Pallavi Mahidhara: On Practicing for Flexibility, Not Perfection

About this episode

Noa Kageyama interviews pianist Pallavi Mahidhara about the positive aspects of performing and practicing in music.

Playing for other people, whether it’s an audience of one, a dozen, or several hundred, can be a stressful thing! So it’s easy to focus on the negative aspects of performance, like how to manage nerves and avoid mistakes. But performing can also be a real thrill, and one of the most satisfying and meaningful things we do in music. So I thought it might be fun to explore performing and practicing from this more positive angle as well. My guest today is pianist Pallavi Mahidhara. A prizewinner ...

People in this episode

Host: Noa Kageyama

Guest: Pallavi Mahidhara

Topics covered

• performance
• practicing
• flexibility
• music
• stress management

Keywords

• performance
• practicing
• flexibility
• music
• nerves
• mistakes
• thrill

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