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by Greg Brown

Your shoulders are aching after sitting in the pit for three and a half hours; your neck is killing you, and you still have an hour to go for this club gig; you can barely pick up your bow because your elbow hurts so much; you have to learn that Chopin etude, but that burning feeling in your wrist is back again. You may have . . . begin suspense-movie dissonant music . . . a CTD! To find out what that is and how to treat it, read on.

Let me introduce myself. I have a M.M. from Boston University, played for 20 years in the USAF Band Washington DC and our own USAF Academy Band, and play bassoon regularly around town. My wife Nancy and I own Crystal Creek Music, and we do weddings and concerts on hammered dulcimer and oboe. A few years ago I added a new career direction to my life, and am just about to complete my associate

Local #154 still has Music Performance Funds available until the fiscal year ends on April 30, 2007. Educational programs are especially encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. If you have an event that you feel may qualify for funding, please contact the Secretary/Treasurer at 591-9799.