A woodwind harness that provides support a woodwind musical instrument to relieve fatigue from a musician's arms and shoulders is described. The woodwind harness generally comprises a sternum plate adapted to press against a human sternum with a pair of rigid members extending from the sternum plate and terminating in a hook shaped bend that is arranged and configured to hook over a human shoulder. Between the sternum plate and the hook shaped bend is an elastic cord attached to each of the rigid members. An end-blown woodwind instrument is attached to the elastic cord by way of an attaching means.