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Towards a musician’s guide to understanding the performing body.

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To teach or not to teach: Collegiate injury prevention education

2015-04-18 by isabellec 12 Comments

A Crucial Time for Prevention  Transitioning into college is an exciting yet stressful time. Music students have to meet the demands of their private instructors, and learn how to prepare for what is expected of them in lessons and ensembles. Consequently, students transitioning into university level music programs are at a greater risk of experiencing […]

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What can you do to prevent injury?

2015-04-18 by isabellec 6 Comments

Proactive versus Remedial I have suffered from a performance-related injury myself, and did not begin to research injury prevention until after I felt pain. Part of the issue with performance-related injury is that it is recognized and/or diagnosed retrospectively. Musicians feel pain or soreness and then realize there is a problem. The issue has already […]

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Towards a musician’s guide to understanding the performing body.

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