Playing a musical instrument is a complex activity that involves thinking, sensing, and moving.  Often the skills of sensing oneself and adapting one’s movements while playing are relegated to the background of perception, resulting in tension, pain, and overuse injuries due to excess muscular effort. In this workshop, we will observe musicians playing and explore when, where and how the skeleton does or does not provide the necessary postural support. We will use Awareness Through Movement lessons and Functional Integration to discover the profound effects posture has on comfort and ease, tone and resonance. The morning session is open to trainees and the public.

Fred Onufryk (1991), MS, PT, is passionate about working with musicians. He has worked with students and faculty at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. He also loves snowboarding, mountain biking, and Thai cooking.