The Athletic Musician

Join us for “The Athletic Musician: An Exploration for Musicians, Teachers, and Health Care Providers”

March 28, 2010
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
For more details contact Regina Campbell, PT at regina@performingartspt.org

This is a report on the first survey of its kind at Berklee on instrument-related injury of our students. Conducted in spring of last year, 303 (78%) of the respondents reported pain while they practice. This has been a wake-up call for faculty.

Neil Olmstead, B.M Berklee College of Music, M.M. New England Conservatory, Professor of piano, has taught classical and jazz piano at Berklee for over 30 years. Neil’s teaching includes a physiological technical study that gives the student an understanding of how the entire body works in creating tone and technical fluency. He is a PAMA member and was facilitator of the Faculty Learning Community on Healthy Instrumental/Vocal Technique. Neil’s writing on piano technique was featured in the recent edition of Berklee Today magazine. Neil received his B.M from Berklee College of Music, M.M. New England Conservatory, studied composition with Nadia Boulanger and William Thomas McKinley. The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bratislava Radio and Television Orchestra have recorded Neil’s compositions. He is author of Solo Jazz Piano, The Linear Approach Boston Regional Conference, and Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA).

Music medicine will be reviewed including common injuries, dystonia , and how principles of Sports/ Musculoskeletal medicine are used for treatment. This talk will include a discussion of how the American Academy of Sports Medicine sees music medicine as an extension of sports medicine.

Clay Miller, MD - Dr. Miller is a member of the Spine Service at Sports Medicine North. He is a physiatrist who specializes in the non-operative treatment of spine, sports, arts and musculoskeletal medicine. He also performs electro-diagnostic studies for nerve entrapment conditions and is also certified in Bone Densitometry. He is a clinical professor for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Boston University Medical School. Dr. Miller is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Miller is the current President of the Performing Arts Medicine Association.

This session will explore the sports medicine model of training for the musician as an athlete. The four major aspects of fitness training—cardiovascular, flexibility, strength, and body awareness—will be reviewed. Specificity in how to train for musical performance will be addressed. Practice strategies and posture for peak performance will also be discussed.

Regina Campbell, PT - Regina has been has worked as a physical therapist in a variety of settings including hospital based inpatient and outpatient care, sports medicine, home care, and internationally at Riggshospitalette in Copenhagen, Denmark. While in Denmark, she worked on a special team of health care providers providing services through Amnesty International for international victims of torture. It was in this setting that she began her mind-body approach to patient care and began to pursue advanced manual therapy training for myofascial pain syndromes.

Regina has concentrated her clinical practice in working with musicians since 1991. She plays the piano and is a music enthusiast. She founded Performing Arts Physical Therapy, PC in 1996 to provide specialized care for musicians. The focus of her practice is on the Mind-Body connection for musicians and its role in health and performance. Her special interest is student health promotion and injury prevention. Regina’s treatment techniques include myofascial release, massage, pain modalities, core strengthening, peak performance training with musical instruments, and practice routine development. She makes recommendations for musical instrument adaptation when necessary, and teaches stress management techniques. Regina is a regular guest lecturer on injury prevention and wellness strategies at a number of local music colleges and arts institutions including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Musicians Association, Blue Man Group, New England Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music. She teaches an applied anatomy and movement class at the Longy School of Music. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Regina is on the Board of Directors of the Performing Arts Medicine Association and is Chair of the Regional Conference Committee.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Performing Musician, Aline Benoit, BM, MA and Patricia Normand, MD, ABIHM

Based on the program developed at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the U. Mass. Medical Center, this presentation explores how MBSR develops mind/ body skills integral to performance. Topics will include:

Aline Benoit, BM, MA - Aline is an active freelance musician and teacher. She has performed with many of Boston’s premiere musical organizations. She is a clarinetist with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and has made more than twenty-five national and international tours with that organization. Since 2005 she has worked as the Performance Enhancement/Stress Management Specialist with Performing Arts Physical Therapy, PC in Brookline, MA. Aline has completed the Practicum in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worchester. She is on the faculty of the Mind/Body Department at the Longy School of Music. A member of the Performing Arts Medical Association and the American Federation of Musicians, she writes the Musician’s Health Forum for the American Federation of Musicians local publication The Interlude.

Patricia Normand, MD, ABIHM - Dr. Normand completed her residency and fellowship in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. For over ten years she was a consultation-liaison psychiatrist at MGH in Primary Care Psychiatry and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is board certified in psychiatry and by the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine and trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Her current interest is in integrative and participatory medicine and wellness training including stress reduction. She has a private practice in Newton, MA and is a member of PAMA.

Strategies for the Prevention of Music-induced Hearing Disorders from Ensemble-based Instructional Activities, Kris Chesky, PhD

Ensemble-based instructional activities offered in collegiate level schools of music are analogous to school sports in that the instructor/director determines and leads the type and pace of educational activities. However, unlike professionals trained in physical education, professionals directing ensemble-based instructional activities are often unaware of various health risks associated with learning music in an ensemble-based setting.

This session will describe recent educational and technical advances designed to empower individual instructors, students, and educational institutions to prevent music-induced hearing disorders This approach is being recognized by the NIOSH/NHCA Alliance through the 2010 Safe in Sound award for innovation in hearing conservation.

Kris Chesky, PhD - After completing his undergraduate degree from the Berklee College of Music in trumpet/jazz studies, Dr. Chesky worked as a band leader and sideman. During graduate studies at University of North Texas, he studied music therapy with TWU Professor Donald Michel and worked for a psychiatric in-patient hospital in Fort Worth. After completing his doctorate, he conducted research on the pain relieving effects of music vibration at the UNT Health Sciences Center, UT-San Antonio and at Cook Children’s Hospital; of Fort Worth.

