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Re: Warning labels?

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-08-22 20:22

One thing a person can do to avoid stress injuries is to alternate which side of the body performs the necessary tasks. That's probably one reason why musicians end up with these problems. Playing "backwards" won't work on the organ. It won't work on the clarinet, either -- I know there are a few specially-made leftie clarinets out there, but with the usual arrangement of keys on a clarinet, we can't just decide to practice with the left hand on the top stack and the right hand on the bottom.

When I first started breaking glass for a living, I found out that a high percentage of stained glass builders and repair techs have to quit long before they want to retire, because of carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries. I avoided those problems by learning to do each task with either hand. On odd-numbered days, I worked left-handed. On even-numbered days, I worked right-handed. Too bad we don't have that option with musical instruments -- but one thing we cantry to do is become doublers, alternating practice days between instruments that put the stresses in different parts of the body.

Lelia
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