Awareness Training for Musicians

PSH-238

This lab will explore posture, movement, and breathing as they relate to the act of musical production. Students will explore how they experience themselves making music and learn how to modify their own actions to play more efficiently with less effort. Self-awareness exercises will be used to improve the kinesthetic sense—one's sense of oneself in movement—enabling the instrumentalist to avoid injuries due to overuse and/or misuse, as well as helping to develop sensitivity, clarity, and power in musical production. Through increased awareness, students will acquire the ability to regulate or modify their actions to meet varying demands of practice and performance.

Credits

Prerequisites

None

Required Of

None

Electable By

All B.M. and P.D. students

Semesters Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Location

Boston

Department

PERF

Course Chair

Karen Bell

Taught By

Bob Lada

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