Personal Injury I recently returned from two international conferences where I had the honor of learning from the preeminent researchers, doctors, teachers, and practitioners in the field of musicians’ health and wellness. As I listened, taught, and talked amongst them, I discovered almost all of us had one additional trait [...]
By Erin Finkelstein Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Have you ever asked a friend or family member how they’re doing based upon something you observed in their facial expression? If we see a frown, a firmly set jaw, or something else in their body language, we can tell something [...]
by Jill Anna Ponasik[This article originally appeared on the Classical Singer blog at CSMusic.net, and is republished here by special permission.] When I accepted the assignment [from Classical Singer Magazine] to interview Maxine Davis and write a series of articles on the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education, I knew next [...]
by Annette Weiss Paralysis-Agitans - sounds like a great name for my new band. Paralysis agitans is the Latin name for Parkinson’s Disease and it vividly describes what happens to professional keyboard players like me: when you want to move, you can’t, and when you want to be still, you [...]
Erin Finkelstein If you’re a musician, chances are you are aware of your fingers, lips, and breathing as you play. However, Erin Finkelstein helps musicians to be aware of another element that can put a performer in the “Magic Zone” of spontaneous and responsive artistry. According to Erin, [...]