Monday Morning Musings

The Affordable Care Act: What it means for artists of all disciplines

By HealthcareforArtists.org The national health care reform law known as the Affordable Care Act, has several nicknames such as the ACA and ObamaCare. The law used Massachusetts’ landmark 2006 health care reform law as one of its key templates*. This is a three part blog post focusing on the ACA. The first two parts share [...]

March 25, 2013

What can the performing arts learn from sports?

In recent years, a number of novel initiatives have emerged that stand to impact upon the way performing artists are trained and carry out their professional activities. It is now not uncommon for sports medicine physicians to weigh in on the treatment of performing artists. The contributions of sports medicine to the diagnosis and treatment [...]

February 12, 2013

Educating Today’s Musicians to Keep them Healthy and Active

Musicians are catching up to the athletes in recognizing the importance of educating themselves on the broad topics of health and wellness. Until more recently, musicians were likely to ignore or deny any medical problems they were experiencing, whether psychological or physiological, playing through pain until they could no longer continue. MTNA has taken a [...]

January 28, 2013

The Case of the Accidental Collaboration

From awareness comes action when opportunity presents itself, at least that’s what happened to me.  I manage a music industry program at Loyola University New Orleans and I’m also a classically trained musician, a music producer, and half-ass jazz trumpet player so, naturally, I love musicians and music. Maestro Jean Montes was in my office.  [...]

January 13, 2013

GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: Connecting the Dots to Improve the Well-Being of Musicians and Pro Football Players

“The music that can deepest reach, / And cure all ill, is cordial speech.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882) By: Bethany Ewald Bultman, President of the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation New Orleans, known locally as the WHO DAT nation, is world-renowned for good music, good food, good times and our [...]

November 12, 2012

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