Musician Wellness

Articles Featured Health & Wellness January 2020 Musician Wellness 

Breathe by Rena Urso

January 1, 2020December 31, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments breathing, Wellness

Breathe.  Musicians are always in search of the magic pill that will help us do what we do, better.  In

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Featured Issues Musician Wellness October 2019 

Understanding the Connection Between Your Arms and Tongue Can Improve Your Articulation

October 1, 2019November 1, 2019 The Flute View 2 Comments

By Rena Urso Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade.  Saint-Saëns Voliere. Mendelssohn Scherzo.  Delibes Coppélia. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Each of these pieces have

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Articles Featured Health & Wellness Musician Wellness September 2019 

Discovering and Maintaining a Floating Ease in Our Arms

September 1, 2019October 7, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments andover education, flute wellness

By Rena Urso   I’m improving as a swimmer.  I’ve been applying a similarly disciplined work ethic to swimming that

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Featured Issues July 2019 Musician Wellness 

Rallentare un po’ (slow down a little)

July 1, 2019September 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments Italy, napping, piccolo, rest, self care, summer, travel

By Rena Urso   Life isn’t a race to the finish line.  We ought to slow down, remind ourselves to

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Featured Issues June 2019 Musician Wellness 

How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything

June 1, 2019July 2, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments breath, swimming, Yoga

By Rena Urso I’ve been swimming a lot these past few months.  Swimming is awesome for many reasons: it improves

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Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle May 2019 Musician Wellness 

Explore a More Grounded Performance by Going Barefoot

May 1, 2019June 1, 2019 The Flute View 1 Comment barefoot playing, body mapping, classical music, classical musician, performing barefoot, soloist

By Rena Urso How many of you perform barefoot? In recent years I’ve become a big fan and honestly wonder

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April 2019 Featured Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to a More Enjoyable Warm-up

April 1, 2019May 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments body mapping, broadway musician, Rena Urso, touring, warm ups

By Rena Urso Right now, in March of 2019, I’m playing in the pit with the National Tour of WICKED

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2019 Musician Wellness 

Get to Know Your Hands: How Body Mapping Can Help With Your Recovery Process After An Injury. by Rena Urso

March 1, 2019April 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments andover education, body mapping, hands, joints, musician injuries, Rena Urso

I’m super clumsy.  Every so often it’s as if the universe decides it’s time for me to have a colossal

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Featured February 2019 Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Playing with Fluidity and Ease by Rena Urso

February 1, 2019March 10, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments awareness, body mapping, injury prevention, movement, practice room, Rena Urso

Why is it, when faced with a tricky passage in music, we grip our instruments tighter?  Or, how about when

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues January 2019 Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Creating and Refining Better Habits in Your Practice Room by Rena Urso

January 2, 2019February 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments constructive rest, etudes, Practice, practice room goals, Rena Urso

After a relaxing break over the holiday season, I’ve returned to my practice room with renewed inspiration, enthusiasm and creativity. 

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December 2018 Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Breathe and Stretch to Maintain Your Inner Peace (and Awesomeness) During the Busiest Time of the Year! by Rena Urso

December 1, 2018January 16, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments body mapping, breathing, holiday gigging, physio ball, Rena Urso, self care, stretching

It’s a rainy day here in Todd Mission, Texas.  I’m in town for two weeks, presenting Body Mapping workshops, teaching

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