Health

Part 23

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Take care when brushing between the teeth

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 4

Zen and the Art of Horn playing

From meditation to distance running, horn playing becomes a way of quieting mental noise, linking breath, concentration, and daily life.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Part 2

Stage fright and instrumental technique (1)

By Michel Ricquier

Some ways of improving the development of the lips in brass players

Brass players borrow from sports medicine as Soviet electrical stimulation, acupuncture and massage test new ways to build endurance and restore overworked lips.

By Sergej Gorovoj

Part 16

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Halitosis, or bad breath

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 15

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Brass instruments and breathing

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 19

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Brass players and periodontosis

By Toshio Nemoto

If somebody kills his nerve

By Wilfried Buck

Hygienics of the teeth

Your embouchure starts with your teeth. This essential guide reveals why gum health—not just cavities—determines a brass player’s long-term sound and control.

By Michel G. Corti

Valsalva Maneuver - Why?

A familiar breathing technique becomes a source of resistance and tension, as William F. Cramer argues instead for an open throat and freer airflow.

By William F. Cramer

Rules for the road

By Peter Damm

Part 1

Feeling pain while playing a musical instrument

By Urban Diethelm

Being a woman brass player... So what?

Frøydis Ree Wekre reflects on women in brass playing, examining physical assumptions, psychological factors, and practical realities across performance and professional life.

By Frøydis Ree Wekre

Part 21

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Orthodontics and brass playing

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 1

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

The effect of oral environment in playing brass instruments

By Toshio Nemoto

The Wind in Both Ears

T'ai chi and the Art of Brass Playing

By David Bruenger

Part 3

Stage fright and instrumental technique (2)

By Michel Ricquier

Part 12

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Aging and dental problems of brass players

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 5

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

Teeth: an integral part of the instrument

By Toshio Nemoto

A Miracle Pill for Stage Fright?

What happens when performance anxiety is treated like a medical condition rather than a musical one, and where does that boundary ultimately lead?

By Wilfried Buck

Lip surgery - a report

A musician risks everything: Jean Douay reports on a trombonist who chose lip surgery to transform his playing—raising bold questions about technique, anatomy, and limits.

By Jean Douay

Part 9

Dental Clinic for Wind Players

The effects of disorders of the side teeth on brass playing

By Toshio Nemoto

Part 4

Stage fright and anchoring

By Michel Ricquier

Relaxation and musical performance

Breath, fingers and muscular tension form a hidden technical chain in wind playing, as Michel Ricquier links virtuosity to bodily awareness.

By Michel Ricquier