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Free Tools: ProblemSpot

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Problem Spot

For more information on Lucinda's work, workshops, courses and publications, visit her homepage at http://www.musicmindmovement.btinternet.co.uk/

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Who will be helping me?
Lucinda Mackworth-Young is a leading Consultant in Psychology for Musicians and an experienced concert pianist and teacher based in London. She works with performers, teachers, students, pupils and their parents helping them to deepen their understanding of psychological issues and resolve a wide range of problems. Her recent book "Tuning In" shows how to apply basic principles of psychology to music teaching, learning and performing, and has been acclaimed by musicians all over the world as long overdue help for this critical area of their work.

But you don't have to go to London to benefit from her expertise.

How do I tell her my problems?


Managing Lesson Times
The student needs longer lessons to pass their exam, but the parents won't pay

Feel like the inferior parent
Parent feels left out in their child's music lessons

At Home Battlefield over Practising
Mother is at her wit's end in the fight to get her daughter to practice.

Perfectionist Child
Young student makes life miserable for everyone by being too hard on himself.

When teaching becomes overwhelming
New mother and long-time music teacher find that she is suddenly not coping with either role.

Dreading my Music Lesson
Student loves music, but finds lessons too stressful.

String Quartet Power Struggles
What do you do when one member of the ensemble dominates unfairly?

How to be assertive with children
Just how do you balance the need to be firm with the need to be "nice" with your students?

Parents who treat you as expendable
Violin teacher has had enough of parents treating her like "hired help".

I am being ignored by the school I teach at!
Teacher reacts to being left out of the loop at her workplace.

Motivation to Practice

Breaking my daughter's heart
Daughter loves lessons, family cannot afford to pay.

The Magic has Gone
Orchestral player fights disillusionment with music

Performance Anxiety

Crippling Pre-Concert Nerves
Performance is looming, and an otherwise well-prepared student is sick with fear.

Mother at lessons
What to do when an interfering parent is messing up music lessons for their child

Exam Cancellations

Trying the instrument before the exam


How do I tell her my problems?
Visitors to PracticeSpot can email Lucinda with their problems, and we will post both questions and replies here. Anonymity is assured if requested. Unfortunately, due to the volume of mail and email Lucinda receives, it won't be possible to reply to every issue, but she will endeavour to help where she can. For those who want to apply these principles themselves, her book is available here, and comes highly recommended by PracticeSpot. (If it helps you keep one student that you might otherwise have lost, it will have paid for itself many times over!)





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