Music

Health and Safety


Hearing Health

Protecting Your Hearing Health: Student Information Sheet on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Protect Your Hearing Every Day: Information and Recommendations for Student Musicians

Basic Information on Hearing Health: Information and Recommendations for Faculty and Staff

 
Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health

Protecting Your Neuromusculoskeletal Health

Protecting Your Vocal Health

Protecting Your Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health Every Day

Basic Information on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health: Information and Recommendations for Faculty and Staff

How to Prevent and Repair Vocal Damage, prepared by the online speech pathology program from Baylor University's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences

Voice Disorders and Related Risk Factors among Music Therapists: Survey Findings and Strategies for Voice Care
(must be logged into Alverno or AMTA account to view full text: Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2019, Pages 37–44).

Raising Awareness of Vocal Health Issues in Music Therapy 
(must be logged into Alverno or AMTA account to view full text: Music Therapy Perspectives, Vol 26(1), Jun, 2008. pp. 46-50.)

 
Additional Resources

Alverno Student Wellness

Occupational Helath and Well-Being: Hazards, Treatment Options, and Prevention Strategies for Music Therapists 
(must be logged into Alverno or AMTA account to view full text: Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 36, Issue 2, Fall 2018, Pages 207–214).

Teaching Healthy Musicianship, a guide to injury prevention and wellness by Nancy Taylor.