corpSonore - sound, body, wellness

In this episode we interview the amazingly talented and knowledgeable Duncan Rock. We talk about his career as an international baritone, his career as a nutritionist, how to eat to fuels your life, proper hydration, acid reflux, preventing jet lag, and much much more.  

In this episode, we talked briefly about the many activities going on in each of our lives and then dove into a discussion about muscle imbalances. There are so many perspectives on this topic, so join us as we share our thoughts and ideas and a few fascinating tangents. Leave a comment, DM, review, email, etc., with your thoughts on the matter. We always want to hear from our community!  

Kiana June Weber is our guest this month on the podcast. We chatted about everything from balancing music school with playing in a touring show, fiddle, how to stay healthy on the road - everything from movement to cooking in a hotel, and so much more. Kiana was such a fun guest - as equally wonderful a person as she is musician. Enjoy!

We loved talking candidly about the notion of musicians as small muscle athletes so we recapped some of your feedback and comments AND THEN moved onto an equally fascinating topic - breathing. There is so much to say, explore, contemplate, and share on this one so join us. Leave a comment, DM, review, email, etc. with your thoughts on the matter. We always want to hear from our community! Show Not...

Listen in to our fantastic conversation with Nashville-based Dr. Charlie Kautz, chiropractor to the Rock and Roll gods. He hangs with clients backstage and preps them ready to perform at their best whatever their genre or venue size might be. This is our first of many conversations with the non-musician experts who are committed to helping musicians do what they do at their very best. We hope you...

This might be considered our very first officially candid chat - we hit record and let you hear us ramble on about our thoughts on the topic of Musicians as Small Athletes. Is that a thing? What do you think? Well, we talk all about it in this candid chat. These are just our thoughts on the subject and we would love for you to join the conversation. We love talking about musicians health and welln...

Drew Forde, known as @ThatViolaKid on social media, sat down with us and talked all about sharing his story, his journey, brand, career, books, video games and so much more. He is a delight and an inspiration and we hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. Show Notes: Drew-Where to find him and see his stuff  Instagram   Youtube Channel  Adele Hello Cover  Avengers Infi...

Even though we didn't post any podcast episodes this summer (or any summer), we were busy busy bees prepping for season 3. We prepped a whole bunch of business for the future, did some trainings, worked on projects, and more. Tune in to catch up, here some fascinating movement info and get excited for the future. Show Notes: Certifications and Movement Systems   Functional Range Conditioning and K...

This is our final episode of season 2. We can't believe this season has come to a close already. Time flies when you're chatting with incredible people! Our last guest of the season is Philadelphia-based Yogi Violinist Noah Julian. We talk about all sorts of things from the occult to yoga teacher trainings, his personal path with health and wellness and how he integrates it with music. Noah provid...

Wow! Time flies when you're having fun....or trapped in quarantine for months on end. This is our final candid chat episode of the season - can you believe it? We have one more guest to introduce you to this season, and then we will be back again in the Fall with more fun stuff and exciting offerings so stay tuned! Show notes: We talk about Hannah's failed attempt at making Sourdough. Madeline gra...

This show is one of our favorites so far. Nicholas had us laughing big belly laughs as he blew our minds with the story of his career and how he helps musicians achieve their best. We hope you learn and laugh just as much as we did. Show Notes: Certifications: Hypnotherapy   Neuro Linguistic Programming Cognitive Behavior Therapy  Emotional Freedom Technique    Institutions: Julliard   The Metropo...

True Confessions: We had to rerecord this one because the first one was full of so many random sounds, and mishaps. That's life inside with animals and babies. In this episode, we talk about what is keeping us sane at home, and all of the new and exciting articles on the website: Sourdough Starter -   https://www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-starter/ Golden Coconut Rice with Greens and Crispy Chic...

Rena Urso is a freelance orchestral musician, esteemed college professor, body mapper, and yogi. We talk about everything from the Body Mapping Classes she teaches at Cal State Long Beach, to her own journey with body mapping and self-study. This one is such a treat. Rena is so fun to chat with and her knowledge is equal parts fun and informative with the perfect dose of humble. Enjoy the episode...

