Does the way musicians quell their nerves strike a chord?

Hampstead Garden Suburb News – Autumn 2016 Clammy hands, dry mouth, heart pounding, feeling sick and the palpable terror that your mind is about to go blank… do the symptoms sound familiar? Whether it’s a solo at the Royal Opera House, a job interview, an...

The scourge of the screen

Hampstead Garden Suburb News – Spring 2016 Whether it’s texting, tweeting, checking emails and missed calls, or immersing ourselves in the latest round of Candy Crush, it’s all too easy to get sucked into the screen in front of us. Being permanently contactable...

Alexander Technique – who can it help?

Hampstead Garden Suburb News – Summer 2015 When Jonathan Pryce, who played Cardinal Wolsey in the BBC’s Wolf Hall, was asked in a recent interview which book had changed his life he said: “The one the teacher put under my head during the Alexander Technique...