Published Articles and Interviews
Click here to read “Seeking Safety: Navigating Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a Musician” by Francesca Leo, published on the Things Musicians Don’t Talk About blog.
Click here to read “An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Performance-Related Injuries and Stress Amongst Collegiate Musicians” published in the UK Journal of Music, Health and Wellbeing by Francesca Leo, Lisa Martin, Ph.D., and Heather Mogielnicki, OT.
Click here to read the manuscript version of “Self-Advocacy Tips for Injured Flutists Seeking Care” by Francesca Leo and Katherine Lewis. This article was published in the Fall 2022 edition of the Flutist’s Quarterly Magazine.
Click here to read a guest article by Francesca Leo titled “From Fear to Joy: A Musician’s Experience with Injury” on www.artofpracticing.com
Click here to read “The Benefits of Meditation on Music Performance Anxiety” by Francesca Leo
Click here to view the manuscript version of a featured article titled “The Importance of Scheduling Downtime: Using Self-Acceptance and Relaxation Techniques to Manage Stress for Musicians” by Francesca Leo published in the Texas Flute Society Winter Newsletter (December 2020)
Click on the video below to view an interview with Francesca and Natalia from Yoga For All Bodies! (June 2021):
Click here to view an article titled “How To Navigate Music School with a Performance-Related Injury” by Francesca Leo published on http://www.corpsonore.com (February 2020)
Click here to view an article titled “Creating an Efficient Practicing Strategy that Works” by Francesca Leo including a downloadable Efficient Practicing Template published on https://musicmasterlab.com/ (January 1, 2020)
Embracing Imperfection: Learning Standard Repertoire through the Alexander Technique
Click on the links below to find a short video documentary and published articles of Francesca Leo’s independent study experiment with Professor Barbara McCrane, Faculty of Alexander Technique at the Manhattan School of Music (January 2019):
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