We recorded this from the safety of our own homes and talk mostly about what is keeping us busy during this time of social distancing. Show Notes: 6:50 Yoga International  7:39 BIRTHFIT Portland 8:01 Point Gym and Kitchen 8:03 Dirty Health Co. 11:58 Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe  15:12 Summary: "I'm More in Balance": A Qualitative Study of Yoga for Patients with Chronic Neck Pain  16:2...

Check out our conversation with violist Maya Jacobs. Maya runs a beta-blocker survey on her website, and wrote an article for corpSonore about it a few months ago. Listen in for some of the results and interesting discoveries. We also talk books, gut health, Maya's wellness journey, and what else keeps her busy.  Show Notes: Maya's website: https://www.retunewithmaya.com Maya's article for corpSon...

We are still looking for a name for these once a month check-ins. If you have an idea email us or DM us on Instagram. In this episode, we talk about Francesca Leo's article "How to Navigate Music School with a Performance-Related Injury" . Meghan Taylor's article "Can Music Performance Anxiety Be Helpful? Well, It Depends."  (side note: Meghan is in the Performing Arts Health degree at North Texas...

We sat down with Angela McCuiston of Music Strong and talked all things weight lifting, musicians health, flute, grip strength, endurance cycling, books, overcoming disordered eating, and so much more. Show Notes: We talked about: David Weinstock - NeuroKinetic Therapy Lifting Hooks Angela's Book: Musicians Essential Elements is available on her website http://www.musicstrong.com/product/ebook/ Th...

We are starting a new addition to the corpSonore offerings! Once per month Madeline and Hannah are going to sit down and catch up on things going on around corpSonore and how we live it every day. We hope you enjoy! Show Notes for 2/1 What should be call this? Leave us a comment, DM on Instagram, email at corpsonore.sbw@gmail.com Facebook message, tweet @cs_sbw. We talk about Resolutions.  Madelin...

DJ Clovis has his Master's in Bass Trombone performance from Long Beach State. During his time at Long Beach State he was a finalist in the Coleman Chamber competition in Both 2009 and 2010. DJ has studied with a number of amazing Los Angeles trombonist and has had the opportunity to play in a wide range of quintets, quartets, bands and orchestras. DJ has been teaching privately since 2003 and has...

Greg Bishop is a freelance flutist in Boise, Idaho. He has produced three CDs of original contemporary music. Greg also sings and plays keyboards, Irish whistles, and bamboo flutes. Greg was certified as a Rolfer at the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in 2000. He continues to practice structural integration, sound healing, myofascial massage, and craniosacral therapy. His latest creative...

Daniel has been a bassist in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Very much an orchestral player, he studied at Indiana University and has performed with the Trondheim Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Verbier Festival, and the New York String Seminar. In addition to performing, he is an avid adventure cyclist, volunteer, and teaches with the local El Sistema program. Every summer Daniel makes...

Rebecca Sabine's credits include playing concertmaster for many famous entertainers, including Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and most recently, Hugh Jackman and Weird Al Yankovic.  She is a Violin 1 member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Oregon Coast Music Festival under Maestro James Paul and just completed an 8-year engagement with Celine Dion. For over past three years, Rebecca h...

We are so excited to be back for season 2. This is just a brief extra episode to kick off the new season with some info about what we got up to over the summer and some of the exciting things we have coming in the future. Check out our Patreon page, subscribe to the Newsletter, and stay tuned for some exciting developments coming soon.

We sat down for a chat in August with violinist yogis Elena Urioste and Melissa White, the creators of Intermission Sessions and Retreats to talk about their friendship, the retreat, and the future of Intermission. We were joined by Soprano Marie Masters Webb, who has attended 3 of the Retreats including the inaugural summer.  Show Notes:   Intermission website: https://www.intermissionsessions.co...

Caitlin Marie Bell is a New York City-based singer and songwriter. She grew up in Georgia immersed in folk, country and Americana music, and earned her bachelor's degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. In 2017, Caitlin released her debut EP, which gained over half a million streams and was featured on several Spotify curated playlists. Caitlin's music has also been featured in publications...