Piano Think Tank _ Schema Coaching at the Piano

Feel Good, Play Great.

Performance Coaching for Musicians

with Dr Rob Szymanek, PhD

Let's enjoy our practice and
Flourish in performance.

Welcome!

I help musicians practise, perform and create with greater confidence, freedom and enjoyment.

Find more calm, joy, and satisfaction in your music-making. Unlock creativity and free expression. Understand and overcome the patterns that hold you back.

Right there in your music.

Book Your Free Consultation

Thank you so much for everything you have done for me! You have taught me so much that I will remember forever! - Caitlin

"You helped me find my passion again. I could barely play a bar without freaking out. Yet with your help I overcame this and so many struggles. I can now see a future in music." - Frances

"You have restored my faith and love in music. I really valued the freedom you gave me in encouraging me to experiment, and you have shown me how to combine music and well-being." - Ryan

Coaching fo Musicians

Choose Your Starting Point

Preparing for Performance

Auditions, concerts, recordings and exams.

Develop the skills that help you prepare

effectively and perform with greater freedom under pressure.

Navigating Challenges

Performance anxiety, setbacks, low confidence, motivation issues, creative blocks...

Psychological insights to understand how and why we get stuck.

Practical tools to get ourselves back on track.

Unlocking Creativity

Expressive freedom, artistic identity, creative interpretation and composition.

Discover approaches that help your musical ideas flow more easily.

Bring more vitality, imagination, and expression to your playing.

Practice Upgrade

More effective, enjoyable and sustainable practice.

Discover learning strategies that help improve focus and motivation, and make steady, meaningful progress.

Tell Me About Your Goals

Feel Good, Play Great

Musical flourishing flows from wellbeing.

That's the heart of my coaching.

Together we work to cultivate the inner conditions that support your growth, resilience, and flourishing as a musician.

And we do it through the music itself.

More About My Approach

About Me

Passionate about helping musicians thrive.

I am a Performance Coach for Musicians, Classical Pianist, Composer and Teacher with over 20 years' professional experience.

I bring a calm, understanding, and psychologically-informed approach that helps musicians break through unhelpful patterns and cultivate more freedom, joy and confidence in their work.