Deborah Pritchard: Learning to trust in your own musical style
Ahead of the premier of her Bach-inspired work at Music@Malling, British composer Deborah Pritchard...
Health and Wellbeing
Body Mapping: preventing and addressing musicians’ injuries
Jennifer Johnson discusses how musicians can become disconnected from the way their bodies should...
Reflections on the need for self-compassion: My story of sharing ‘Wounds’ at the InsideOutMusician Ceilidh
Sophie Renshaw reflects on what her Arts Therapies training has taught her about vulnerability as a...
COP26 – what should I do?
Liz Dilnot Johnson explores the aftermath of the COP26 conference through four ecologically-minded...
The impact of COVID-19 on freelance orchestral musicians in the UK
Through a series of interviews, Dr Susanna Cohen & Professor Jane Ginsborg explore the many ways the...
How musicians can benefit from letting go of control
Have you ever worried that by trying to control your breathing, you're making yourself more anxious?...
How to shake out tension to restore balance
Liz Dilnot Johnson teaches us how to regain equilibrium by releasing tension - through shaking!
Backstage nerves: how to quieten negative chatter
The hours before a concert will feel less daunting if you can get into the right frame of mind...
Lessons from sports psychology for singers
Dr Ralph Strehle, director of the Mascarade Opera Studio, explains how sports psychology can be...
(Don’t) Sit Up Straight!: What musicians get wrong about posture
How to move through anxiety and insecurity and back into the world of performance by listening to...
