Students enrolled in music programs as well as faculty and staff within the Music Department must be provided basic information about maintenance of health and safety within the contexts of practice, performance, teaching, and listening.
(National Associations of School of Music Standards)
Health and Safety depend in large part on the personal decisions of informed individuals. Institutions have health and safety responsibilities, but the fulfillment of these responsibilities cannot and will not ensure any specific individual's health and safety. Too many factors beyond any institution's control are involved. Individuals have a critically important role and each is personally responsible for avoiding risk and preventing injuries to themselves before, during, and after study or employment at any institution.
In-depth information regarding musician health and wellness will be presented in MUS 122 - Introduction to Music Studies and Careers. Resources will also be made available to students in all applied lesson, digital music, sound recording, and ensemble courses.
Students may not move pianos, choral risers, or any other heavy equipment without faculty supervision. Use of all department equipment, technology, and facilities requires permission of music faculty.
Division of Sleep Medicine - Harvard Medical School
National Association for Music Education - Health in Music Education
Nutrition and Healthy Eating - Dr. Carol DeNysschen, Buffalo State
Peabody Institute - The Art and Science of Healthy Performance
Peabody Institute - A Musician's Guide to Day-to-Day Healthy Play
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
Stop Sports Injuries: Preventing Overuse Injuries in Instrumentalists
Texas Center for Music and Medicine (TCMM)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Hearing Loss Prevention
Buffalo State Speech Language Hearing Clinic
Decibel Level Comparison Chart
OSHA - Occupational Noise Exposure
Page, Todd. The Musician's Guide to Hearing Protection - From a Doctor
Alexander Technique - The Complete Guide
Conable, Barbara. What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body
Malde, Melissa, et al. What Every Singer Needs to Know about the Body
Mark, Thomas. What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
National Institute of Health - Neuromuscular & Musculoskeletal Problems in Instrumental Musicians
National Institute of Health - Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Musicians
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Keeping Your Voice Healthy
Texas Voice Center - Advice for the Care of the Voice
Green, Barry. The Inner Game of Music
American Psychological Association - Articles
The Art of Practicing Institute: Performing Beyond Fear
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