band of muscles...

The importance of body awareness in musicians

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra My time in Sweden at the end of March was wonderful. I felt very privileged to be working with top...

Warming up at the instrument: an alternative take

One of the most frequent questions I am asked is ‘Can you show me a good warm up?’ When I then ask them to tell me what they think is a...

Tendonitis: avoid it with a body-centred approach

Tendonitis: avoid it with a body-centred approach Tendonitis is that rather vague term for inflamed tendons that can hit musicians every...

Tension, aches & pains talks-masterclasses in New York

A trip to New York Jeff Scott, the horn player from the renowned and dynamic American wind quintet Imani Winds, asked me whether I’d like...

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...