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☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 4 - Jen Montone of Philadelphia Orchestra, on Musical Resilience

This episode goes deep into Jen’s path with the horn, including mindfulness & trauma release work, and recovering from injuries.

She leads us on a powerful guided meditation to build resilience for high pressure performances, and talks about the role of self-love in musical risk-taking.

We unpack a jaw-dropping moment from when I played Firebird with her in Philly, dive into Jen’s equipment choices over the years, and you’ll hear why her latest recording project is so special. 

Listen to the end to discover Jen’s solution to hesitant attacks, and find out how many hand positions she uses!

In this episode of the Holistic Horn

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https://www.youtube.com/@montonej

https://jenmontone.com

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https://windsongpress.com/product-category/breathing-devices/

https://patricksheridan.com/products/the-breathing-gym-daily-workouts-dvd

https://www.highrangemagic.com/

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