Where Heart and Mind Meet</h1> <article> <h1>Where Heart and Mind Meet</h1> <p>eburnett — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:03:18 +0000</p> <span>Where Heart and Mind Meet</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-03-23T10:03:18-04:00" title="Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 10:03">Tue, 03/23/2021 - 10:03</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Looking back on it now, Annemarie Schubert can’t believe it took so long to gravitate toward historical performance.</p> <p>After all, she was raised on the masses of Bach in her native Leipzig, Germany, before relocating with her family to Nebraska at age 10, already three years into her violin studies.</p> <p>“It was beautiful, but I don’t think I appreciated it as a 6-year-old so much,” she says of her earliest exposure to early music.</p> <p>Like many �鶹��Ƶ violinists, Schubert was a sophomore when her teacher, Professor of Violin <a href="/node/6986">Marilyn McDonald</a>, encouraged her to explore sounds of the 17th and 18th centuries.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>“�鶹��Ƶ was absolutely the best fit for me,” says Annemarie Schubert. “It’s a small campus where you can quickly move between the college and conservatory. I definitely got to experience both sides fully.”</figcaption> </figure> <p>“It felt like a completely different language,” she remembers thinking. “But I really like the soundscape the instruments give, with the gut strings and narrower bows. It’s warmer and much more resonant than our modern strings are.” Plus, as Schubert puts it, “You can’t get away with all the bad technical things you can get away with on a modern violin.”</p> <p>“I kind of fell into the HP community here—which is a little dorky! They love to discuss <em>treatises</em>. They love to discuss trills and ornaments! But it isn’t dorky in a negative way. It has always been very warm and welcoming. We debate trills for a half-hour, and it’s fun. At �鶹��Ƶ, everybody is really passionate about actually playing in historically informed ways, and that’s really unique. I feel very lucky to have experienced that so early on.”</p> <p>Schubert’s cross-training proved especially useful in a spring 2021 performance of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s <em>Concerto Grosso 1985</em>, an homage to Handel based on thematic material from his D major violin sonata that requires its musicians to alternate between Baroque and modern playing styles. Schubert was concertmaster for the �鶹��Ƶ Chamber Orchestra performance that is slated to appear on <a href="/node/189976">�鶹��Ƶ Stage Left</a>, the conservatory’s broadcast platform, on <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_stage_left_oberlin_conservatory_large_ensembles_592">Saturday, April 3</a>.</p> <p>“We are in a privileged position to be a conservatory with a very strong new music program and to have students who are very well informed in historical performance,” says Professor <a href="/node/6636">Raphael Jiménez</a>, who conducted the Zwilich concerto. “We have players who know exactly what to do when we switch between Baroque and modern styles.”</p> <p>“Many Baroque players are also attracted to contemporary music,” says McDonald. “It’s kind of fascinating: There tend to be experimental aspects to contemporary music, and you could say that the 18th century was also quite experimental in terms of the development of instruments and the development of high-flying virtuosic technique. To play that way, you not only need to musically appreciate it, but you have to give yourself over to how things operate physically—and Annemarie is very, very good at that.”</p> <p>McDonald attributes that flexibility, in part, to Schubert’s double-degree path. “Our double-degree students, no matter whatever else they do, develop a sense of discipline that is amazing.”</p> <p>When it came time for her college search, Schubert knew she wanted a place where she could immerse herself equally in music and science.</p> <p>“�鶹��Ƶ was absolutely the best fit for me,” she says. “It’s a small campus where you can quickly move between the college and conservatory. I definitely got to experience both sides fully.”</p> <p>She transitioned into the <a href="/node/24686">Double Degree Program</a> in her second year, when her growing love of psychology swayed her toward neuroscience. Since then, she has engaged in research on tone deafness and the use of music therapy to treat cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease. Her study of neuroscience has also informed her approach to music-making.</p> <p>“I’m constantly talking about the brain in rehearsal,” she says. “I’ll say things like <em>Our speech-processing paths and our music-processing paths are complete polar opposites, but they’re in communication all the time</em>. I’m sure it’s so annoying!”</p> <p>(�鶹��Ƶ students interested in blending conservatory studies with neuroscience can pursue an interdisciplinary minor in <a href="/interdivisional-programs/music-and-cognition-minor">Music and Cognition</a>, one of <a href="/interdivisional-programs">five new minor courses of study</a> that unite coursework in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music.)</p> <p>Schubert has also found herself fascinated by the ways in which music seems to permeate every corner of �鶹��Ƶ’s campus. She has served as a teaching assistant for conductor <a href="/node/121916">Tiffany Chang</a> and the <a href="https://sites.google.com/prod/view/oaso">Arts and Sciences Orchestra</a>, the �鶹��Ƶ ensemble made up of college musicians.</p> <p>“Working with people for whom music is not the most important thing on this campus is so enlightening,” she says. “They’re playing simply because they love it. The musical community here, and the way they think and talk about music, is something that I will treasure for the rest of my life.”