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Working with Pianists
I work one-to-one with pianists in various different ways: in Piano Lessons, in a group setting through Oxford Piano Weekends and through my online course Piano Freedom. In each, I work the same issues: technique and mechanics; style and interpretation; learning methods along with practice and performance preparation.
I welcome pianists who are committed to learning and developing and who are willing to be creative and experimental; pianists who understand that an integral part of the work is looking at the psychological dimensions of learning – the “inner game.”
Some ways we might work together
Style and interpretation
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Relish the process of working in fine detail on a piece of music to meet its technical and interpretive demands
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Learn how music is put together and how to get your fingers to express the story you want to tell
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Discover more about the different composers, their style, their unique compositional qualities and what they ask of the pianist
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Charlotte’s insights into piano technique, music and personal discovery have literally changed my life!”
Ben G,
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Piano technique
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Build a comprehensive technique that enables power and freedom in your playing
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Find a resilience in your technique so you can play without fatigue and prevent injury
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Build body awareness at the piano
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Discover how to be ergonomically aligned at the piano,
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Explore breathing and how to play from the core to create rich, dynamic and powerful sounds
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Learn how to release tension in order to play effortlessly even in the most challenging repertoire
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Play with ease and efficiency
Learning and psychology
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Understand the basic neuroscience of how we learn and how we develop skill
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Find and use the learning methods that work best for you
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Learn in an emotionally safe space
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Manage and transform the relationship between psychological and emotional challenges and the way you learn, play your instrument and perform
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Map the relationship between psycho/emotional processes and patterns
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Master the ‘inner game’ of successful learning and performing
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Be able to problem solve and invent new practice methods
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Become fascinated by the learning process
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Integrate body, mind and emotions as a learner, musician and performer
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Work on personal issues in a confidential space
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Charlotte’s music and technical input has been invaluable. I feel more confident and so much more at ease with playing.”
Ed W
Practice and performance skills
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Learn efficient preparation skills including how to memorise
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Learn what it means to move from the practice room to the performance space
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Build a solid knowledge of your repertoire
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Plan a recital programme
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Practice with the Objective Observer instead of the Inner Critic
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Build in anxiety calming techniques into the practice room so they are ready for the performance