MUHW 6810 - Musicians’ Health and Wellness

Credit Hours: 1

Description Ideas, performances, and perspectives by various faculty and guest lecturers to inform and inspire music students; weekly sessions present workshops to include perspectives on how to stay healthy, prevent and eliminate pain and discomfort, and enhance performance skills through attention to posture, quality of movement, muscle and joint function, and mind-to-body techniques. Additionally, the course will aim to help develop awareness and understanding of physical and mental health and wellness as a musician, how that affects the ability to sustain a career as a musician, and how one may influence other musicians’ health and wellness.