The Pianists' Field Hospital

» Richard Meyrick launches The Musician's Mentor - the exciting new programme of one-on-one tuition in 'real life' lessons for professional performers

The Pianists’ Field Hospital is a half-day triage and treatment seminar for universities, colleges, conservatories and schools in which students and tutors examine the prognosis of a pianist on the brink of turning professional. Richard Meyrick performs 100 concerts a year and has a lifetime’s teaching experience.

The formative years of study and early professional development are critical and Richard knows the hurdles and pitfalls that must be overcome and imparts insider secrets. His rewarding and thought-provoking consultation serves as both panacea to students and a Professional Development Forum for faculty members

The Clinical Presentation
A day at The Pianists’ Field Hospital commences with Richard’s 50-minute recital. His acclaimed artistic integrity, emotional commitment, communicative power combined with virtuoso technique, guarantee this performance will electrify and enthral.

Diagnostics -  Richard addresses students and faculty
Prioritising physical and mental health • a musician defined • the teacher/student partnership •  cultivating independence • paediatrics in the practice room • broadening cultural horizons • winning through the trauma of failure and discouragement • defining and achieving realistic goals • commercial success vs  artistic integrity • countdown to performance!  • a vocation to teach.

Triage and Treatment – The MASTERCLASS
Up to five students experience life on the edge, learn how to apply the sharpness of a surgeon’s scalpel to their performances, and acquire revolutionary new practice techniques.  Richard evokes incisive listening skills and demonstrates how to attain the supreme physical agility mandatory to great performance and public expectation.

Q & A
Richard takes questions from the floor.

Clinic
The day will conclude with Richard’s informal clinic where individuals or small groups can discuss issues relevant to their development as musicians.

For more information, please contact us:
Email:  admin@thepianostudio.co.uk