Musicians spend many hours practicing on our instrument. If we don´t practice this pus in the correct way, we could have big physical problems.

Next, I leave you some tips to avoid physical problems. Special thanks to Arts Institution of Physiology and Mecicine of Terrasa.

• Do not increasethe practice hours. (20 minutes maximum per day)

• Play slow motionand increase the difficulty progressively.

• Do not becomeobsessive with repeating a difficult musical passage. look for alternatives.

• Make breaksbetween 5 to 10 minutes per half an hour. You can stretching your body.

• Hold a correctposition while you are on foot, sitting...

• Work in optimumconditions of lights, noises and temperature.

• Respect thedream and eating hours.

• Work outavoiding the contact sports. You can eliminate tensions.

• Do not play withpain. If you have pain, stop playing and doing soft stretching.

• Streatching afterand before playing. You have to take into account:

- Do not feel pain, just tension.

- Hold every stretching between 20-30 seconds.

- Do not bounce.

- You can do it repeatedly.






Source: Institut de Fisiología i Medicina de l Art. http://www.institutart.com