Dr. Chesky is currently Associate Professor within the UNT College of Music and Director of the Texas Center of Music and Medicine. He over sees and teaches courses in music medicine including an undergraduate course titled: Occupational Health: Lessons for Music. Dr. Chesky is Executive Director of the Health Promotion in Schools of Music project and holds leadership positions in the Performing Arts Medicine Association and the National Hearing Conservation Association. Currently, he performs with the Mesquite Repertory Arts Ensemble and the Pecos River Brass.

Dr Chesky has received research grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Grammy Foundation, NAMM, IFMR, the Scott Foundation, and others to study health issues related to learning and performing music. He has published scientific research articles in the areas of epidemiology, biomechanics, audiology, and mental health. He has participated in many meetings over the past 15 years, both nationally and internationally.

Singing Strong: Training our Voices for the Rigors of Performance, Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP

Buzzwords in athletic training -- power, strength, flexibility, range of motion, and agility -- also apply to the singing voice. So do the terms “repetitive stress” and “strain”. How can singers train to develop and expand the dynamic capacity of the singing voice without injury? Learn general training guidelines as well as some specific “skills and drills” from this voice therapist who specializes in the rehabilitation of elite vocal athletes (established and aspiring professional singers).

Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP - Mary has been a professional musician and voice teacher for over 35 years and has been a speech-language pathologist specializing in the care of professional voices in the Voice and Speech Laboratory at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary for the past 10 years. She is a Certified Course Instructor in Estill Voice Training and Vice-President of Vocal Innovations, the company that promotes and produces international course and certification programs in Estill Voice Training. In her role as Course Director for Estill International, Ms. Klimek has developed comprehensive presentation and teaching materials for the Estill Voice Training curriculum, currently being translated into Italian and Spanish, and maintains the www.TrainMyVoice.com website. She has presented on vocal health issues to groups and classes at Boston Arts Academy, Longy School of Music, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, and Boston Conservatory of Music. She has taught Estill Voice Training courses and workshops in Canada, California, Denmark, Florida, Great Britain, Italy, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. She will be returning for her sixth year to teach the Estill Institute at the New England Conservatory Summer School. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

Vocal Techniques for Healthy Singing in Contemporary Styles, Jeannie Gagné, Assisted by PAMA member Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP

This workshop will present a holistic approach to singing including breathing techniques, healthy belting, visualization, mix placement, stress-free practice and performing strategies, and keeping up endurance for often demanding contemporary styles. We will look at the whole body as the instrument, emphasizing a wellness and athletic approach to performing.

Associate Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music, Jeannie Gagné is a working vocalist, songwriter, composer, and conductor. Ms. Gagné’s extensive credits include recordings with contemporary classical artist Philip Glass including the movie “Anima Mundi”; opening for Bare Naked Ladies; appearances with George Duke, Stan Strickland, Boston Big Band, and numerous others; television work with comedians/magicians Penn and Teller, and touring internationally with reggae legend Frankie Paul. Ms. Gagné's second upbeat blues/rock album Must Be Love plays on radio internationally. A vocal teacher for over 20 years, she received her M.A. in Voice and Wellness from Lesley University. A Reiki Master and an active national musician for the Unitarian Universalist Association, she co-created the UUAs contemporary hymnal Singing the Journey, which also contains her writing, and arranging.

Jeannie Gagné
Associate Professor, Voice
Berklee College of Music
617-747-8364 (voicemail)

Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP - See bio above

Piano Technique: Common Technical Problems and Their Solutions, Doug Johnson, Assisted by PAMA member Neil Olmstead, MM

In this workshop I will present many common technical issues that piano students deal with at Berklee College. We will discuss solutions to these problems that I have found to be effective in my own studio. Anatomy and Physiology, Body Mapping, Alexander Technique and the mechanics of the piano will be discussed. We will explore how basic musical elements such as rhythm and phrasing have a direct analog in physical movement. There will be demonstrations at the piano and we will view video recordings of musicians playing a variety of styles.

Doug Johnson is an Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music. He plays regularly in the Boston area and tours in Europe with his trio and the Grace Kelly Quintet. Doug, a Registered Nurse, has a background as a classical musician, and has done extensive work with Alexander Technique.

Doug Johnson, Associate Professor of Piano, R. N.
Berklee College of Music
djohnson@berklee.edu

Neil Olmstead, B.M - See bio above

Guitar injuries and the Faculty Learning Community on Instrumental/vocal Technique, Dave Tronzo, Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, Darcel Wilson, Assisted by PAMA member, Regina Campbell, PT

Dave Tronzo guitarist will discuss typical guitar injuries prevalent in college students. He will outline ideas for developing proper practice habits, strategies for injury prevention, post injury treatment and benefits of chi gong and yoga for injury prevention. Participants will have an opportunity to share their own experiences with holistic practices and effects on their instruments.

Three Berklee faculty will give a brief review of the topics discussed in the Faculty Learning Community of 2007-2009, entitled, "Healthy Instrumental Technique and Practice Habits". Discussion will center on the benefits of alternate disciplines, such as yoga, tai chi, Feldenkrais, body-mapping and others, and their direct impact on instrumental/vocal technique and performance.

Dave Tronzo - Pioneer of extended techniques for bottleneck slide guitar. Recordings with: David Sanborn, John Cale, The Lounge Lizards, Reeves Gabrels, Jerry Granelli, Sex Mob, Mike Manieri, Wayne Horvitz and others. Performances with John Hiatt, Ray Anderson, The Lounge Lizards, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Reeves Gabrels, Sex Mob, Elliot Sharpe, Foday Suso, Hassan Hakmoun, Warren Haynes and others. Solo projects include The Tronzo Trio, Spanish Fly, V-16 w/ Jerry Granelli and Slow Poke w/ Michael Blake. Recordings on Knitting Factory Works, Accurate, Rounder, Traditione & Moderne, and Intuition Records. Headline appearances at various jazz festivals including North Sea, Pori, Berlin, Vienna, Montreal, Warsaw, Vancouver, and JVC New York. Featured in critics/readers polls and articles in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Musician, Jazzthetik, New York Press and Jazziz magazines. International residencies as visiting artist and guest clinician.

Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, professor in the piano department at Berklee has developed a 3 step process of piano practice which leads the player to deeper listening, physical balance and mastery of rhythm. Her new DVD, entitled "Perfect Practice" will be released as soon as funding is available. She has two records to her name, solo piano and classical chamber music, where she features the music of Janacek and Halloran. She has attended the PAMA conference in Aspen and is excited to talk about her experience in Berklee's leaning community.

Regina Campbell, PT - See bio above

Woodwind Injuries, an Open Discussion, Wendy Rolfe, Assisted by PAMA member Vanessa Breault Mulvey, MM

Woodwind teachers, students, performers, and performance health care professionals are invited to share experiences. We will engage in a discussion of the gamut of approaches to preventing, understanding, diagnosing, developing attention to and mitigating performance injuries. Common woodwind injuries or health concerns like TMJ, challenges posed by wind instrument positions, potentially damaging practices developed in school band programs, hearing loss, will be discussed. Share your constructive approaches to developing "healthy practices": Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Body Mapping - bring your thoughts, concerns, and "solutions"!

Flutist Wendy Rolfe is Professor of Woodwinds at Berklee College of Music. She works with many students with performance injuries, both at Berklee, and in master classes in the USA and Latin America. Dr. Rolfe is a long-time student of the Alexander Technique. She performs records and tours with Boston's Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, New York's Concert Royal, Toronto's Tafelmusik and others. She holds the DMA and MM from Manhattan School of Music, and a B. Mus. From the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Vanessa Breault Mulvey, MM - Body Mapping specialist and flutist, Vanessa Breault Mulvey is a certified Andover Educator (www.bodymap.org) trained to assist musicians refine movements to improve performance or overcome pain or injury. She presents Body Mapping workshops to a wide range of organizations which include Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Greater Boston Flute Association, New Hampshire Music Educators, Massachusetts Music Educators, Music Educators National Conference, Treble Chorus of New England, Longy School of Music, and the YMCA. Ms. Mulvey runs a private studio in Reading, MA and is a faculty member at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. She is a member of Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA.) She holds degrees from Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Visit www.vanessamulvey.com.

Strings: Playing Pain Free, Mimi Rabson, Assisted by PAMA member Peter Stein, DC

Mimi will discuss strategies to help violinists and violists play pain free for years to come. Among other numerous topics she will discuss physical posture, warm ups, stretches, and hand positions.

Mimi Rabson - Dubbed a "dazzling, violin phenom" by the Boston Globe, Mimi Rabson has distinguished herself as one of Boston's most creative and versatile musicians. She appears regularly in classical, jazz, Klezmer and other eclectic genres. Additionally she is an award-winning composer whose works for string quartet are published by String Letter Press. Ms. Rabson was a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and created created RESQ - the Really Eclectic String Quartet. Ms. Rabson is an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music. Through a fellowship from Berklee, she commissioned several works for solo violin that include contemporary practices like improvisation, interaction with computer and effects pedals.

“… aggressively eclectic and a master of every style she touches” – Bowed Radio

Mimi Rabson
Associate Professor - String Dept.
Berklee College of Music
617-747-8323

Peter Stein, DC - Dr. Peter Stein is a licensed chiropractic physician, practicing at the Alternative Paths to Health service located at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, at Kenmore Square in Boston. He has a special interest in helping performing artists to overcome performance-related injuries. He is also a doctoral research student in rehabilitation science at Boston University. He plans to pursue research into the effects of movement reeducation methods on instrumental performance. Dr. Stein has practiced on staff at Fenway Community Health, and has taught on the adjunct faculty of the New England School of Acupuncture and the Cortiva/Muscular Therapy Institute. Before becoming a chiropractor, he was a professional violist. He is an active member of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, and is also an avid chamber musician.
www.petersteindc.com

Many embouchure and upper-body musculoskeletal problems among brass players can be traced to the biomechanical forces generated between the mouthpiece and lips. Based on extensive research of mouthpieces forces using sophisticated computer-based sensor technologies, characteristics of mouth piece forces will be explored along with practical ideas to mediate the negative effects of high mouthpiece forces.

Percussion - Physical Training and Ergonomic Considerations for Pain-free Playing, Sara Collamore DPT, PAMA member, Clay Miller MD, PAMA member

In this session, types and causes of percussion injuries will be discussed. An open discussion about ergonomics, drum sticks, and stools will be facilitated. Attendees will be guided through Pilates based core strengthening exercises and stretches which will promote optimal posture and endurance for drumming.

Sara Collamore, DPT - Sara is a senior physical therapist at Performing Arts Physical Therapy. She played clarinet in scholastic and community bands and pit orchestras and has studied dance including ballet, tap, jazz, and Pointe. While at Ithica College, Sara enjoyed working with musicians in a performing arts screening clinic and dancers from traveling shows such as Lord of the Dance and Rochester City Ballet using Pilates-based rehabilitation. She also worked as a backstage physical therapist for Performing Arts Physical Therapy in NYC. Sara evaluated and treated dancers, musicians, and stage crew of many Broadway shows including Cats, Chicago, and Lion King. In addition to working at Performing Arts Physical Therapy, she is a part-time faculty member in the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Graduate Health Sciences entry-level physical therapy program. She is also a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and is the PT liaison for the Performing Arts Medicine Association and the Performing Arts Special Interest group for the APTA.

