Warm-up à la Jackie Barratt: – Georgia on my mind
This is day 1 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) I’d only have to play a couple of chords of Georgia on my mind for warm-up and Jackie Barratt…
Jonathan Still, ballet pianist
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Blog posts about people I’ve worked with in the ballet world who either are actual legends, or who have been legendarily wonderful in my working life.
This is day 1 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) I’d only have to play a couple of chords of Georgia on my mind for warm-up and Jackie Barratt…
During Advent of last year, I wrote tributes to the people of the dance world who’d been an inspiration to me as a musician, and called it my Dance Inspirations…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! There’s a wonderful restaurant in Prague called Restaurace Století where I’ve spent many a happy time with friends and colleagues from the ballet masterclasses. Each dish on Století’s…
This is December 24th in my Dance Inpirations advent calendar As it comes to the end of this advent calendar, I’m left with a very difficult decision: I still have…
This is December 23rd in my Dance Inpirations advent calendar 24 What works on a piano in the studio very often doesn’t work on stage with an orchestra, so that…
This is December 22nd in my Dance Inpirations advent calendar 23 24 It was to Annie that David Wall sent me to pick up some tips about playing for class…