The Embouchure Project

Welcome to The Embouchure Project Podcast!

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2384253/open_sms] Introducing The Embouchure Project Podcast! Join host Frankie Lo Surdo and producer Gabriel Radford, as they interview world-leading experts in the fields relating to embouchure health, dysfunction and rehabilitation! This podcast was created with the intent to become a resource for performers, educators, and medical professionals as we seek to understand the brass player's embouchure. Enjoy! Visit us at www.theembouchureproject.org and sign up for our mailing list! Also, join us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/]

Gail Williams: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Veteran and Northwestern Professor (a LEGEND of horn) Talks All Things Pedagogy

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2384253/open_sms] Today we welcome legendary teacher and horn player, Gail WIlliams. She began her career in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1978 and stayed there until 1998, when she became professor of horn at Northwestern University. She continues to play and teach around the world. She is known for her kindness, wisdom and honesty. She will modestly tell you that she teaches the same thing over and over, but those who have been lucky enough to study with her know that you will never get to the bottom of her depth of understanding when it comes to making music beautifully using a Horn. We are delighted to have her on our podcast! Visit us at www.theembouchureproject.org and sign up for our mailing list! Also, join us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/]

Dr. Bronwen Ackermann: a Discussion for Medical Professionals in the field of Embouchure Dysfunction

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2384253/open_sms] Dr. Bronwen Ackermann is back for more with The Embouchure Project Podcast! This time she gets into more of the nitty gritty of how medical professionals who are not in the field of musician injury and rehabilitation can join the fun with us musicians! ---------------------------------- Bronwen is Associate Professor of Biomedical Science at the University of Sydney and the Sydney Medical School. She is a specialist in musicians' physiotherapy, musculoskeletal anatomy and musicians' health.  Her interest in performing arts health grew as a result of working with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra beginning in 1995. She has been active since then researching and treating musicians' health, focussing on performance-related injury prevention, injury assessment and management, optimizing performance through enhancing physical and pscyhological well-being, and understanding the anatomical, physiological and biomechanical mechanisms underpinning musical performance.  Bronwen’ s commitment to the world of music performance has saved and enhanced the careers of countless musicians Visit us at www.theembouchureproject.org and sign up for our mailing list! Also, join us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/]

Gabriel Radford's Injury Journey: Different Approaches and What Got Him Back Playing Better Than Ever!

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2384253/open_sms] The Embouchure Project Co-Founder and Podcast Producer, Gabriel Radford is back! This time, he goes into his own experience with embouchure dysfunction, and his journey coming back from that.  ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriel Radford is Third Horn of the Toronto Symphony, a position he has held since 2002. He taught for many years at the University of Toronto and is Horn instructor at  the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory. He spent several summers teaching at the Banff Centre Masterclass program alongside William Vermeulen and has been teaching and coaching at National Youth Orchestra Canada since 2011.  Visit us at www.theembouchureproject.org and sign up for our mailing list! Also, join us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/]

Glen Estrin: Horn Player Now Serving with The Leon Fleisher Foundation for Musicians with Dystonia

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2384253/open_sms] Today, we welcome Glen Estrin, an in-demand horn player who spent years working, recording and touring as Frank Sinatra’s go-to horn player.  in May 1998, he lost his ability to play and was subsequently diagnosed with Embouchure Dystonia by Dr. Stephen Frucht.  After an overwhelming response to an article they wrote together about the condition in the newsletter for AFM Local 802 - New York - they decided to form a new support group called Musicians with Dystonia, now called the Leon Fleisher Foundation,  which is aligned with the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation.  Glen has spent the last 25 years supporting and advocating for musicians with dystonia, so we are grateful to have him join us on our podcast! Visit us at www.theembouchureproject.org and sign up for our mailing list! Also, join us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/881319796540674] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/theembouchureproject/]