Improving Your First Performance
I was reading a book called Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning which explores effective strategies to learn, well,...
Redefining Competition
As classical pianists, taking part in competitions is inevitable. For many people, it is an extremely stressful situation because you are...
The Misconception about Finger Strength
I cannot believe it has been 4 months since my last post! My six years of studies (an awfully long but wonderful time!) at the Guildhall...
Why mental practice?
It is concert day - this evening I will be playing Rachmaninoff 's Piano Concerto no. 2 with the Meadows Chamber Orchestra in Edinburgh!...
Playing too fast
I have just done my first rehearsal with the Meadows Chamber Orchestra in Edinburgh for an upcoming performance of Rachmaninoff 's second...
On confidence
I came across a chapter about confidence in the book The Chimp Paradox, written by Professor Steve Peters. It is a very interesting book...
