A Workshop for Health Care Providers and Musicians
will be held at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, on June 17-21, 2005. It will consist of daily lectures, workshops, and demonstration performances which examine the physical aspects of music making. Treatment of music-related injuries will be discussed, though the emphasis will be on injury prevention.
Intended Audience:
Course
Description: Designed for health care providers and musicians,
this comprehensive three day program of seminars and workshops will
focus on health and musical performance. A multidisciplinary faculty
will examine the physical and mental factors that affects both the
musician and performance and will discuss the care and prevention of
music-related injuries. Participants will be able to choose sessions
for health care providers or sessions for musicians. Areas of
instruction will include basic anatomy and physiology, exercise
prescription, posture, stress, mental training and practice
techniques, common injuries, Feldenkrais exercises, Alexander
technique exercises, learning styles (neuro-linguistic programming),
splinting, and biofeedback. Musicians will demonstrate five major
instrument groups (reeds, strings, keyboards, voice, and brass). Both
a musician case study and a faculty recital will be given. musicians
are invited to bring their instruments each day. The workshop is a
noncredit offering: however, participants may enroll for one graduate
credit in physical therapy or music for an additional fee.
An overview of the physiology of abnormal muscle tension, soft tissue
injury, pain, inflammation, and healing in the context of
music-related injuries. The information is presented in a practical
and understandable fashion with musician examples/demonstrations.
An anatomical overview of both static and dynamic posture. The
emphasis is on efficient biomechanical movement of the
musculoskeletal system with practical examples involved in musical
performance.Video taping of musician performance followed by analysis
will be presented .
Common music-related injuries are discussed including carpal tunnel
syndrome, tendinitis, muscle strains, ligament sprains, overuse
injuries, cumulative trauma, nerve irritations, and arthritis. The
care of acute and chronic injuries is described. Numerous
rehabilitative stretching and strengthening exercises are
demonstrated and discussed.
Five basic instrumental groups will be discussed and demonstrated.
Reeds, brass, strings, keyboard, voice.
Through visualization, simple massage, and use of the constructive
rest position developed by Lulu Sweigard, this workshop provides a
means for quietly listening to your physical self. Listening to the
body helps performers and non-performers recognize unnecessary muscle
tension and thereby enables them to develop ways to release that
tension. More efficient movement choices are available with this
release which in turn improves alignment, carriage, and confidence in
the presentation of the physical self. Increased body awareness is
the goal. Morning dance movement classes are performed to help relax
tension and to demonstrate efficient musculoskeletal movements.
Alexander techniques will be presented and performed.
A major component of an artistic, musical performance is precise,
effortless movement. The Feldenkrais method of movement education
uses carefully planned movement sequences to improve and refine
coordination, balance, posture, and sensitivity. The lessons are
designed to be done by people at varying levels of physical ability
and have wide-ranging benefits for all musicians.
Through specifically designed activities and games, these workshops
explore your unique process of access, storage, and retrieval of
information in the brain. Your use of visual, auditory, and
kinesthetic modalities will be determined as well. You will learn
practice techniques to encourage a more holistic learning process
striving for injury prevention, performance preparation, and
enhancement of overall musicianship. This information is pertinent to
teachers and performers alike and will be tailored to health care
providers. (NLP, neurolinguistic processing)
Various stress intervention techniques will be discussed from a sports psychology background.
Fundamentals of splinting, including materials and equipment will be presented.
An Institute brochure including description, schedule, and registration information may requested from the Department of Continuing Education, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York 14850, cess@ithaca.edu. Any course subject information may be requested by e-mail to Nick Quarrier (nquarrie@ithaca.edu) For other Continuing Education courses held at Ithaca College click here.
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