Health and Safety for Musicians
Health and safety depend in large part on the personal decisions of informed individuals. Institutions have health and safety responsibilities, but fulfillment of these responsibilities cannot and will not ensure any specific individual’s health and safety. Every music student, faculty and staff member should become familiar with the documents on Maintenance of Hearing Health and Vocal and Musculoskeletal Health and Injury Prevention linked below, providing basic information regarding the maintenance of hearing health, vocal, and musculoskeletal health and injury prevention.
Maintenance of Hearing Health
Vocal and Musculoskeletal Health
- Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
- “Athletes and the Arts: Educating Today’s Musicians to Keep Them Healthy and Active”
- “A Painful Melody: Repetitive Strain Injury Among Musicians” by Tamara Mitchell
- The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
- Teaching the Art of Movement in Music (Recommended Reading)
- Dalcroze Society of America
- Yoga for Performers: Building Core Strength, Flexibility, Coordination, Focus, and the Ability to Multi-task, by Jennifer Robinson
