<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Feel Good, Play Great Music - Piano Tuition and Coaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlock your musical potential with expert, inspiring piano tuition tailored to you. Integrated coaching to ignite your confidence and creativity.]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/thrive-in-music</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 01:48:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Guide to Schema Coaching Concepts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schema Coaching is a more recent off-shoot from Schema Therapy, which itself was developed by Dr. Jeffrey Young in the 1980s and 1990s. Both Schema Therapy and Schema Coaching work with Young's model of human personality. It is rich with concepts, which can help us to understand the complexities of our inner experience and behaviours. Schemas A schema is a pattern of related thoughts, beliefs, emotions, body sensations, and associated memories of our lived experience. Schemas are like...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/about-schema</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6548c0d3a22c05269d888a4f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:51:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aad5e73a8e074f44a2bcc6cddfedcb93.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Schema Coaching for Musicians?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schema Coaching for Musicians is about helping people to find more confidence and enjoyment at the instrument, grow in their ability, and release their creativity - so they can truly flourish in their music. We do this by learning to tune into our core needs as we play, and then finding ways to meet them as we practice and perform. When our needs are met sufficiently, our sense of wellbeing is improved. In turn, this leads to a clearer, calmer, happier state of mind, and a more relaxed and...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/what-is-schema-coaching-at-the-piano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c3cdf72891beb5a52b0999</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_eeb53bf7002649c4a1cec90cad28a3f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Confidence Switchboard']]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a Schema Coaching perspective on how we get stuck in our music practice, and how we can find more freedom, enjoyment and confidence.]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/the-confidence-switchboard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a072c9ed0805c2303f4da03</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d3ea49473bc14d7bb39a19fe42b37831~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Practices for Healthy Musicianship]]></title><description><![CDATA[I increasingly see musical development not simply as skill acquisition, but as the cultivation of a healthier internal relationship with ourselves. I’ve now worked with so many musicians who are technically capable, thoughtful, deeply committed, and able to perform well at times. Yet they still find themselves caught in cycles of pressure, inadequacy, overworking, or avoiding playing altogether. These patterns often show up in practice through habits such as taking on too much at once,...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/five-practices-for-healthy-musicianship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a045755e8ad7aab1e5efe0f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:53:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_48a3270bd2cd44cdbcab31b5db1058d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting Our Emotional Needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A core focus of the Schema Coaching for Musicians  is meeting our core emotional needs as we make music. This helps us feel more calm, assured and free, which lays the ground for more creativity, personal expression and technical control. I like to work with the model of seven categories of emotional needs from Lockwood and Samson, 2020. Emotional Nurturance &#38; Unconditional Love Connection, acceptance, support in expressing emotions, compassionate guidance, navigating limits. Dependability...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/meeting-our-emotional-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04ace8618ba45174ffab65</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aba9b3935a084167b3c2866a84528d76.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Inner Happy Child in Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Schema Model has a concept called the Happy Child mode. For me, it really captures those parts of us where we're in the moment, enjoying ourselves, absorbed in the sound, the touch, the mood, the character, the movement, the feeling of playing. When our inner Happy Child is in the room, it brings joy, energy and motivation to our playing. When we follow our intuition and focus on what we enjoy, like or love about learning and playing, it really keeps us going. We want to be there. We want...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/your-inner-happy-child-in-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a056a0668a3e7adcb171345</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fad23dc9d9414a9e92701402b62add6a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Become Your Own Good Teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[As musicians, we unconsciously absorb far more than technique, repertoire, and stylistic knowledge from musicians and teachers around us. We also internalise ways of thinking about music, practice, performance, mistakes, discipline, success, and worth. In an ideal world, these messages would consistently support curiosity, growth, creativity, and wellbeing. But musical culture often carries something else alongside its strengths: over-scrutiny, harsh self-judgement, perfectionism, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/become-your-own-good-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04931c48aeb3fcb242cb26</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/53ca245091d9470190b29a42f06a46e5.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feel Good to Play Great!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having a happy, contented state of mind and body is so important to our ability to succeed in our musical activities, to do the things we sometimes dream we'll be able to do. When we feel calm, at ease or even happy as we play, that's when we can really flourish in our music-making. That's when our physical facility and innate creativity really start to come through. We seem to be able to do more and discover more. Learning, practice and performance are more like an adventure than 'work'. I...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/feel-good-play-great</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c76cc9f82d97bbe24b32c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:00:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/493b92_7f84f61de99449259c3cdd59ea176c3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefits of Schema Coaching: My Personal Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a teacher and performance coach, I believe it's best to present ideas and approaches I've found most useful for myself. In terms of a framework for helping others, it has to be Schema Coaching - because it's also part and parcel of my time at the piano, whether I'm learning, practicing, performing or teaching music. Yes! I'm obsessed! But it's brought me so much. And I love to pass on what works to other musicians, for them to test out for themselves. I first came across the Schema model...]]></description><link>https://www.feelgoodplaygreat.com/post/schema-coaching-at-the-piano-benefits-i-ve-seen-for-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6486ec22a77f47b642f7f8bd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_594b73716b617a47614f77~mv2_d_4000_2666_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>robertszymanek</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>