Clay Miller, MD - See bio above

Become a Better Musician Through Yoga, Mia Olson, Assisted by PAMA member Jean Rife

By integrating yoga into your practice routines, you will develop a more focused and concentrated mind for performance. You will be able to increase awareness of how you use your body to allow for proper posture and ease of movement while performing, helping you to avoid overuse injuries and play with greater expression. These concepts, exercises, and practice routines are taken from Mia's new book, Musician’s Yoga: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Inspiration. Yoga is presented from the musicians’ perspective, focusing on the direct relationships between using yoga and creating music.

You will learn to:

Mia Olson, MM is a professor in the woodwind department at Berklee College of Music where she teaches flute, piano, and Musician’s Yoga, which have been an inspiration for her book. She also offers her Musicians’ Yoga workshops throughout the world. She is an acclaimed flutist, Professional-Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Master.

Jean Rife, PAMA member, is an award-winning horn player, harpsichordist, chamber music coach and certified yoga instructor. She was a regular performer in Boston for many years, and has performed and taught at many locations in the US, in Europe, Japan, and South America. She is on the chamber music and horn faculties of New England Conservatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Longy School of Music and also teaches yoga for musicians at Longy.

Alexander Technique for Instrumentalists and Vocalists, Betsy Polatin, Assisted by PAMA member Aline Benoit, BM, MA

Musical performance demands a high level of energy, coordination, and balance. But many musicians perform with excess effort and tension, and unwanted habits. These habits hinder breathing, musicality, and the intuitive sense of rhythm and timing and can exacerbate performance anxiety. The Alexander Technique teaches musicians to prevent injury, recover from overuse, decrease excess tension, and improve performance. Then one performs with a fluidity that allows body and mind to move freely and interpret the music. With a deep sense of unity and connection and freer muscles, the musician is able to play/sing with an economy of movement, which allows the music to unfold with ease and specificity, creating a truly satisfying performance. I will explain the technique with hands on demonstrations. Bring your instruments.

Betsy Polatin, a PAMA member is an Assistant Professor at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. She has a BA in Dance, and MFA in Theater Education. She is a graduate of two, three year Alexander Technique certification courses, and has extensive postgraduate studies including Alexander Technique in relationship to: music, voice, health, anatomy, dynamics of movement, and acting, in the United States and Europe. Her background includes thirty-five years of movement education and performance, as well as training in yoga, meditation, and the healing arts. Teaching experience: Tanglewood and Opera Institute of Boston, Berklee College of Music, Muscular Therapy Institute, New England Conservatory, South Shore Conservatory. Master Classes for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Brookline High School Camerata, New Hampshire Music Teacher’s Association, Children’s Hospital Dance and Sports Medicine Clinic, Cambridge Choir of England, Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Boston Ballet, and yoga and meditation centers in the United States, India, Japan, and Korea. Her work is greatly influenced by Carl Stough’s breathing coordination principles and Peter Levine's somatic experiencing theory.

Aline Benoit, BM, MA - See bio above

Exploring the Mind-Body Connection for Musicians through the Feldenkrais Method, Olivia Cheever

The Feldenkrais Method is a somatic educational system designed by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904-1984). The Feldenkrais Method is designed to improve movement repertoire, aiming to expand and refine the use of the self through awareness, in order to reduce pain or limitations in movement, and promote general well-being. It is a form of somatic/movement education that integrates body, mind, and psyche. Students are guided into non-habitual movement sequences by the touch and or voice.

Olivia Cheever - Olivia is a PAMA member and is on the faculties of the Longy School of Music and Leslie University. Deepened by working 20 years as a licensed psychotherapist and massage therapist, Ms. Cheever focuses on the mind-body connection and somatic education, including the Feldenkrais Method® and the Feldenkrais-based Bones for Life® bone strengthening programs. She has applied her multidisciplinary background to help musicians, athletes, somatic educators, dance movement therapists, and other health professionals.

PAMA thanks Jane Stachowiak and the LiveWell Center for co-sponsoring this conference and the donation of the use of the David Friend Recital Hall and other Berklee facilities.

LiveWell at Berklee College of Music is dedicated to providing a collection of health, fitness and wellness programs focussed on the Berklee student’s unique needs as a professional musician.

The mission of the LiveWell Program is to enhance students’ fitness and wellness through knowledge, personal skills, and enjoyment. Offices and departments such as Counseling and Advising Center, Student Activities, Student Affairs, Performance Division, Liberal Arts, Music Therapy and others collaborate with LiveWell promoting positive lifestyle behaviors and choices, encouraging a holistic philosophy, and combining a pro-active and balanced approach to healthy living through classes, workshops, programs, events, and services.

Among programs offered are subsidized fitness memberships, yoga sessions, dance classes, meditation, workshops on sleep, nutrition, movement, breath, injury prevention, and more.

To register and download the form click here.

For information:
Jane Stachowiak
Director, Student Wellness & Health Promotion / LiveWell
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

Phone: 617-747-2411
Office: 939 Boylston St - Student Activities, Room 207
email: jstachowiak@berklee.edu

