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The mindful hands: creative health for musicians

2025-11-28T09:56:00

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Pedro de Alcantara considers a playful yet philosophical approach to boosting health for the curious musician, and suggests some novel arm, wrist, hand and finger exercises for string players

Health is a broad concept. Biological markers such as weight, blood pressure and lung capacity are important, but so are habits of speech and sleep, family dynamics, environmental conditions and your ways of handling stress. Another important dimension is creative health, or the inventive choices and decisions that make your life more comfortable, more fun and also more meaningful…

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