This week on the podcast we interview Mr. Austin Pancner, CEO and founder of The Functional Musician and bass trombonist for The Orchestra Now. Austin is one of the most prominent and pioneering musician injury coaches on the scene right now, and is consistently breaking new ground with his injury prevention and recovery methods. While he is a trombonist, his philosophies and insights are applicable to all instruments, and even other disciplines. With a strong focus on a holistic approach to personal health and wellness as it relates to your instrument, he walks us through his “Four Pillars to Performing Without Pain” and offers advice and resources to those in different stages of an injury cycle.

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Transition music: Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi, Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic

Intro/Outro music: I Will Go Sailing No More, Randy Newman, Lawson Gardner

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