Q: I have been making steady progress and I thought I have been playing pretty well recently.... until last night. Everything fell apart as I performed in front of a small crowd. How can all progress disappear in an instance? I feel really bad. A: First of all congratulations on your performance! It's great that you have made a decision to start performing although it didn't go as well as you expected. I've certainly have been there many times and I totally feel you! All I ca

“ You won’t believe this…….. but my symptoms were completely gone for few hours after meeting other musicians yesterday! “ This is the type of emails that I have constantly received after hosting group gathering for musicians who have been afflicted with focal dystonia. We usually have just enough time for musicians to introduce ourselves, freely express what we have experienced and connect with other musicians who have gone through and/or currently facing the same problem.