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Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist day #2: Fear of repetition

Dec 2, 2014 Jonathan Still 9 Comments

I’m relatively relaxed about repetition, because over the years a few dancers have told me that sometimes it’s nice to hear something familiar, either because they like it, or because it’s…

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Company class: Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist, day #1 (Advent 2014)

Dec 1, 2014 Jonathan Still 4 Comments

My post about problems of playing for a “White Swan” rehearsal generated a lot of interesting comments from dance and music friends on Facebook. One musician friend sympathised with my…