</p> <p>After graduating in May, Schubert intends to continue her violin studies, either at the San Francisco Conservatory or in Europe, where graduate school auditions don’t happen until June—much later than in the U.S.</p> <p>Her love of science remains, but her musical aspirations earn top billing for now.</p> <p>“My theory is that science is something that you can come back to. You can take time off and read papers on your own time and stay informed. But to come back to the conservatory after spending a couple of years in a research lab or going to medical school is not as feasible. So I’m looking to pursue performance for now. And then, if my path eventually takes me to music therapy and music cognition, then that’s how life goes.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Annemarie Schubert ’21 chose �鶹��Ƶ for violin and neuroscience. Then early music chose her.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-03-23T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/23/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2357">Double Degree Program</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2370">Ensembles & Orchestras</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33036">Baroque Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4861">Neuroscience</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/historical-performance" hreflang="und">Historical Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/neuroscience" hreflang="und">Neuroscience</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Annemarie Schubert performs with the �鶹��Ƶ Baroque Orchestra early in spring semester 2021.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy �鶹��Ƶ Stage Left</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Alumni Honored with Awards at 61st Grammys</h1> <p>cstrauss — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:09:06 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Alumni Honored with Awards at 61st Grammys</span> <span><span>cstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-11T16:09:06-05:00" title="Monday, February 11, 2019 - 16:09">Mon, 02/11/2019 - 16:09</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ alumni are regularly featured at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The 61st edition honoring musical accomplishments by performers over the last year included �鶹��Ƶ alumni in six categories across three genres. </p> <p>Best Folk Album: <em>All Ashore</em> — Punch Brothers (<strong>Chris Eldridge ’04</strong>, guitar)</p> <p>Best Opera Recording: Bates: <em>The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs</em> — <strong>Michael Christie ’96</strong>, conductor; <strong>Edward Parks ’06</strong>, baritone</p> <p>Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: <em>Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, d’India & Landi</em> — <strong>Jeannette Sorrell ’90</strong>, conductor; Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra (with �鶹��Ƶ alumni <strong>Johanna Novom ’07</strong>, <strong>Rene Schiffer ’96</strong>, <strong>Karina Schmitz ’02</strong>, <strong>Rebecca Landell Reed ’11</strong>)</p> <p>Best Jazz Vocal Album: <em>The Window</em> — Cécile McLorin Salvant, and pianist <strong>Sullivan Fortner ’08</strong></p> <p>Best Orchestral Performance: <em>Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11</em> — Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor (with �鶹��Ƶ alumna and violinist <strong>Yuncong Zhang ’07</strong>)</p> <p>Best Choral Performance, Classical: <em>Zealot Canticles</em> — The Crossing chamber choir with <strong>Mandy Wolman ’07</strong></p> <p><br> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-11T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/11/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Cathy Strauss</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Numerous alumni across classical, jazz, and folk genres named winners at the 61st Grammy Awards ceremony.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35616">Conducting</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33041">Baroque Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33036">Baroque Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=34691">Jazz Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35986">Viola da Gamba</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36206">Viola</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/peter-slowik" hreflang="und">Peter Slowik</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/bobby-ferrazza" hreflang="und">Bobby Ferrazza</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/robert-spano" hreflang="und">Robert Spano</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/historical-performance" hreflang="und">Historical Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/jazz-studies" hreflang="und">Jazz Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/conducting-and-ensembles" hreflang="und">Conducting and Ensembles</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">�鶹��Ƶ alumni (clockwise from top left) Sullivan Fortner, Edward Parks, Chris Eldridge, and Jeannette Sorrell at the 2018 Grammy Awards Ceremony.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>HP WinterFest Celebrates Early Music Through Recitals and Master Classes</h1> <p>eburnett — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:33:01 +0000</p> <span>HP WinterFest Celebrates Early Music Through Recitals and Master Classes</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-02-20T12:33:01-05:00" title="Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 12:33">Tue, 02/20/2018 - 12:33</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A performance by the Flanders Recorder Quartet highlights �鶹��Ƶ’s 2018 Historical Performance WinterFest, a series of public concerts and master classes featuring faculty and guest artists who specialize in early music.