Keynote Speaker: Prof. Alison McGregor, Dep’t of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics, Imperial College, London. Cristine MacKie Director, of the London International Piano Symposium, will present a two-part study, entitled ‘When Music Comes to Mind: Embodying the Performer’. The first part of the study aims to show how the music comes to mind by developing a performative analysis of the prelude in E minor by Chopin, while revealing insights into the musculoskeletal system of the body, which produces the appropriate movements ― based on the findings of the analysis― thus embodying the performer.
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Read MoreFrom the 15th Sept 2026 to the 15th Nov 2026, all those working in the arts, sciences, and the medical worlds are invited to submit abstracts detailing original research, which offers new perspectives concerned with the embodiment of the performer, and/or issues broadly relating to this topic. Suggested topics below will be welcomed, but not confined to: The historical reasons for the separation of the mind/body in musical education Neuroscientific evidence on the ‘brain to body loop’. Biomechanics ― muscular skeletal issues concerning the performer’s body. Biofeedback for neuromuscular re-education. Moved by emotions: the auditory factor. The state of embodied...
Read MoreKEY DATES ‘Rethinking Piano ‘Performance’ Royal College of Music, March 15th 2026 KEY DATES 15th September: Online registration opens for all, with the exception of those wishing to submit an abstract (See below about how to register). 15th Sept 2026: Call for papers 15th Nov 2026: Submission Deadline 01st Jan 2026: Notification of submission decision for all entries. Online registration opens for delegates. 15th March 2026: Symposium Day See Latest News and Events for Updates
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