The Embouchure Project
Welcome to The Embouchure Project Podcast, where we bring together the finest minds in the world to help understand the complex system that is the embouchure.
The Embouchure Project represents a network of neurologists, scientists, physical therapists, psychologists and pedagogues. The goal is to help define what a healthy embouchure is, what we can do to optimize the embouchure, and to deal with problems as they arise. A lot of our time will be devoted to embouchure dysfunction from minor annoyances to debilitating forms of dystonia, we hope that all players, teachers and medical professionals will find this to be a rich resource.
Join the host, Australian horn player Frankie Lo Surdo as he and his guests dive into the intricate world of the embouchure.
The Embouchure Project
Glen Estrin: Horn Player Now Serving with The Leon Fleisher Foundation for Musicians with Dystonia
Today, we welcome Glen Estrin, an in-demand horn player who spent years working, recording and touring as Frank Sinatra’s go-to horn player.
in May 1998, he lost his ability to play and was subsequently diagnosed with Embouchure Dystonia by Dr. Stephen Frucht.
After an overwhelming response to an article they wrote together about the condition in the newsletter for AFM Local 802 - New York - they decided to form a new support group called Musicians with Dystonia, now called the Leon Fleisher Foundation, which is aligned with the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation.
Glen has spent the last 25 years supporting and advocating for musicians with dystonia, so we are grateful to have him join us on our podcast!
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