“The body works as a whole” when you play your instrument

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE

I’ll be candid with you: I did not predict that an interview with a highly skilled pianist would turn into a conversation about indoor bouldering.

But when I discovered Po Goh leaves the practice room to climb, I had to ask about his experience (if only to learn why, like so many musicians, he is not worried about injuring his hands).

Po is an award-winning pianist in his second year at the Australian National Academy of Music, and his background in indoor bouldering has influenced his music in surprising ways — from relieving irritated nerves to helping him build body awareness.

As he eloquently states, “the body works as a whole” when you’re a performer (a health and wellbeing topic I’ve been interested in exploring). He will be using his whole body to perform the music of Brahms and Schoenberg in an upcoming concert with his fellow ANAM pianists.

Read more here: https://www.cutcommonmag.com/the-body-works-as-a-whole-when-you-practice-your-instrument/