> If you're only playing the flute for an hour a day, you might not notice it; but if you're doing it for eight hours a day, as a professional performer, your a

> If you're only playing the flute for an hour a day, you might not notice it; but if you're doing it for eight hours a day, as a professional performer, your arm muscles are going to be tired and shaking at the end of each day. Maybe? I've done 4+ hour days and my arms were fine. [edit: I recall my embouchure/lips giving out on particularly long days, not my arms!] I wasn't a big weight lifter or anything at the time either. If I tried that right now, when I'm way out of practice, it might be hard at first, but I think I'd be fine again before long. Muscles adapt to use. Your arms are bent and not really that far out when playing the flute, and flutes aren't that heavy. > I take that to mean "people with Parkinsonism, and other conditions that mean that holding your arms up becomes hard." Interesting. Yeah, that's great if it makes that kind of a difference for someone. I'm not sure there's any widespread demand though.