From Accident to Recovery
Sometimes life throws us curve balls and we need to cultivate resourcefulness and resilience in order to cope with these
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Health & Wellness
How to Prevent Your ‘Bad Practicing Day’ From Coming Back
Ory’s Flute Tips Have you ever experienced a ‘bad practicing day’? A day in which nothing you have done seemed to
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Preventing Playing Injuries: The Power of Your Warm-up Routine
Ory’s Flute Tips I’m sure you are very well familiar with the following: You open your flute case in the morning,
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Tools For Overcoming Stage Fright
by Viviana Guzman When I first started performing, I used to be a nervous wreck. The day I was supposed
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The Anatomy of Support
By Christine Elizabeth Clancy Christine Elizabeth Clancy is an American flutist living in Sweden. She is an active orchestral musician
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Your Flexible Spine
by Rena Urso What do you know about your spine? Where is it? What is it like? What is
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Tools to Help Combat Burnout
By Caitlin Rose Burnout––a relatively short word that packs a huge punch. While it’s becoming a little less taboo to
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Embracing Imperfection: Learning Standard Repertoire through the Alexander Technique
Embracing Imperfection: Learning Standard Repertoire through the Alexander Technique by Francesca Leo An average estimation of the time it takes to
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Breathe by Rena Urso
Breathe. Musicians are always in search of the magic pill that will help us do what we do, better. In
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The Positive Side of Injury
by Rena Urso We tend to frame injuries in a negative light rather than find the silver lining. A perfect
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Andover Educators 2019 Conference Reflection
by Sarah DelBene As I reflect on this year’s Andover Educators Conference held at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California,
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