Professionals

Bridget offers tailored individual coaching for professional musicians and other performers, concertos and recitals, public speaking and spoken word.

Areas Include:

• Music performance coaching
• Public speaking and spoken word coaching
• Historical performance
• Practice techniques
• Adrenaline management
• Alexander technique and posture
• Mental rehearsal
• Mock auditions

Individual coaching

Bridget provides a calm and considered perspective for professionals preparing for auditions, concertos, recitals and other performances. Sessions are shaped around the individual, allowing space to refine both technical preparation and performance approach.

Work may focus on developing clarity and efficiency in practice, greater awareness of physical use, and strengthening mental rehearsal. Mock auditions can help bring a sense of reality to preparation, allowing performers to explore how they respond under pressure.

The emphasis is on finding ease, focus and a stronger sense of communication through sound.

Workshops

Workshop sessions for performers and professionals explore topics such as the use of the body in performance, as well as introductions to historical performance practice for string players.

The use of the body in performing

For all performers at any level

• A “hands-on” workshop experiencing some ideas from the Alexander and Feldenkreis techniques, yoga and specialists sports warm-ups
• How to use the body more effectively to maximise performance and prevent injuries
• Including recommended reading

Suggested time: 90 minutes

An introduction to “Period Performance” Practice for string players

For teachers, students and professional string players

• A general overview of string techniques and equipment
• How to enliven performance of baroque music through exploring the different sounds and context of music making in the Eighteenth Century using original instruments
• Including recommended reading

Suggested time: 90 minutes

Residential intensives

For performers

• Performance preparation and performance masterclass
• Run at Barrengarry House in Kangaroo Valley on request

Suggested time: 2 days