	Boston Regional Conference Join us for “The Athletic Musician: An Exploration for Musicians, Teachers, and Health Care Providers” March 28, 2010 Berklee College of Music Boston, MA For more details contact Regina Campbell, PT at regina@performingartspt.org Download the conference brochure here PAMA Speaker Presentations: *Performance and Practice Techniques, a Survey of 387 Berklee Student Instrumentalists and Vocalists,* Neil Olmstead, MM This is a report on the first survey of its kind at Berklee on instrument-related injury of our students. Conducted in spring of last year, 303 (78%) of the respondents reported pain while they practice. This has been a wake-up call for faculty. Neil Olmstead, MM Neil Olmstead, B.M Berklee College of Music, M.M. New England Conservatory, Professor of piano, has taught classical and jazz piano at Berklee for over 30 years. Neil’s teaching includes a physiological technical study that gives the student an understanding of how the entire body works in creating tone and technical fluency. He is a PAMA member and was facilitator of the Faculty Learning Community on Healthy Instrumental/Vocal Technique. Neil’s writing on piano technique was featured in the recent edition of Berklee Today magazine. Neil received his B.M from Berklee College of Music, M.M. New England Conservatory, studied composition with Nadia Boulanger and William Thomas McKinley. The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bratislava Radio and Television Orchestra have recorded Neil’s compositions. He is author of Solo Jazz Piano, The Linear Approach Boston Regional Conference, and Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA). *The Sport of Arts Medicine,* Clay Miller, MD, MFA Music medicine will be reviewed including common injuries, dystonia , and how principles of Sports/ Musculoskeletal medicine are used for treatment. This talk will include a discussion of how the American Academy of Sports Medicine sees music medicine as an extension of sports medicine. Clay Miller, MD, MFA Clay Miller, MD - Dr. Miller is a member of the Spine Service at Sports Medicine North. He is a physiatrist who specializes in the non-operative treatment of spine, sports, arts and musculoskeletal medicine. He also performs electro-diagnostic studies for nerve entrapment conditions and is also certified in Bone Densitometry. He is a clinical professor for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Boston University Medical School. Dr. Miller is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Miller is the current President of the Performing Arts Medicine Association. *Training our Bodies for Musical Performance,* Regina Campbell, PT This session will explore the sports medicine model of training for the musician as an athlete. The four major aspects of fitness training—cardiovascular, flexibility, strength, and body awareness—will be reviewed. Specificity in how to train for musical performance will be addressed. Practice strategies and posture for peak performance will also be discussed. Regina Campbell, PT Regina Campbell, PT - Regina has been has worked as a physical therapist in a variety of settings including hospital based inpatient and outpatient care, sports medicine, home care, and internationally at Riggshospitalette in Copenhagen, Denmark. While in Denmark, she worked on a special team of health care providers providing services through Amnesty International for international victims of torture. It was in this setting that she began her mind-body approach to patient care and began to pursue advanced manual therapy training for myofascial pain syndromes. Regina has concentrated her clinical practice in working with musicians since 1991. She plays the piano and is a music enthusiast. She founded Performing Arts Physical Therapy, PC in 1996 to provide specialized care for musicians. The focus of her practice is on the Mind-Body connection for musicians and its role in health and performance. Her special interest is student health promotion and injury prevention. Regina’s treatment techniques include myofascial release, massage, pain modalities, core strengthening, peak performance training with musical instruments, and practice routine development. She makes recommendations for musical instrument adaptation when necessary, and teaches stress management techniques. Regina is a regular guest lecturer on injury prevention and wellness strategies at a number of local music colleges and arts institutions including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Musicians Association, Blue Man Group, New England Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music. She teaches an applied anatomy and movement class at the Longy School of Music. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Regina is on the Board of Directors of the Performing Arts Medicine Association and is Chair of the Regional Conference Committee. *Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Performing Musician,* Aline Benoit, BM, MA and Patricia Normand, MD, ABIHM Based on the program developed at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the U. Mass. Medical Center, this presentation explores how MBSR develops mind/ body skills integral to performance. Topics will include: Development of concentration and mental focus Reduction of stress and anxiety Increased body awareness and injury prevention Cultivation of wellness through the individual’s ability for self care Research fi ndings in MBSR Aline Benoit, BM, MA and Patricia Normand, MD, ABIHM Aline Benoit, BM, MA - Aline is an active freelance musician and teacher. She has performed with many of Boston’s premiere musical organizations. She is a clarinetist with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and has made more than twenty-five national and international tours with that organization. Since 2005 she has worked as the Performance Enhancement/Stress Management Specialist with Performing Arts Physical Therapy, PC in Brookline, MA. Aline has completed the Practicum in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worchester. She is on the faculty of the Mind/Body Department at the Longy School of Music. A member of the Performing Arts Medical Association and the American Federation of Musicians, she writes the Musician’s Health Forum for the American Federation of Musicians local publication The Interlude. Patricia Normand, MD, ABIHM - Dr. Normand completed her residency and fellowship in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. For over ten years she was a consultation-liaison psychiatrist at MGH in Primary Care Psychiatry and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is board certified in psychiatry and by the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine and trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Her current interest is in integrative and participatory medicine and wellness training including stress reduction. She has a private practice in Newton, MA and is a member of PAMA. *Strategies for the Prevention of Music-induced Hearing Disorders from Ensemble-based Instructional Activities,* Kris Chesky, PhD Ensemble-based instructional activities offered in collegiate level schools of music are analogous to school sports in that the instructor/director determines and leads the type and pace of educational activities. However, unlike professionals trained in physical education, professionals directing ensemble-based instructional activities are often unaware of various health risks associated