Playing the piano for an audience should be a wonderful experience. Sharing music with others is one of the main reasons we learn to play. So how do we make a piano performance less nerve wracking for our students? These simple guidelines below have helped me to play my best in many situations. I make…
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Calm, Confidence Building Piano Recitals & Concerts
It’s “recital season”! Have you had your’s yet? We just had our concert yesterday and we had so much fun! This concert was in a new venue, so of course I was a bit nervous how it would turn out, but I was really happy with it in the end. The piano is a little…
Performance Preparation with Fun Group Lessons
Can you believe it’s already almost December? This year just feels like it’s flying by and I’m already only two weeks away from my Winter concert! Last week was our performance preparation class.Three weeks before any performance, I hold a group lesson where we rehearse our concert pieces. I’m sure many of you are also holding…