TONALOGIC
Creative Methods Music Academy (CMMA)
The Full Story
What would you do to guarantee a 30% reduction in music-related injury for the rest of your life?
My name is Amanda. I have been a cellist and pianist since the single digits. My mother passed on her passion for harmony and I have spent the majority of my life pursuing a meaningful career in the music industry.
The Problem
In 2014, I was diagnosed with a chronic wrist injury that spelled chaos for my music degree.
A TFCC tear is a tendon issue commonly found in people who frequently use their hands for heavy loads and endurance labour. Being a cellist, my choice to catch up on practising resulted in a career change and a problem that persists to this day - a choice that will follow me to my grave.
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At the time, I knew I needed to protect my arms and invest in a future where I wouldn't be asking the nearest warm body for help opening binder teeth.
Health in music performance was a new concept - so new that my university chose against funding the category - but there were many friends in my year struggling with similar symptoms. Pianists were taking years off of their degree due to carpal tunnel. Flutes got something lesser known - Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - though no less insidious.
Every dystonia marked an end to a musical career already volatile in a miserly market.
The Solution
Thanks to the efforts and advice of notable characters such as the honorable Christine Guptill (PhD, MSc(OT), BSc, BMus), recent medical journal publishings and peer-reviewed studies gave insight into how I could help my wrists heal and strengthen them to protect against future mishaps.
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This knowledge translated into advice for my students, man of whom were working through issues with tension at their instrument. With each improvement, a tip was archived.
The accumulation of these findings are at the very core of TONALOGIC CMMA. Whether ou are a beginner musician working through the logistics of the first lessons or a pro looking for different angles on well-known techniques, our methods are designed to help from a holistic, organic perspective.
