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...
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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
- Jan 23, 2019
Pressure on young musicians
Performance Coaching for children and when it's tricky I don’t often work with under-18’s anymore despite having spent over 20 years...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Dec 17, 2018
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...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Nov 14, 2018
Thoughts on self-care for musicians
Thoughts on self-care for musicians One of the topics the ABRSM have asked me to explore is self-care for teachers as part of...
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
- Jul 19, 2018
Rehearsing with emotional intelligence at Verbier Festival and Academy
I’ve just returned from a week’s work in Verbier, Switzerland where the Verbier Festival takes part each summer for three weeks.
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...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Aug 9, 2017
Owning the stage & communication in ensembles at Verbier
Verbier Academy and Festival I feel so privileged to have worked at Verbier for six days in July and it was a wonderful experience. My...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 16, 2017
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...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 18, 2017
Performance Anxiety: a few contributing factors
My performance coaching work at different schools, universities and conservatoires along with my own private practice, is constantly...
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
I am very much enjoying teaching an 18-year-old blind Oxford undergraduate at the moment. The first step was helping him find his way to...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 20, 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 7, 2016
Performance Coaching in music education
Performance Coaching in music education It’s very early days for Performance Coaching in music education. Most people don’t know what it...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Aug 25, 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
Tour round universities and colleges in Yorkshire I have just come back from an 8-day trip to colleges and universities in Yorkshire,...
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