[PR] Michael Udow “Healthy Playing” Clinic and a Masterclass Session

How to Effectively Incorporate Concepts of Musicality while Maintaining Excellent Physical Health – a Hands-On Power-Point Clinic and a Masterclass Session

Aiming for performances that balance musicality and physical health

Practical clinic & master class

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 7:00-9:00 (US Eastern Time)

*This will be held online using Zoom.

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Overview of the event

In order to continue working as a musician for a long time, it is important to view the mind and body as one and maintain a healthy state.

In this clinic/master class,How to use your body to achieve a performance that is comfortable to your body while enhancing your musicality.focus on.

The first half is a clinic

A practical and rational way to effectively combine sticking and stroke types to create musical and fluid performances.I will discuss about.

We need to understand how our bodies move and how to use them, and what we can do to avoid creating more muscle tension than is necessary for the performance.
How can we connect "musicality" in performance and "physical health"?

We will learn about these themes through demonstrations.

The clinic is scheduled to last approximately 1 hour, and at the endQ&A timewill also be provided.

The second half is a practical master class

The second half will be held in a master class format, where students will explore better ways to use their bodies and express their performance while actually performing.

I want to further improve my playing technique6 participantsParticipants will be asked to perform one of the following songs/excerpts.

• glockenspiel
  『sorcerer's apprentice』/ Ducasse
  Vif Reh. [17]+4 ~ [18]
• xylophone
  『Hari János Suite』"Entry of the Emperor and his courtiers"
  Alla Marcia 12 bars + 4
• tambourine
  『Overture "Carnival"』/ Dvorak
  [U-8] ~ Until the end
• marimba
  『Libertango』/ Piazzolla (Arrangement: Samyu)
  M.46-51

We are also currently working onOther percussion works/song passagesYou can also highlight areas where you feel that you are feeling more muscle tension than necessary when playing.

For each performer10 minutesBased on your performance, you will receive individual instruction from Michael Udow. Other participants can also listen to the master class.

In addition, the number of participants to actually receive performance and instruction in the master class is as follows:First come first served/separate feeIt becomes.
For audit-only participation, you can take the entire class for a lower fee.

For more information about the clinic and to apply, click here
Michael Udow: Healthy Playing: How to Effectively Incorporate Concepts of Musicality while Maintaining Excellent Physical Health – a Hands-On Power-Point Clinic and a Masterclass Session – September 15, 2026: 7:00 – 9:00 am Eastern Time
 

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Lecturer: Michael Udow

Percussionist, composer. Professor Emeritus of Percussion at the University of Michigan.

He taught at the University of Michigan from 1982 to 2011, and from 1968 to 2009.Principal Percussionist of Santa Fe Operaserved for many years.

A comprehensive textbook for percussion teachers published by Oxford University Press “Percussion Pedagogy: A Practical Guide for Studio Teachers” He is also the author of The book also includes 400 instructional videos.

In addition to performing as a soloist around the world,Keiko Abe, Summit Brass, Equilibrium Dance and Percussion Duo, Tone Road RamblersHe has performed with various artists and ensembles, including:

He is also active as a composer, serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Colorado Chamber Orchestra, and his works have been recorded by such notable ensembles as the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Boulder Philharmonic.

In 2020, an animated film produced by himself "Echoes of the Past" has received high praise internationally, including winning an award at the Picasso Einstein Buddha International Film Festival. 6th opera 『Hurting, Healing, Hoping』 is scheduled to premiere at the Gryphon Theater in October 2026.