How the Balinese approach performance
I am currently writing this blog from Ubud, Bali, where I have been for the last three weeks. I made a very sudden decision in...
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Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 28, 2022
The importance of moving through nerves in a safe and public performing space
This last week I have been working back at the conservatoires again, for almost the first time since 2019. Something that had become so...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 29, 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
- Mar 22, 2022
Interview Part 3: Presenting symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
A year ago, I was interviewed by Serena Paese, a Music Psychology PhD candidate at University of York, who will be using some of the...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Feb 28, 2022
Interview Part 2: Presenting symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
A year ago, I was interviewed by Serena Paese, a Music Psychology PhD candidate at University of York, who will be using some of the...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jan 31, 2022
Interview Part 1: Presenting symptoms of performance anxiety in musicians
A year ago, I was interviewed by Serena Paese, a Music Psychology PhD candidate at University of York, who will be using some of the...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 6, 2021
Musicians and Trauma: finding emotional safety
Last night I watched a very inspiring documentary film called The Wisdom of Trauma with the focus on the pioneering work of Gabor Mate....
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 20, 2021
Performance anxiety, fallibility and lucky charms
Performance anxiety: a couple of examples of contributing factors My performance coaching work at different schools, universities and...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Apr 21, 2021
Perfectionism is a tough task master
Spring is in its full glory here in the UK, and we’ve had the most glorious weather over the last couple of weeks. There has been a nip...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 30, 2020
Managing adrenalin: winding down after a performance
Winding down after a performance It occurred to me recently that we musicians often discuss in great detail our preparation for a...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 14, 2020
Singing when your body is tight with anxiety & finding emotional safety
Singing when your whole body is tight with anxiety I gave a masterclass for the vocal department at one of the main British...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Apr 16, 2020
Performance anxiety: being stuck and how to unlock it
Being stuck and how to unlock it I’ve been working with a musician recently who has been struggling with performance nerves to the extent...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Mar 26, 2020
Performance Anxiety: general top tips used in Lockdown
What extraordinary times we find ourselves in! It’s just under three weeks since I last wrote, and the world has changed dramatically in...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Dec 21, 2019
Stage craft and how to manage Performance Anxiety
Stage craft I’ve been thinking about the importance of stage craft for musicians recently and how little time is given to this in music...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Mar 15, 2019
Finding emotional safety on stage
In the UK at the moment, we’re in the middle of a political crisis and a crisis in society in general. It’s been brought about by a...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Feb 14, 2019
Auditions: the ultimate in stressful performances
Auditions: the ultimate in stressful performances Musicians I’ve talked to have said that auditions are one of the most stressful types...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 23, 2018
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...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jul 20, 2018
Focus and performance anxiety as a result of trauma
It has occurred to me this month when teaching and coaching how incredibly important practice is for the performance we give at the end...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 13, 2018
Musings about mental health issues and its relationship to performance anxiety
I have been thinking a lot since I last wrote about how the topic of mental health is becoming more and more prominent in the press, in...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 11, 2018
Moving from performing terror to performing exhilaration
I was asked by one of the main British conservatoires to work with a student who had had such appalling nerves that she was failing all...
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