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Performing in a Safe Circle

Performing in a Safe Circle

By Graham Fitch, 2014-06-13
Posted in: Performing

Many pianists relish performing and do it all the time, others end up performing as a part of their activities. It may have been a passion for music and a…

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Tags: anxietyconfidenceEPTA UKLucinda Mackworth-Youngperformancepiano communitiespiano teachers courseprofessionalpsychologyteachingThe London Piano Meetup Group
Performing in a Safe Circle
Slaying the Dragon

Slaying the Dragon

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-16
Posted in: Performing

Piano playing can never be an exact science. We will not always be able to say with absolute precision or certainty how we arrived at a particular result in our…

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Tags: errorinspirationperformancepiano pedagogypractice toolspracticing the pianopractising the pianoprofessionalpsychologyshostakovich polka from the age of goldShura Cherkassky
Slaying the Dragon
Don’t Play!

Don’t Play!

By Graham Fitch, 2014-03-14
Posted in: Practising

We tend to think of sitting at the piano and practising totally in terms of making sounds. If we’re not moving our fingers up and down, we’re not really practising,…

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Don’t Play!
Watch What You Say!

Watch What You Say!

By Graham Fitch, 2014-03-07
Posted in: Performing

Over the years in my teaching, I have noticed the tendency for some students to need to preface their playing with an often lengthy verbal introduction – a description of…

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Tags: confidenceerrorsGeorge McRaeMarilee AdamsMozartperfectionpsychology
Watch What You Say!

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