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New Year’s Musical Resolutions – DAY 2 of 3 – Bands, Lyrics and Emails
On Day 2, we are looking at more practical ideas to get your musical aspirations back on track. Some of us may not be ready to get out there right away as a front person in a band. So, maybe … Continue reading
What do you make of this performance?
What would it be like if you had 100% belief in what you were doing? A month ago, my friend and colleague Ben Angel (Lead singer from The Bohemian Embassy) showed me a video performance on Youtube which has really had … Continue reading
As a beginner musician, should I take grades?
It is a question which comes up regularly in my work as a music teacher and lecturer. In the popular music world of guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards and drums, taking grades almost seems irrelevant to many musicians. The idea of … Continue reading
So what is behind the Confident Performer?
A couple of weeks ago, presenter, actor, dancer, director and choreographer, Laura Graham-May interviewed me about the Confident Performer Book and I have had a number of requests for the audio interview to be presented as a written transcript. So … Continue reading
Posted in Confident Singing, Improving Confidence in others, Improving Your Confidence, performance strategies, Thinking in a better way
Tagged city of bath college, Clive Stocker, confidence, confident performer book, free ebook, late starter, laura graham-may, Ronnie Tucker, soundcloud interview
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The Beauty of Simplicity
This week, I had the privilege of meeting a pianist who had a few issues with nerves associated with performing. She said she felt that the audience would be critical of her if she made a mistake. That was quite … Continue reading
Following Your Inspiration Makes You Confident
This week saw 3 fabulous interviews with very different musicians and the last of the interviews of the week was with the remarkable musician and performer, Tristan Hendy from signed PunkPop band NativeJune. Everything about Tristan’s personality oozes a natural … Continue reading
Posted in Improving Confidence in others, performance strategies, Strategies for recording., Thinking in a better way
Tagged Clive Stocker, confidence, confident performer, confident performing, nativejune, Nerves, performance nerves, planet LA records, recording, seeing the bigger picture, stage fright, tristan hendy
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Don’t Teach an Instrument, Grow a Musical Person.
The week started well with me interviewing Basira Ward-Davies about her techniques for confidence as a performer and singer. (see the previous blog post for this interview) She mentioned at the end of the interview that I should take time … Continue reading
Posted in Improving Confidence in others, Teaching Music, Thinking in a better way
Tagged Abby Whiteside, basira ward-davies, Clive Stocker, confidence, confident performer, confident performing, Frome Festival, Performance, Piano Recital, Piano Technique, seeing the bigger picture, Sophia Rosoff, Stephen Marquiss, technical mastery
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Teaching Others to be Confident
As musicians, we often spend some of our time teaching. At least half of the students in the music class I lecture are either teaching an instrument or have taught an instrument at some time. We must never reinforce negative … Continue reading
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