Clinician Name: Julie Lyonn Lieberman E-mail Address: julie@julielyonn.com
Clinic Title: Ergonomic Set-Up: Chin- and Shoulder-Rest Choices for Violin/Viola
Clinic Synopsis: We all have different body-types and needs when we make music. Let’s look at all the issues that determine instrument position and support: postural habits, muscle memory; joint and muscle function; personalizing the equipment, and 4 variables for placement: horizontal, vertical, tilt, and angle. Emphasis will be placed on creating a dynamic (rather than static), well-supported, pain-free dance with your instrument. Then we’ll relate this to specifics for violin/viola.
What is the target audience for this clinic? Strings Teachers (Violin/Viola). However, any music teacher should be able to benefit from a number of the concepts offered during the session.
What will the audience take away from this clinic? There will be an opportunity for Q&A so that the session will be tailored to the audience. Lieberman's approach to instrument support is based on muscle and joint function, on form in motion, on tailoring to the individual by basing decisions on principles rather than rules. She does not advocate one "correct" instrument hold, but rather, a series of dynamic choices based on a daily assessment. She also advocates set-up through education so that each individual player has the tools.
What is included in the handout? The handout will outline the key concepts offered at the session and provide additional resources.
Is there anything else you would like attendees to know about this clinic? Please arrive with questions that pertain to you or your student's needs. This session is for you, and the more you ask, the more you'll get. The presenter will invite dialogue and questions a number of times during the session.
Biographical Information: Julie Lyonn Lieberman is an eclectic styles violinist & vocalist, who specializes in improvisation and American vernacular as well as world styles. Her contribution to the field of Music Medicine has been quite extensive over the last 20 years via her “Playing Healthy” clinics across the U.S. and abroad, her book, “You Are Your Instrument” (1993) and its four spin-off DVDs, including “Violin & Viola Ergonomics” and “The Violin in Motion.” She is the author of 8 music books: The Creative Band and Orchestra, The Contemporary Violinist, Improvising Violin, Blues Fiddle, Planet Musician and Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum. DVD titles: Rhythmizing the Bow, Techniques for the Contemporary String Player & Vocal Aerobics. She is a D’Addario Elite Clinician, Alfred composer, Artistic Director for Strings Without Boundaries, and is on ASTA's National Curriculum Committee.
Sponsor: D'Addario Bowed Strings, Alfred Publishing, and Knilling