Tag Archives: Podcasts
Nancy Byl, Focal Dystonia Researcher
Nancy Byl is a physical therapist who cares for patients in the physical therapy clinic at UCSF Medical Center and administrative director of the Peter Ostwald Health Program for Performing Artists. She has a special clinical interest in repetitive strain injury, chronic pain and focal hand dystonia as well as the neurological rehabilitation of patients [...]
Jamie Ridler, Creative Living Coach
Jamie Ridler MA CPCC is a professional certified coach and an expert in creative living. Through one-on-one coaching, workshops and online resources, she helps creative independent spirits align their lives with their deepest truths. Her background in the arts includes dance, theatre and the expressive arts and infuses her coaching at every turn. Her popular [...]
David H. Thomas, Clarinetist and Teacher
Principal Clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony in Ohio since 1989, David H Thomas has had an outstanding career as a soloist as well as an orchestral player. During his previous position as Principal Clarinetist of the Kennedy Center Orchestra in Washington, DC, he was also well known in the Washington area for his numerous solo [...]
Gary Kosloski, Violinist and Teacher
Gary Kosloski, Canadian-born violinist and winner of the Governor General’s Medal, has been highly praised for his outstanding qualities as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and teacher. He has performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States, making a successful New York debut in 1985. Mr. Kosloski has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards [...]
Stephen Burns: Trumpet Player, Conductor, and Teacher
Recording credited to Hänssler Classics, with the Oregon Bach Festival and Helmuth Rilling. Trumpet virtuoso and conductor Stephen Burns is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project in Chicago. He has been acclaimed on four continents for his consistently and widely varied performances encompassing recitals, orchestral appearances, chamber ensemble engagements, [...]
Melissa Hullman, Yoga Therapist
Violinist and yoga therapist Melissa Hullman’s Baltimore-based yoga therapy practice specializes in performance-injury recovery and prevention for musicians. Dedicated to helping her clients realize more of their innate potential through developing greater ease and presence in performance, she regularly appears as a guest clinician and gives private consultations to musicians from orchestras throughout the country. [...]
Pedro de Alcantara: Author, Cellist, Alexander Technique Teacher
Cellist Pedro de Alcantara is the author of Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique, published by the Oxford University Press and translated into French, German, and Japanese; The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, published by Crowood Press; and the novels Befiddled and Backtracked, published by Delacore Press (an imprint of Random [...]
Susan Bruckner, Piano Teacher
Susan Bruckner is a pianist and teacher with degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the New School for Music Study founded by Frances Clark, and the San Francisco Conservatory. She has done extensive research on learning styles and brain research pertinent to musicians and is author of the book, The Whole Musician. She is [...]
Dr. Preeti Raghavan, Researcher
Preeti Raghavan, M.D., joined the faculty of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 2002. Her clinical interests include the treatment of individuals with brain injury, and the rehabilitation of neurological and orthopedic disorders. Her area of specialty is the rehabilitation of motor control in the upper-extremity in [...]
Dr. Alice Brandfonbrener: Doctor, Researcher
Alice Brandfonbrener received her BA from Wellesley College and her MD from Columbia University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Feinberg Medical College of Northwestern University as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has as served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Northwestern Music [...]