with learning music in an ensemble-based setting. This session will describe recent educational and technical advances designed to empower individual instructors, students, and educational institutions to prevent music-induced hearing disorders This approach is being recognized by the NIOSH/NHCA Alliance through the 2010 Safe in Sound award for innovation in hearing conservation. Kris Chesky, PhD Kris Chesky, PhD - After completing his undergraduate degree from the Berklee College of Music in trumpet/jazz studies, Dr. Chesky worked as a band leader and sideman. During graduate studies at University of North Texas, he studied music therapy with TWU Professor Donald Michel and worked for a psychiatric in-patient hospital in Fort Worth. After completing his doctorate, he conducted research on the pain relieving effects of music vibration at the UNT Health Sciences Center, UT-San Antonio and at Cook Children’s Hospital; of Fort Worth. Dr. Chesky is currently Associate Professor within the UNT College of Music and Director of the Texas Center of Music and Medicine. He over sees and teaches courses in music medicine including an undergraduate course titled: Occupational Health: Lessons for Music. Dr. Chesky is Executive Director of the Health Promotion in Schools of Music project and holds leadership positions in the Performing Arts Medicine Association and the National Hearing Conservation Association. Currently, he performs with the Mesquite Repertory Arts Ensemble and the Pecos River Brass. Dr Chesky has received research grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Grammy Foundation, NAMM, IFMR, the Scott Foundation, and others to study health issues related to learning and performing music. He has published scientific research articles in the areas of epidemiology, biomechanics, audiology, and mental health. He has participated in many meetings over the past 15 years, both nationally and internationally. *Singing Strong: Training our Voices for the Rigors of Performance,* Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP Buzzwords in athletic training -- power, strength, flexibility, range of motion, and agility -- also apply to the singing voice. So do the terms “repetitive stress” and “strain”. How can singers train to develop and expand the dynamic capacity of the singing voice without injury? Learn general training guidelines as well as some specific “skills and drills” from this voice therapist who specializes in the rehabilitation of elite vocal athletes (established and aspiring professional singers). Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP - Mary has been a professional musician and voice teacher for over 35 years and has been a speech-language pathologist specializing in the care of professional voices in the Voice and Speech Laboratory at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary for the past 10 years. She is a Certified Course Instructor in Estill Voice Training and Vice-President of Vocal Innovations, the company that promotes and produces international course and certification programs in Estill Voice Training. In her role as Course Director for Estill International, Ms. Klimek has developed comprehensive presentation and teaching materials for the Estill Voice Training curriculum, currently being translated into Italian and Spanish, and maintains the www.TrainMyVoice.com website. She has presented on vocal health issues to groups and classes at Boston Arts Academy, Longy School of Music, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, and Boston Conservatory of Music. She has taught Estill Voice Training courses and workshops in Canada, California, Denmark, Florida, Great Britain, Italy, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. She will be returning for her sixth year to teach the Estill Institute at the New England Conservatory Summer School. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Breakout Sessions Vocal Techniques for Healthy Singing in Contemporary Styles, Jeannie Gagné, Assisted by PAMA member Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP This workshop will present a holistic approach to singing including breathing techniques, healthy belting, visualization, mix placement, stress-free practice and performing strategies, and keeping up endurance for often demanding contemporary styles. We will look at the whole body as the instrument, emphasizing a wellness and athletic approach to performing. Jeannie Gagné and Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP Associate Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music, Jeannie Gagné is a working vocalist, songwriter, composer, and conductor. Ms. Gagné’s extensive credits include recordings with contemporary classical artist Philip Glass including the movie “Anima Mundi”; opening for Bare Naked Ladies; appearances with George Duke, Stan Strickland, Boston Big Band, and numerous others; television work with comedians/magicians Penn and Teller, and touring internationally with reggae legend Frankie Paul. Ms. Gagné's second upbeat blues/rock album Must Be Love plays on radio internationally. A vocal teacher for over 20 years, she received her M.A. in Voice and Wellness from Lesley University. A Reiki Master and an active national musician for the Unitarian Universalist Association, she co-created the UUAs contemporary hymnal Singing the Journey, which also contains her writing, and arranging. Jeannie Gagné Associate Professor, Voice Berklee College of Music 617-747-8364 (voicemail) Mary McDonald Klimek, MM, MS-CCC/SLP - See bio above *Piano Technique: Common Technical Problems and Their Solutions, Doug Johnson, Assisted by PAMA member Neil Olmstead, MM In this workshop I will present many common technical issues that piano students deal with at Berklee College. We will discuss solutions to these problems that I have found to be effective in my own studio. Anatomy and Physiology, Body Mapping, Alexander Technique and the mechanics of the piano will be discussed. We will explore how basic musical elements such as rhythm and phrasing have a direct analog in physical movement. There will be demonstrations at the piano and we will view video recordings of musicians playing a variety of styles. Doug Johnson and Neil Olmstead, MM Doug Johnson* is an Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music. He plays regularly in the Boston area and tours in Europe with his trio and the Grace Kelly Quintet. Doug, a Registered Nurse, has a background as a classical musician, and has done extensive work with Alexander Technique. Doug Johnson, Associate Professor of Piano, R. N. Berklee College of Music djohnson@berklee.edu Neil Olmstead, B.M - See bio above *Guitar injuries and the Faculty Learning Community on Instrumental/vocal Technique, Dave Tronzo, Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, Darcel Wilson, Assisted by PAMA member, Regina Campbell, PT Dave Tronzo* guitarist will discuss typical guitar injuries prevalent in college students. He will outline ideas for developing proper practice habits, strategies for injury prevention, post injury treatment and benefits of chi gong and yoga for injury prevention. Participants will have an opportunity to share their own experiences with holistic practices and effects on their instruments. Three Berklee faculty will give a brief review of the topics discussed in the Faculty Learning Community of 2007-2009, entitled, "Healthy Instrumental Technique and Practice Habits". Discussion will center on the benefits of alternate