Owning the stage & communication in ensembles at Verbier
How to own the stage and communicate within a musical ensemble with examples from Verbier Academy.
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Charlotte Tomlinson
- Jun 16, 2017
Tension, aches & pains talks-masterclasses in New York
Tension aches and pains and how musicians can learn to avoid them.
Charlotte Tomlinson
- May 18, 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 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
Some thoughPerformance Coaching in music education is not understood or really valued.
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
Case studies of students dealing with performance anxiety issues in York
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.
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...
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...
Charlotte Tomlinson
- Oct 15, 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 27, 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 13, 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 9, 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...
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?
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...
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...
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