The downtroden Band Director! dear-band-leader
Andante Gramophone The Strad Magazine BBC Music Magazine The Piano Magazine
Rhythm and Blues: The Gospel Truth Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine
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Traits of a great performance from Classical Musical Myths Tips on making a memorable performance from Mostlywind Thoughts on truly great performers by Pianist Alfred Brendel Why Yo Yo Ma is such a great performer Why Pablo Casals was such a great cellist? The secrets of becoming a superb musician from Enzine Articles
The fundamentals of String playing from R. Mueller The violin site: everything you need for performance Yehudi Menuhin playing Bach’s Chaconne on You Tube-truly amazing! Violin Master Class blog: from one of the world’s leading Violinists Excerpts from Violin Mastery: a Masterclass by Kruetzer Violin Masterclass on You Tube playing Paganini’s Caprice. Fabulous! Violin Master [...]
Things that singers should avoid: the bible for all vocalists! Performance advice for singers: selecting correct repertoire and much more.. Voice health by professional singers Singing tips, audition tips and performing tips from Dream-Quest Singing Academy Authentic interpretation for vocalists from Historical Singers plus much more-a really useful site Advice for young classical vocalists from [...]
Authentic performance of Music: From Bach and Handel to Elvis, Ray Charles, and the Blues Brothers. Great book for all VCE performance students from The International Journakls of the Art in Society. Baroque Music Performance: Authentic of Traditional? A fabulous discussion for all students performing Baroque music in their repertoire. Historically informed performance by Wikipedia [...]
Simple relaxation procedures from Cambridge University Another very good list of simple relaxation techniques from UHealthy 10 easy relaxation techniques Mental practice away from your instrument
Superb article describing tips on how to begin performing from memory Performing music from memory by Wikipedia Should musicians have to play from memory alone? Susan Tomes of the Guardian offers some very interesting insights To memorize or not? Simply superb discussion from Strings Magazine
Interpretating Bach at the Keyboard: a great book for all pianists Interpretating Bach at the Keyboard: by Paul Badura-Skoda Interesting article on Bach’s Compostions for piano versus harpsichord: a very interesting read Glenn Gould on You Tube playing Bach Superb discussion on the interpretation of Bach’s piano music from Andras Schiff from Andante Magazine
Superb article from the Suzuki Foundation on dealing with performance nerves How to turn stage fright into peak performance Mindfulness Meditation: Creative Musical Performance through Awareness Ruth Bongetti’s article on 7 Easy Habits for Confident Performance is an absolte must for all VCE Music Students.
Piano Practice at home Scale Practice Techniques for the Piano Ways to More Efficient and Productive Piano Practice: a must read! Concrete Piano Practice Techniques from Lady Piano Fundamentals of Piano Practice by C.C.Chang
A great site from Music Masters that discusses general performance advice and tips Very comprehensive site from MENC on how to confidently nail that solo
Superb site that describes how to get the most out of home practice from Connexions Review of John Rink’s book, The Practice of Performance, describing sound practice skills Superb guide to setting up a thorough practice routine by Lee Jordan-Anders. A very interesting summary of how to develop a strong practice regime from the BBC! The Home Practice [...]
