Latest News
We are now published in a special issue of the Finnish Journal of Music Education (2023)
We are delighted to announce that as a result of holding a piano forum at the third symposium at the Royal Academy of Music Oct, 2018 an article is now published in a special issue of the Finnish Journal of Music Education (2023) entitled: ‘An inquiry into the psychological wellbeing of piano teachers engaged in one-to-one tuition in higher music education: How trauma transfers in teaching’. See the abstract in Publications.
read moreRethinking Piano Performance: The Embodied Mind is now published
We are excited to announce the publication of Rethinking Piano Performance: The Embodied Mind. Details of how to puchase the book are shown below. Introduction ‘It seems that so long as we are alive, we shall continue closest to knowledge if we avoid as much as we can all contact and association with the body, except when they are absolutely necessary…’ Socrates c. 469-399 B.C. Pianists routinely encounter a great variety of bodily and intellectual demands in preparing piano works for performance, but until recently, the emphasis has been...
read moreAbstracts 2018
Keynote Speakers Prof. Elaine Chew Queen Mary, University of London From Sequence to Structure: Performance Decisions and Analytical Thinking Dr Georgia Volioti Music Department, University of Sussex. Reflections on Classical Sound Recordings: Prospects and Challenges for Performance Studies. Jonathan Summers, ARAM, Curator of Classical Music Recordings. (Sound and Vision Collections Division, British Library). Introduction to the Classical Collection The Piano Forum ‘Who Do You Think You Are’? Prof. John Sloboda, Psychologist,...
read moreOur policy regarding adminstrative help!
It is our policy, in part, to give some of the administrative work to persons who are challenged by complications with their eye sight. We would appreciate patience in this area.
read moreFor students wishing to attend the symposium
For post graduate students wishing to attend a full day the fee is £75.00 per day and includes tea/coffee breaks and lunch. Half a day is £35.00. There is no fee for undergraduate students wishing to attend.
read moreA Unique Forum for Piano Teachers, Sunday 28th October
On Sunday 28th October 9.0 am, we are offering a forum for piano teachers entitled: ‘Who do You Think You Are’? The purpose of this forum – which is the first of its kind in the UK – is to address a hitherto increasingly urgent, yet unexplored problem concerning the health and emotional wellbeing of the piano teacher. While achieving success and high marks for the student is a given, work of this nature can be extremely stressful and largely undertaken in isolation. It will begin with a viewing of the film Madame Sousatzka (1988),...
read moreFees for EPTA, ISM and Piano Teachers attending the forum ‘Who do you think you are? on the 28th October
The special fee for members of EPTA, the ISM, piano teachers wishing to attend the forum ‘Who do you think you are? on Sunday 28th October is £75.00. Undergraduate students will be admitted without charge This includes the forum, papers, & lecture recitals, the concert in the afternoon and coffee/teas and lunch. It begins at 10am and ends at 6.0pm Please ensure that you put a reference on the payment either as EPTA, ISM or Private, as well as you full name, and bring your ID on the day. The fee is payable in advance to: Bank...
read moreHow to obtain a copy of New Thoughts on Piano Performance
New Thoughts on Piano Performance: Research at the Interface between Science and the Art of Piano Performance (55.00 + postage) is a London International Piano Symposium publication. It is available to buy by transferring using bank details below, or by Pay Pal, see below. London International Piano Symposium, Barclays Bank, 60 Putney High St, LondonSW15 1SF, UK Sort Code: 20 90 74 Account Number:23121534 Swiftbic: BARCGB22 Iban: GB71 BARC 2090 7423 121534 Cristine MacKie Knowle Cottage, Bothenhampton, DT6 4BP Reference: New Thoughts and...
read more
