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Music teachers must learn to correctly respond to student mistakes
Students learn most from making mistakes in their playing, and it’s up to the teacher to find the right way of dealing with them
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How to develop great performing presence
Great stage actors have an aura of positive energy and openness that string players can access, too. Acting coach Patsy Rodenburg tells Ariane Todes how
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Survey finds 65% of musicians have suffered from depression
In addition 71% are afflicted with anxiety and panic attacks
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'If career becomes more important than the music, your soul becomes empty,' says cellist Steven Isserlis
Cellist Steven Isserlis on the importance of putting your art first
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Too often, performance presentation skills are left in the lap of the gods
It is desirable for music teachers to take stage presentation skills seriously from the very start, argues Naomi Yandell
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Madeleine Mitchell on becoming a complete violinist
The violinist and Royal College of Music, London professor speaks about adopting a rounded approach to being a musician
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Violinist Hilary Hahn on owning the stage
You can't be afraid when you go on stage. If you're afraid you'll just be replicating what you think other people want you to do - and replicating is never the way to convince people you know what you're doing.' Hilary Hahn speaks about performing on stage ...
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Violinist Hilary Hahn on dealing with performance nerves
Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about harnessing performance nerves in an interview conducted by YouTube Symphony member Ben Chan.
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Violinist Midori on coping with stage fright
Violinist Midori speaks about dealing with performance nerves for Classical Chops.
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Playing chamber music is the best way for children to learn an instrument
Group activities and chamber music making are the best ways for young players to develop confidence – and enjoy learning, as pedagogue Sheila Nelson argues
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Students practise performance skills on virtual audience
The Royal College of Music, London and Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano have developed a performance simulator
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Violinist Nikolaj Znaider on conquering performance nerves
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star says musicians must always put the music first
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Performances for an audience ‘sound better’ despite musician nerves, says study
The experiment tested recordings of performances by 13 pianists on 153 listeners
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Study finds musical training may focus attention and reduce anxiety in children
Psychiatrists at the University of Vermont College of Medicine monitored 232 children
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman answers student questions
I only get nervous when I suffer a memory lapse. That's when my real creative powers are at work - I'm writing new music and it's not always good!' In 1982 violinist Itzhak Perlman visited the Collegiate School in New York and gave frank and often humorous ...
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Drink and drug addiction is rife in the classical music world, says cellist
The comments were made by a former National Youth Orchestra musician taking part in new documentary, ‘Addicts' Symphony'
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Cellists can be adrenaline 'thrivers' or 'crumplers', finds study
Explore more Featured Stories like this in The Strad Playing Hub A new study into cellists’ behaviour has identified two different reactions to performing on stage. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found that the musicians could be categorised as either ‘thrivers’ or ‘crumplers’ when placed in a performance ...
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How to breathe freely when playing a stringed instrument
Ruth Phillips describes how she persuades musicians to rediscover their body and their instrument through the gentle art of inhaling
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Study suggests orchestral first violins experience highest stress levels
Mood also plays a role in reducing anxiety levels during performance
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How do you help students avoid stage fright?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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