Discovering Health: Injury Prevention and Performance Anxiety Management for the Double Reed Musician

Discovering Health: Injury Prevention and Performance Anxiety Management for the Double Reed Musician

98% of professional musicians report experiencing performance anxiety at some point in their career, and 93% report having suffered from a playing-related injury. This lecture will provide double reed performers with an understanding of two of the greatest health challenges that they face: performance-related anxiety and musculoskeletal injury. It will also provide evidence-based tools and strategies that musicians can use immediately to address both issues (breathing, enhanced body mechanics, stretches, visualization, stress inoculation, and others). These topics are of critical importance to professional performers, educators, and students.

Performers