Abstract
Starting with the practice of a musical instrument can be a complicated task for the youngest ones, but even more if the instrument is of great volume and weight, because the students are not physiologically ready. This situation may entail risks to the physical health of players, who are still in the growth phase, due to poor postures in their subjection. It is a known problem frequently observed by French horn teachers therefore they demand a solution in order to prevent injuries and improve their students’ practice. The development of a support for children that can help holding the French horn with a right position is the objective of the work. The methodology followed in this work is divided in: (1) product analysis, (2) conceptual design approach, (3) generation by additive manufacturing of prototypes and (4) assessment of initial solutions. The combination of different options derived from a morphological matrix allowed us to obtain some possible designs. They were materialized in several initial prototypes, which were evaluated by horn teachers, initially, by means of a qualitative testing of those prototypes. The main objective has been that younger players play without being disturbed by horns weight and develop an efficient and healthy motor performance.
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