Artists and healthcare professionals have access to very little educational material tailored to their unique real-world needs. The Foundation works to bridge these gaps by creating practical, immediately applicable resources in diverse formats.
In addition, our team regularly publishes outreach and educational articles in leading music and pedagogical journals such as Doce Notas, En Concierto, Eufonía, Revista Musical Catalana, International Trumpet Guild Journal, El ball de nit, and Clarinets.
Musician's First Aid (MFA)
An interactive first-aid, stretching, and warm-up guide designed specifically for the musician's hand, neck, and back. It currently operates as a web app accessible directly from any browser (mobile, tablet, or desktop), available in Catalan, Spanish, and English.
Web application screenshots:
Performance and postural habit posters by instrument
Collection of large-format posters for display in conservatory classrooms, music academies, and rehearsal halls featuring instrument-specific ergonomic guidelines:
Traditional Instruments
Musician's Physical Performance Posters
International Reference Books
Treatises authored by our medical and research faculty, translated into multiple languages (Catalan, Spanish, English, French, and Japanese):
In Tune: Exercises to improve musician performance
Practical guide featuring exercises designed specifically for warm-up, conditioning, and recovery before and after instrumental practice.
Physical training for musicians (French edition)
French edition of the physical conditioning manual for instrumentalists, adopted by conservatories across France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
The Musician's Body. A maintenance manual for peak performance
Key work published in London in collaboration with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Comprehensive manual on functional anatomy, ergonomics, recovery, and performance psychology.
Musician's Dystonia. A practical manual to understand and take care of the disorder
Definitive international practical manual dedicated exclusively to understanding, early detection, and adaptive therapies for musicians affected by hand or embouchure dystonia.