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 Checklist for students! [...]
The complete 2008 HSC Music Extension Recital Preparation and Internal Assessment Kit (Performance Specialisation) Student Edition. This resource includes planning sheets for the end of year performance examination. It also includes planning and criteria and assessment sheets for the two internal assessments. Click on the resource to view in full.
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The complete 2008 HSC Music Extension Recital Preparation and Internal Assessment Kit (Performance Specialisation) Teacher Edition. Includes facilities for accurate keeping of roll class details, as well as planning, criteria and assessment sheets for all internal assessment work. It also includes resources for the planning of the end of year performance examination. It is the [...]
