Performance – The Practicing Pianist

Everything is an Experiment (Even the Performance)

ByDavid Servias March 11, 2021June 23, 2023

How should I practice? What piece should I learn next? How do I prepare for a recital? How do I help my student who is having trouble with X, Y, and Z? Questions often come up about how to best learn to play the piano that seem to have different answers depending on who you…

Performance

What About Performance Anxiety?

ByDavid Servias August 5, 2020August 14, 2023

When you play music for other people, you are afraid that it won’t go as you planned, and you will feel pain and embarrassment. You’re afraid that people will think less of you. That’s a valid fear, because some people WILL think less of you, and that could be bad, especially if you’re a professional…