Keep playing.
Occupational therapy for musicians whose bodies, energy, access needs, or circumstances are changing the way they make music.
The Studio is a place to look closely at what happens between your body and your instrument—and find practical, individualized ways to make playing more possible.
Your music matters. So does the body making it.
We can explore positioning, fatigue, pain, physical access, sensory needs, body mechanics, adaptations, and the process of returning to an instrument after illness, injury, disability, pregnancy, or time away.
Finding another way to play
There is no single correct musical body. The work begins with you, your instrument, and what playing asks of you.
Pain and fatigue
Explore pacing, rest, endurance, positioning, and changes that may reduce the physical cost of playing.
Posture and body mechanics
Look at how your body meets your instrument without forcing yourself into one supposedly perfect position.
Disability and access
Identify adaptations, environmental changes, equipment, and new approaches that support meaningful participation.
Returning to playing
Build a thoughtful path back after injury, illness, surgery, pregnancy, burnout, or an extended pause.
Occupational therapy for making music
This is individualized OT focused on access, participation, function, comfort, and the relationship between your body, your environment, and your instrument.
Music instruction
I will not teach you how to play your instrument or replace your music teacher. We may collaborate with your teacher, medical team, or other providers when that would be useful and you would like us to.
Something is getting between you and playing.
- Playing causes pain, fatigue, strain, or symptoms that are difficult to manage.
- A disability or access need changes how you interact with your instrument or musical environment.
- You are returning after injury, illness, surgery, pregnancy, burnout, or time away.
- Standard posture advice does not account for your actual body, instrument, or circumstances.
- You want practical adaptations that preserve both access and your connection to music.
Musician OT field notes
Future educational videos and short demonstrations about bodies, instruments, access, fatigue, positioning, and finding workable ways forward.
Let’s look at what playing asks of you.
Tell me a little about you, your instrument, and what has been making music harder lately. We can decide together whether The Studio is the right place to begin.
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