5th August already. This was a good lesson. I played well. I'm back to yoga classes and the neck and back are better.

Arthur and I discussed the role of breathing in performance. It would seem an obvious thing to breath in and then out and then in again and keep doing that but apparently not for me.

When I forget to breath through a passage, I panic and then it falls apart. I may need to mark breathing points on the score. It might also help to listen to non-pianist musicians and singers.

Arthur gave me a bio on John Ogden to read. The first chapters are very interesting for someone who never went to a music college per se.