Famed jazz musician Jon Batiste talks about his personal involvement with Athletes and the Arts, a multi-organizational initiative to improve the healthcare of performing artists. Batiste talks about medical issues facing musicians and his efforts to stay healthy so he can perform better.
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As found on ESPN, October 31, 2014:
“For Eastman School of Music professor James VanDemark, the similarities between boxing and music don’t just end there. An internationally renowned double bass soloist, VanDemark took up boxing five years ago and saw immediate benefits to his performance.”
Watch ESPN Video: Brawl In The Concert Hall
“Research shows that music training boosts IQ, focus and persistence”
Article from Wall Street Journal, Oct. 10, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-musical-fix-for-american-schools-1412954652
Rockin’ Physiology is an exploration of the physical and mental stresses associated with performing musicians. This very creative Presidential Lecture from the 2014 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual meeting finds that playing music can induce moderate to heavy physiological stress, especially during public performances.
Tim Lightfoot, PhD, FACSM Director, Huffhines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, Texas A&M University
Posted with permission of the speaker and ACSM, Sept 2014.
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Sports scientists could help musicians and other artists endure the stresses of their craft.
(Inside Science) — They endure long hours of oft strenuous practice. The way to get better is to practice more, even when injured. For hours at a time, their hearts can beat at 65 percent of their maximum rate. Injuries are common, and there’s always someone waiting to take your spot.
Life in the arts can be tough.
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Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) statement on Wellness in Music Teaching:
https://members.mtna.org/leadership/WellnessStatement.pdf
“Arts for health’s sake,” from The Lancet, Vol. 383, March 29, 2014:
View here: Arts for Health’s Sake – Lancet 3-29-14
Artists’ Health Care Task Forces’ 1994 Report to Congress
The following is an excerpt from the report (pp 11-18):
Report to Congress 1994