disciplines, such as yoga, tai chi, Feldenkrais, body-mapping and others, and their direct impact on instrumental/vocal technique and performance. Dave Tronzo, Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, Regina Campbell, PT Dave Tronzo - Pioneer of extended techniques for bottleneck slide guitar. Recordings with: David Sanborn, John Cale, The Lounge Lizards, Reeves Gabrels, Jerry Granelli, Sex Mob, Mike Manieri, Wayne Horvitz and others. Performances with John Hiatt, Ray Anderson, The Lounge Lizards, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Reeves Gabrels, Sex Mob, Elliot Sharpe, Foday Suso, Hassan Hakmoun, Warren Haynes and others. Solo projects include The Tronzo Trio, Spanish Fly, V-16 w/ Jerry Granelli and Slow Poke w/ Michael Blake. Recordings on Knitting Factory Works, Accurate, Rounder, Traditione & Moderne, and Intuition Records. Headline appearances at various jazz festivals including North Sea, Pori, Berlin, Vienna, Montreal, Warsaw, Vancouver, and JVC New York. Featured in critics/readers polls and articles in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Musician, Jazzthetik, New York Press and Jazziz magazines. International residencies as visiting artist and guest clinician. Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, professor in the piano department at Berklee has developed a 3 step process of piano practice which leads the player to deeper listening, physical balance and mastery of rhythm. Her new DVD, entitled "Perfect Practice" will be released as soon as funding is available. She has two records to her name, solo piano and classical chamber music, where she features the music of Janacek and Halloran. She has attended the PAMA conference in Aspen and is excited to talk about her experience in Berklee's leaning community. Regina Campbell, PT - See bio above *Woodwind Injuries, an Open Discussion, Wendy Rolfe, Assisted by PAMA member Vanessa Breault Mulvey, MM Woodwind teachers, students, performers, and performance health care professionals are invited to share experiences. We will engage in a discussion of the gamut of approaches to preventing, understanding, diagnosing, developing attention to and mitigating performance injuries. Common woodwind injuries or health concerns like TMJ, challenges posed by wind instrument positions, potentially damaging practices developed in school band programs, hearing loss, will be discussed. Share your constructive approaches to developing "healthy practices": Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Body Mapping - bring your thoughts, concerns, and "solutions"! Wendy Rolfe and Vanessa Breault Mulvey, MM Flutist Wendy Rolfe* is Professor of Woodwinds at Berklee College of Music. She works with many students with performance injuries, both at Berklee, and in master classes in the USA and Latin America. Dr. Rolfe is a long-time student of the Alexander Technique. She performs records and tours with Boston's Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, New York's Concert Royal, Toronto's Tafelmusik and others. She holds the DMA and MM from Manhattan School of Music, and a B. Mus. From the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Vanessa Breault Mulvey, MM - Body Mapping specialist and flutist, Vanessa Breault Mulvey is a certified Andover Educator (www.bodymap.org) trained to assist musicians refine movements to improve performance or overcome pain or injury. She presents Body Mapping workshops to a wide range of organizations which include Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Greater Boston Flute Association, New Hampshire Music Educators, Massachusetts Music Educators, Music Educators National Conference, Treble Chorus of New England, Longy School of Music, and the YMCA. Ms. Mulvey runs a private studio in Reading, MA and is a faculty member at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. She is a member of Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA.) She holds degrees from Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Visit www.vanessamulvey.com. *Strings: Playing Pain Free,* Mimi Rabson, Assisted by PAMA member Peter Stein, DC Mimi will discuss strategies to help violinists and violists play pain free for years to come. Among other numerous topics she will discuss physical posture, warm ups, stretches, and hand positions. Mimi Rabson and Peter Stein, DC Mimi Rabson - Dubbed a "dazzling, violin phenom" by the Boston Globe, Mimi Rabson has distinguished herself as one of Boston's most creative and versatile musicians. She appears regularly in classical, jazz, Klezmer and other eclectic genres. Additionally she is an award-winning composer whose works for string quartet are published by String Letter Press. Ms. Rabson was a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and created created RESQ - the Really Eclectic String Quartet. Ms. Rabson is an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music. Through a fellowship from Berklee, she commissioned several works for solo violin that include contemporary practices like improvisation, interaction with computer and effects pedals. “… aggressively eclectic and a master of every style she touches” – Bowed Radio Mimi Rabson Associate Professor - String Dept. Berklee College of Music 617-747-8323 Peter Stein, DC - Dr. Peter Stein is a licensed chiropractic physician, practicing at the Alternative Paths to Health service located at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, at Kenmore Square in Boston. He has a special interest in helping performing artists to overcome performance-related injuries. He is also a doctoral research student in rehabilitation science at Boston University. He plans to pursue research into the effects of movement reeducation methods on instrumental performance. Dr. Stein has practiced on staff at Fenway Community Health, and has taught on the adjunct faculty of the New England School of Acupuncture and the Cortiva/Muscular Therapy Institute. Before becoming a chiropractor, he was a professional violist. He is an active member of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, and is also an avid chamber musician. www.petersteindc.com *Injuries of Brass Players,* Kris Chesky, PhD and Tom Plsek Many embouchure and upper-body musculoskeletal problems among brass players can be traced to the biomechanical forces generated between the mouthpiece and lips. Based on extensive research of mouthpieces forces using sophisticated computer-based sensor technologies, characteristics of mouth piece forces will be explored along with practical ideas to mediate the negative effects of high mouthpiece forces. Kris Chesky, PhD Kris Chesky, PhD - See bio above Percussion - Physical Training and Ergonomic Considerations for Pain-free Playing, Sara Collamore DPT, PAMA member, Clay Miller MD, PAMA member In this session, types and causes of percussion injuries will be discussed. An open discussion about ergonomics, drum sticks, and stools will be facilitated. Attendees will be guided through Pilates based core strengthening exercises and stretches which will promote optimal posture and endurance for drumming. Sara Collamore DPT and Clay Miller MD Sara Collamore, DPT - Sara is a senior physical therapist at Performing Arts Physical Therapy. She played clarinet in scholastic and community bands and pit orchestras and has studied dance including ballet, tap, jazz, and Pointe. While at Ithica College, Sara enjoyed working with musicians in a performing arts screening clinic and dancers from