ballet
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On Flight Pattern
A reflection in words of the contemporary ballet ‘Flight Pattern’ choreographed by Crystal Pite Heavily they walk No two men the same But united through rejection Or maybe through the spartan Uniforms they wear Of doubt that hope Exists or may come into Existing only for a past Life not so easily left behind-
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Talking About Performance Anxiety
Having started the cello much later to most other musicians, I found myself battling the fear of performing at the same time as facing an insecure self-image that often comes with being a 12 year old. I believe this made the issue far greater than it would’ve been, had I been performing at an earlier…
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“Play it like something you hear down by the river”
I believe it is now widely accepted, or at least should be, that the soul of great music and a great artist is not solely created in the practice room. We use the practice room as a place to learn how to interpret a composers emotions though our instruments. The practice room is used to…
Hattie Butterworth 