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...

Thoughts on self-care for musicians and when busyness isn't a good thing.

Tips for avoiding tendonitis for pianists and other instruments with a body-centred approach plus the emotional component.

It has occurred to me this month when teaching and coaching how incredibly important practice is for the performance we give at the end...

How young chamber ensembles can learn to rehearse with emotional intelligence.

How mental health issues can affect performance anxiety in musicians.

How to move from performing terror to performing exhilaration!

How to own the stage and communicate within a musical ensemble with examples from Verbier Academy.

Tension aches and pains and how musicians can learn to avoid them.

Performance Anxiety in musicians and a few contributing factors

I recently presented a webinar for the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) in London. What was interesting to me about this webinar...

Different methods of teaching piano to a blind student

Performance Anxiety: too many stresses My experience of working in the International Piano Academy in Konz, Germany early in September...

Some thoughPerformance Coaching in music education is not understood or really valued.

Yale Summer School of Music, Norfolk, Connecticut I was brought over to work as a Performance Coach at the the Yale Summer School of...

Case studies of students dealing with performance anxiety issues in York

Performance Anxiety: a negative association with one piece of music and how to lessen the triggers.

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...

It’s always refreshing to go to hear another country’s resident orchestra on home ground, and hearing the Concertgebouw orchestra in...

The BBC made a documentary on the Chinese pianist Lang Lang a few months ago, and it was fascinating watching. Lang Lang has become...