About the author:
Andy Barge
Andy Barge is a student of S & C Music Center in Dubai and has been playing the piano for 18 months. Hailing from the UK, he currently lives in Oman and works as a Wellness Director for a hotel resort.
Articles by Andy Barge
10 articles
First concert performance
“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy” Eminem – Lose Yourself So on Friday, I did my first live piano performance for the London piano institute live feed. And it was brilliant! …
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Interview with Celine
Andy Barge: How did you get into music? Celine Gaurier-Joubert: My parents are both amateur musicians so playing music was the obvious thing to do. As my father is an amateur violinist, I started …
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Playing faster slowly
I hate running. Whenever I do it, it never feels natural and when I run, I feel ungraceful and run like a cow- it can move quickly but it just doesn’t look coordinated. The …
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Sight reading fitness
Today I was reviewing my sight-reading ability with Celine, from S & C Music. Amongst her advice, she gave some sage guidance: “sight-reading is the most important educational skill to learn when it comes …
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Trying to be perfect
I was watching a terrific movie the other day “Whiplash”. If you haven’t seen it its a great film about an ambitious jazz drummer and his intense abusive music teacher, Terence Fletcher, pushing him …
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