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SARAH SCHMALENBERGER HORN STUDIO
The Healthy Hornist
Musicians are Athletes. Injury due to overuse, while prevalant, can be prevented through proper use of the body in playing an instrument. Recovering from injury - whether due to overuse or another catalyst - takes time and patience. Optimum mental health also figures prominently into developing a whole-istic approach to making music on the horn.
"Coping With Injury" presentation International Women's Brass Conference, University of Northern Kentucky
Some exercises in breathing that increases awareness of whole-body presence. The Double-Up breathing of exercise #2 also has been reported to facilitate states of calmness!
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