Interesting article on how visual cues impacts judgement of piano performances

Here’s an interesting article about how visual cues affects how the audience perceives how good the music is.  I saw this first hand during the spring festival season.  I was astonished to find that without fail, the piano competitor who dressed the best and used body language to express the music while playing the piano, no matter how dull, usually won.  After that eye opener, I started teaching my students how to “perform” at the piano.

http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/visual-cues-impact-judgment-of-piano-performances-35579/