Physical Health is incredibly important as musicians. This is such a large category and includes our physical strength, endurance, recovering strategies, as well as managing our mental health, stress and anxiety.
Below is a great guide from DePaul University School of Music discussing step by step process towards evaluating our physical well-being as musicians.
Below is a great guide from DePaul University School of Music discussing step by step process towards evaluating our physical well-being as musicians.
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Resources
Janet Horvath
Author of Playing (Less) Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians, Janet’s book offers incredible insight with Janet’s
personal experience with physical injury playing an instrument, and her own path to recovery.
Interview given by Barrie-Louise Switzen with Janet Horvath on her personal experience with injuries given by instrumental playing Janet Horvath (Playing Healthy as a Musician) on The Woman's Connection ® w/Barrie-Louise Switzen
Jasmine Pigott
MSU Student and 2020 Running Start Competition winner Jasmine Pigott is a musician, writer, activist, that often writes and shares personal experiences, as well as conversation around mental health topics on her blog
Exercise 101: Myths tips and ideas
Vanessa Cornett - The Mindful Musician
This book by Vanessa Cornett (The Mindful Musician) is one of the most comprehensive books on the applications of mindfulness in music in literature today. The book is filled with practical exercises and comes with an accompanying website to help you apply the concepts directly to your practice.
Steak and Butter Gal
Bella from Steak and Butter Gal offers her own story and experiences in music academia from both Mannes School of Music and Juilliard. These experiences and stories cover a variety of diet explorations, and personal struggles with performance anxiety, and depression.
Resource Packet (Physical Health)
Injury prevention for Musicians (Guides to practice for wind players, vocalists, ear protection, incorporating physical exercise and athletic approaches)
The Twelve Habits of Healthy Musicians
by Gerald Klickstein - The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness
1. Increase playing or singing time gradually
2. Limit repetition
3. Regulate hand- or voice-intensive tasks
4. Manage your workload
5. Warm up and cool down
6. Minimize tension
7. Take breaks
8. Heed warning signs
9. Take charge of anxiety
10. Keep fit and strong
11. Conserve your hearing
12. Care for your voice
Vocal Health Advice for the care of the voice. Texas Voice Center
AthletesandtheArts.com. Integrating sports medicine and music.
“Athletes and the Arts” is an initiative focused on linking the sport athlete and musician/performing artist communities through collaborative exchange and application of wellness, training and performance research and initiatives
“Exercise for Musicians: Play Fit, Not Flat.” How exercise benefits musicians, by Bronwen Ackermann, Ph.D.
Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders among Musicians. Free 5-page workplace solutions document from NIOSH (2015).
Injury prevention for Musicians (Guides to practice for wind players, vocalists, ear protection, incorporating physical exercise and athletic approaches)
The Twelve Habits of Healthy Musicians
by Gerald Klickstein - The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness
1. Increase playing or singing time gradually
2. Limit repetition
3. Regulate hand- or voice-intensive tasks
4. Manage your workload
5. Warm up and cool down
6. Minimize tension
7. Take breaks
8. Heed warning signs
9. Take charge of anxiety
10. Keep fit and strong
11. Conserve your hearing
12. Care for your voice
Vocal Health Advice for the care of the voice. Texas Voice Center
AthletesandtheArts.com. Integrating sports medicine and music.
“Athletes and the Arts” is an initiative focused on linking the sport athlete and musician/performing artist communities through collaborative exchange and application of wellness, training and performance research and initiatives
“Exercise for Musicians: Play Fit, Not Flat.” How exercise benefits musicians, by Bronwen Ackermann, Ph.D.
Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders among Musicians. Free 5-page workplace solutions document from NIOSH (2015).