OMG - I’m so over this!!!
I just received this note from the Music Director (btw, I called the guy after I saw her grimacing at the concert and he never called me back - he just confirmed that he never got the message since his voicemail was screwed up - geeeezzz!!!
Hello,
Can you clarify which shoulder is injured? On the 2 notes we received, the left shoulder was mentioned. If it is the left shoulder, playing jazz may be the culprit. Classical bowing uses the right arm since string players use their right arm to bow. I understand she may want to keep playing jazz and we certainly need her but the reality is that this may be the cause of her pain and not classical.
Please let us know and please ask her to review with Mr. Mautner what she needs to do until she can resume playing again.
Thanks,
Mr. C
They are not giving up on her playing classical - are they? This was my response…Ughhhh!!!
Dear Mr. C,
It’s her left shoulder.
It reared it’s ugly head when she went to Brevard 3 summers ago. She was bowing 6 to 7 hours a day - and by the end of the summer she was in intense pain. We took her to a doctor who said that the shoulder was subligated and might need surgery. She had played no jazz that summer so it wasn’t from playing jazz.
She did the Alexander Technique and PT in SC to avoid surgery - and bowed through the pain. The dr. thinks it has something to do with her posture when she bows. When she moved to CA, she talked to David Young about it and went to the PT that he recommended which helped. But then - when she was getting ready for the Spring performance - it flared up again.
I know that her interest has waned for classical - so I wonder if it’s because it hurts her? It’s been a bit surprising to me since she’s always loved playing classical.