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PIANO MENTORING: Importance of Communication
A student asked me recently: "My 60 min class doesn’t seem long enough. I have so many questions, and so many ideas ..... I wanted to ask...

Xenia E. Zilli
May 27, 20242 min read


Stepping On Stage - 'Tricks Of The Trade'
For concert pianists or any other music performers, stepping on stage to perform is the end goal; to go out there are share with...

Xenia E. Zilli
May 18, 20243 min read


‘Schubertiade II’ - Piano Recital & Art Exhibition
As requested by many of you, the 'SCHUBERTIADE' event (piano recital + art exhibition) that took place in Greece for the first time in...

Xenia E. Zilli
May 17, 20242 min read


EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE !
"Someday, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." ~ C.S. Lewis Yes ! And wise enough to fully understand their...

Xenia E. Zilli
Mar 28, 20241 min read


KINDNESS
Ah KINDNESS. What a simple way to show another struggling soul that there is LOVE to be found in this world." ~ Alison Malee Takes...

Xenia E. Zilli
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Focus On Yourself And Your Own Growth
People's behaviour always reflects their relationship with themselves. They can only meet you as deeply as they can meet themselves. They...

Xenia E. Zilli
Mar 19, 20242 min read


Ability To Express And Share Feelings
I am fireless when expressing my feelings. Why ? People say: “You may get hurt” (and I do get hurt sometimes), they say: “Not everyone...

Xenia E. Zilli
Mar 8, 20243 min read


Modern Songwriting vs. Classical Songwriting
The major problem I see with some of the modern songwriting is that music often does not reflect a particular song's words, where words...

Xenia E. Zilli
Mar 2, 20242 min read


New Year, New Beginnings ...
I am a little late, but better ever than never. What is new about me in my 2024, is that I won’t body-shame, or any-shame myself. I won’t...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 29, 20242 min read


Teaching MUSIC ...
Most of the piano or any other musical instrument's teachers teach notes, styles, technique ... They teach you 'how to'. And that is...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 24, 20242 min read


WHAT DEFINES A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMER
Success of a pianist/musician is not defined by the number of followers and/or reviews someone has on social media (some people, unlike...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Open Mindedness and Artistic Expression
Let's start with defining open mindedness. What it is and what it is not. It is not only, as some believe, an ability to mentally accept...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 8, 20243 min read


SMETANA: Piano Works ('Let's Sing and Dance')
In this blog I am introducing (with great pleasure) - the lightweight sunshine-happy romantic piano works by Bedřich Smetana. Bedřich...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Piano Recital: 'A ROMANTIC EVENING WITH ROBERT SCHUMANN'
You are warmly invited to attend my piano recital: 'A ROMANTIC EVENING WITH ROBERT SCHUMANN' which will take place on 14/02/2024 at Maria...

Xenia E. Zilli
Feb 3, 20242 min read


Happy Birthday Franz Schubert
Happy Birthday Mr Schubert ! Franz Schubert, the composer considered as the forerunner of Romanticism, was born on January 31st, 1797. To...

Xenia E. Zilli
Jan 31, 20241 min read


ELGAR: Variations Op. 36 "Enigma" and 'Matrix'
The 'Enigma Variations' were born on 21 October 1898, when Elgar sat at his piano in the evening to relax after the long day of teaching....

Xenia E. Zilli
Jan 28, 20242 min read


Scarlatti & Debunking The Myth Of The Suffering Artist
Happiness, fulfilment, exuberance, playfulness, content, serenity, joy - are all reflected in the music of one composer, Domenico...

Xenia E. Zilli
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Fill your life with MUSIC ...
Fill your life and uplift your spirit with SOUNDS and MUSIC. Play, sing, move, dance .... today (and every day) in joy. Share your music...

Xenia E. Zilli
Jan 10, 20241 min read


Why Musicians Play From Memory And Should They ?
Even though it is somewhat expected of us, as professional classical musicians, to perform from memory, we could do it with sheet music...

Xenia E. Zilli
Dec 23, 20232 min read


The Discomfort Syndrome
The discomfort syndrome is a group of feelings that we might have when trying to deal with new situations, tasks, and/or people, or...

Xenia E. Zilli
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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