</p> <p>The HP WinterFest takes place February 20 through 25 in venues on the �鶹��Ƶ campus. The schedule is as follows (all events are free):</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Tuesday, February 20</strong></p> <p>Master class: Flanders Recorder Quartet (4:30-6 p.m., Bibbins Hall 325)</p> <p>Recital: Flanders Recorder Quartet (8 p.m., Fairchild Chapel)</p> <p><strong>Wednesday, February 21</strong></p> <p>Recital: Nigel North, lutenist (8 p.m., Kulas Recital Hall)</p> <p><strong>Thursday, February 22</strong></p> <p>Master class: Nigel North, lutenist (3:30-6:30 p.m., Bibbins Hall 232)</p> <p><strong>Saturday, February 24</strong></p> <p>Recital: �鶹��Ƶ Baroque Ensemble: Cembalo Obbligato (8 p.m., Kulas Recital Hall)</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Sunday, February 25</strong></p> <p>Recital: Mark Edwards, harpsichord (8 p.m., Warner Concert Hall)</p> <p>The Flanders Recorder Quartet is celebrating 30 years of performing together around the globe—some 2,500 concerts in 52 countries. In that time, they have exalted their instrument as few others have and showcased countless extraordinary reproductions of little-known historic recorders. They were recently honored with the American Recorder Society’s 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award. At the conclusion of their 2018 performance season, the ensemble’s members have agreed to disband—making their �鶹��Ƶ engagement one of the final opportunities for their artistry to be heard live.</p> <p>Flanders’ �鶹��Ƶ February 20 program will mingle the old and the new as well as a variety of styles:</p> <ul> <li>Praetorius’ <em>Summa Parenti Gloria</em> from <em>Hymnodia Sionia</em> (1611)</li> <li>Pieter Campo’s 2015 works <em>Meditation</em> and<em> Fire</em></li> <li>Schein’s Suite 15 from <em>Banchetto Musicale</em> (1617)</li> <li>Boismortier’s Concerto VI in G from VI Concertos Pour 5 Flûtes, Op. 15 (1727)</li> <li>Sören Sieg’s 2016 composition <em>Inxaxheba</em></li> <li>Bach’s Fantasia in C BWV 570 and Fuga in C BWV 545</li> <li>Jeroen d’Hoe’s 2005 piece <em>Ella’s Blues</em></li> <li>Louis Prima’s <em>Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)</em> (1936)</li> </ul> <p>A preview of works on the program can be heard <a href="http://www.flanders-recorder-quartet.be/JUBILEUM.mp3">here</a>.</p> <p>“They are a spectacular group—by far the best of their kind,” Professor of Recorder and Baroque Flute Michael Lynn says of Flanders. “I want to stress that they aren’t just great recorder players, but superb ensemble musicians on the level of any fine string quartet. And Fairchild Chapel is a perfect place to hear them.”</p> <p>Lutenist Nigel North found his initial inspiration in the ’60 instrumental pop group the Shadows. Self-taught on the lute beginning at age 15, he has come to be regarded as one of the world’s leading teachers and performers on the instrument. North devoted two decades as lute professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, in addition to appointments at other prestigious conservatories. He has taught at Indiana University’s Early Music Institute since 1999. His February 21 performance features lute pieces attributed to J.S. Bach’s and catalogued as BWV 997, 998, 999, and 1000. On the recital’s second half will be a performance of the famous Violin Partita in D Minor (BWV 1004), which has been adapted for the lute.</p> <p>On Saturday, February 24, the �鶹��Ƶ Baroque Ensemble, featuring �鶹��Ƶ’s HP faculty Mark Edwards (harpsichord), Michael Lynn (Baroque flute), Marilyn McDonald (Baroque violin), and Catharina Meints (viola da gamba and Baroque cello), will perform a program of ensemble music by Boismortier, Richter, Rameau, as well as Bach’s Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D major.</p> <p>The fest will close with a harpsichord performance by Edwards on Sunday, February 25. The concert includes works by Byrd, Sweelinck, Louis Couperin, Scarlatti, and Handel, which will be played on a variety of instruments from �鶹��Ƶ’s extensive collection.</p> <p>Lynn notes that the WinterFest came about in part through a fortunate convergence of events on the �鶹��Ƶ calendar. He had been seeking an engagement with the Flanders Quartet, whose extensive farewell-tour schedule was filling quickly. He later learned that Professor of Classical Guitar Stephen Aron had booked lutenist North for the same week. Lynn had also been eyeing a date for Edwards to showcase an array of newly acquired harpsichords.</p> <p>“It immediately came to my mind that if possible we should put all this together and have a festival,” he says.</p> <p>Stay up to date on all events at �鶹��Ƶ at <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/calendar/month?event_types%5B%5D=19263">calendar.oberlin.edu</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-02-16T12:00:00Z">Fri, 02/16/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ faculty and esteemed guests to perform February 20-25 in venues on campus.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36656">Baroque Flute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33036">Baroque Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33091">Harpsichord</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33041">Baroque Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36306">Classical Guitar</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/mark-edwards" hreflang="und">Mark Edwards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/michael-lynn" hreflang="und">Michael Lynn</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/historical-performance" hreflang="und">Historical Performance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Frank Talk About Injuries</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:43:05 +0000</p> <span>Frank Talk About Injuries</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-06-07T13:43:05-04:00" title="Monday, June 7, 2021 - 13:43">Mon, 06/07/2021 - 13:43</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After receiving acupuncture treatment for a hand injury in 2001, acclaimed violinist Pamela Frank suffered nerve damage in her arm that put her career on hold for more than a decade. She returned to the stage in 2012 but continues to enlighten young musicians on the importance of mindful playing.