traveling shows such as Lord of the Dance and Rochester City Ballet using Pilates-based rehabilitation. She also worked as a backstage physical therapist for Performing Arts Physical Therapy in NYC. Sara evaluated and treated dancers, musicians, and stage crew of many Broadway shows including Cats, Chicago, and Lion King. In addition to working at Performing Arts Physical Therapy, she is a part-time faculty member in the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Graduate Health Sciences entry-level physical therapy program. She is also a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and is the PT liaison for the Performing Arts Medicine Association and the Performing Arts Special Interest group for the APTA. Clay Miller, MD - See bio above *Become a Better Musician Through Yoga,* Mia Olson, Assisted by PAMA member Jean Rife By integrating yoga into your practice routines, you will develop a more focused and concentrated mind for performance. You will be able to increase awareness of how you use your body to allow for proper posture and ease of movement while performing, helping you to avoid overuse injuries and play with greater expression. These concepts, exercises, and practice routines are taken from Mia's new book, Musician’s Yoga: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Inspiration. Yoga is presented from the musicians’ perspective, focusing on the direct relationships between using yoga and creating music. You will learn to: Practice meditation approaches, breathing techniques, and yoga postures that will help improve musicianship Play using healthy posture and technique Get more out of your practice through improved focus Use your breath to improve your phrasing and also to ease performance anxiety Play with deeper expression through inspiration Mia Olson and Jean Rife Mia Olson, MM is a professor in the woodwind department at Berklee College of Music where she teaches flute, piano, and Musician’s Yoga, which have been an inspiration for her book. She also offers her Musicians’ Yoga workshops throughout the world. She is an acclaimed flutist, Professional-Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Master. Jean Rife, PAMA member, is an award-winning horn player, harpsichordist, chamber music coach and certified yoga instructor. She was a regular performer in Boston for many years, and has performed and taught at many locations in the US, in Europe, Japan, and South America. She is on the chamber music and horn faculties of New England Conservatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Longy School of Music and also teaches yoga for musicians at Longy. *Alexander Technique for Instrumentalists and Vocalists,* Betsy Polatin, Assisted by PAMA member Aline Benoit, BM, MA Musical performance demands a high level of energy, coordination, and balance. But many musicians perform with excess effort and tension, and unwanted habits. These habits hinder breathing, musicality, and the intuitive sense of rhythm and timing and can exacerbate performance anxiety. The Alexander Technique teaches musicians to prevent injury, recover from overuse, decrease excess tension, and improve performance. Then one performs with a fluidity that allows body and mind to move freely and interpret the music. With a deep sense of unity and connection and freer muscles, the musician is able to play/sing with an economy of movement, which allows the music to unfold with ease and specificity, creating a truly satisfying performance. I will explain the technique with hands on demonstrations. Bring your instruments. Betsy Polatin and Aline Benoit, BM, MA Betsy Polatin, a PAMA member is an Assistant Professor at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. She has a BA in Dance, and MFA in Theater Education. She is a graduate of two, three year Alexander Technique certification courses, and has extensive postgraduate studies including Alexander Technique in relationship to: music, voice, health, anatomy, dynamics of movement, and acting, in the United States and Europe. Her background includes thirty-five years of movement education and performance, as well as training in yoga, meditation, and the healing arts. Teaching experience: Tanglewood and Opera Institute of Boston, Berklee College of Music, Muscular Therapy Institute, New England Conservatory, South Shore Conservatory. Master Classes for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Brookline High School Camerata, New Hampshire Music Teacher’s Association, Children’s Hospital Dance and Sports Medicine Clinic, Cambridge Choir of England, Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Boston Ballet, and yoga and meditation centers in the United States, India, Japan, and Korea. Her work is greatly influenced by Carl Stough’s breathing coordination principles and Peter Levine's somatic experiencing theory. Aline Benoit, BM, MA - See bio above *Exploring the Mind-Body Connection for Musicians through the Feldenkrais Method, Olivia Cheever The Feldenkrais Method* is a somatic educational system designed by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904-1984). The Feldenkrais Method is designed to improve movement repertoire, aiming to expand and refine the use of the self through awareness, in order to reduce pain or limitations in movement, and promote general well-being. It is a form of somatic/movement education that integrates body, mind, and psyche. Students are guided into non-habitual movement sequences by the touch and or voice. Olivia Cheever Olivia Cheever - Olivia is a PAMA member and is on the faculties of the Longy School of Music and Leslie University. Deepened by working 20 years as a licensed psychotherapist and massage therapist, Ms. Cheever focuses on the mind-body connection and somatic education, including the Feldenkrais Method® and the Feldenkrais-based Bones for Life® bone strengthening programs. She has applied her multidisciplinary background to help musicians, athletes, somatic educators, dance movement therapists, and other health professionals. PAMA thanks Jane Stachowiak and the LiveWell Center for co-sponsoring this conference and the donation of the use of the David Friend Recital Hall and other Berklee facilities. The LiveWell Program LiveWell at Berklee College of Music is dedicated to providing a collection of health, fitness and wellness programs focussed on the Berklee student’s unique needs as a professional musician. The mission of the LiveWell Program is to enhance students’ fitness and wellness through knowledge, personal skills, and enjoyment. Offices and departments such as Counseling and Advising Center, Student Activities, Student Affairs, Performance Division, Liberal Arts, Music Therapy and others collaborate with LiveWell promoting positive lifestyle behaviors and choices, encouraging a holistic philosophy, and combining a pro-active and balanced approach to healthy living through classes, workshops, programs, events, and services. Among programs offered are subsidized fitness memberships, yoga sessions, dance classes, meditation, workshops on sleep, nutrition, movement, breath, injury prevention, and more. To register and download the form click here. For information: Jane Stachowiak Director, Student Wellness & Health Promotion / LiveWell Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Phone: 617-747-2411 Office: 939 Boylston St - Student Activities, Room 207 email: jstachowiak@berklee.edu livewell@berklee.edu and my.berklee.net

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