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Student Health. The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music. Hearing Health. What is hearing health ? Noise induced hearing loss and hearing protection Musician's earplugs 1 Musician's earplugs 2 NASM-PAMA Advisories on Hearing Health Hearing Health Rap.
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Student Health The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music
Hearing Health • What is hearing health? • Noise induced hearing loss and hearing protection • Musician's earplugs 1 • Musician's earplugs 2 • NASM-PAMA Advisories on Hearing Health • Hearing Health Rap
Vocal Health As singers, your voice is your instrument. As humans, it is your means of communication. It is the only voice you get, therefore it is imperative that you take care of it. But what does that mean? It means consciously avoiding those things that are detrimental to your voice and embracing those things that are beneficial. Below are two lists. One list contains items that, at best, can fatigue your voice and, at worst, create major vocal trauma. The other list is a list of things you should do to take care of your voice (both while healthy and while ill) to keep it working properly for as long as possible.
Vocal Health • Vocal Don’ts • Overuse • Not properly warming up • Yelling • Screaming • Coughing • Clearing the throat • Whispering • Vocal Do’s • Vocal Rest (Most important!) • Drink plenty of water • Exercise • Get plenty of sleep • Bundle up in cold weather • Use a humidifier • Gargle with warm salt water • Drink warm tea • See a doctor when you start to get sick • Wash your hands often
Vocal Health Here is a links that you can follow for further guidelines and assistance with vocal health: The Texas Voice Center NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health
Musculoskeletal Health Online Resources • Practice and Performance Related Injuries • Overuse Syndrome • Musicians and Injuries • NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health
Body Usage • Yoga • Alexander Technique 1 • Alexander Technique 2
Motivation and Stress Management • Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture • Stephen MR Covey, The Speed of Trust • Tommy Angelo, Elements of Poker • James E. Loehr, Mental Toughness Training for Sports
Motivation and Stress Management • Wayne Dyer, You’ll See it When You Believe It • BarryGreen, Inner Game of Music • Irmtraud Tarr-Kruger, Performance Power • Fearless Performance Seminars
Woodwind Health Print Resources • Michele Gingras. “Musicians’ Health.” Chapter 6 in More Clarinet Secrets: 100 Quick Tips for the Advanced Clarinetist. • Larry Guy. Hand and Finger Development for Clarinetists.
Piano Health • Movement Retraining is the Key to Recovery
Local Resources • Haely Kate, Owner of Martin Yoga and clinician on posture and breathing
Citations • Duke Voice Care Center (Most Comprehensive: Downloadable pdf) http://www.dukehealth.org/repository/dukehealth/ 2010/12/22/13/57/10/0598/DVCC%20vocal%20health.pdf • Mia Olson (Professor, Berklee College of Music), Musician's Yoga: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Inspiration