</p> <p>Frank and physical therapist Howard Nelson presented a two-day residency in �鶹��Ƶ this April that featured a master class, a workshop documenting Frank’s injury and recovery, and one-on-one sessions with students in which they were able to assess and address issues they were each facing. Frank shared the following thoughts with us during her visit.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>How much did you think about health-related issues such as “movement analysis” before you sustained an injury of your own?</strong><br> <br> Not at all! In fact, I ignored many small aches over decades and never felt I had any issues.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>How pervasive are the bad habits you see in young conservatory musicians today?</strong><br> <br> Most people have underlying problems that they do not think are significant or do not seek help for. Some of these may develop into full-blown injuries. Young people are more at risk because they think they are invincible. It is impossible for us to know the percentage of musicians who play with a significant pain problem, but there is no shortage of players who are seeking our help. </p> <p></p> <p><strong>Are there particular factors that most commonly lead to problems among musicians with whom you have worked?</strong><br> <br> There are many factors that we see repeated that can lead to pain and injury. For example:</p> <p>• Sub-optimal fit of their shoulder/chin rest combination to their anatomy. This could cause the overuse of neck muscles or the muscles on top of their shoulder to work harder in order to stabilize the instrument.<br> • Improper muscle use—i.e., using more muscles than are necessary for the task.<br> • Head stays fixed, not free. <br> • Postural alignment veers too far from “neutral” for too long.<br> • Moving the body in a way that makes it difficult to hear their sound well or that can contribute to pain.<br> • Not taking enough breaks when practicing or using a computer, or not performing a beneficial intervention (such as stretching) during breaks.<br> • Postural habits to avoid: head forward, head to the left (looking at fingers), torso rotated too far, actively pulling shoulders down, left arm pinned to the body.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Are there strategies you can share for avoiding these problems?</strong><br> <br> • Identify the movements or postures that irritate you, and minimize or eliminate them.<br> • Take short breaks (~30 seconds) every 20 minutes while working at a computer or practicing.<br> • Stretch to the opposite position from where you play.<br> • Don’t stand static with your instrument on your back.<br> • Play with the music stand as high as is comfortable at home and in rehearsal (without blocking the view of other players).<br> • Use a mirror and videotape to notice if you are out of neutral.<br> • Try to make your instrument and environment adapt to your anatomy. Modify your shoulder/chin rest as necessary.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>How does one go about locating the proper specialist to help with a given problem?</strong></p> <p>Don’t be afraid to talk to everyone you know about your problem: parents, friends, teachers, mentors, colleagues, and especially to your doctor, who can lead you to an orthopedist (specialized in the body part that bothers you), a physiatrist (rehabilitation medicine), or another specialist. Physicians can prescribe physical or occupational therapy. Occupational therapists more often work with hand and wrist problems.</p> <p><strong>Through your work with students, you’re modeling attributes of today’s entrepreneurial musician: You took a challenging situation and turned it into a path of empowerment, for yourself and for others. At what point in your recovery did you realize that your own tribulations might serve as inspiration for others?</strong><br> <br> The longer and more painstaking the rehabilitation took, the more I wondered if I would ever conquer the problem. I can’t describe the gratitude I felt and still feel to be able to play again. But as with any rehab, one is never “done.” Maintenance requires mindfulness, which I will happily practice for the rest of my life.</p> <p>My goal has nothing to do with entrepreneurship. If I can help destigmatize injury or help others “come out of the closet” by sharing my story, then it will have been worth the struggle. I will never take my recovery for granted and hope to forever inspire others to address their issues in an open and timely way.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Violinist turned mindfulness practitioner Pamela Frank shares her strategies for healthy playing.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-06-28T12:00:00Z">Wed, 06/28/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Conservatory Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2362">Health and Wellness</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33036">Baroque Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33041">Baroque Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36206">Viola</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35986">Viola da Gamba</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36156">Double Bass</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Pamela Frank (right) works with a student violinist in �鶹��Ƶ's Stull Recital Hall.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Julie Gulenko '15</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>