Course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome to the Safe and Healthy Music Teaching program
    • Welcome to the Safe and Healthy Music Teaching Program (SHMT)
    • THE ZOOM LINK
  • 2
    Lesson 1: Why Safe and Healthy Music Teaching?
    • Welcome Lesson One
    • What Makes A Healthy Musician? Quotes from Teachers
    • Context for Safe & Healthy Music Teaching Program.pdf
    • For Discussion: Common risk factors for musicians injuries
    • Location of head spine joint 1
    • Where is the top of the spine 2
    • Text neck
    • Remember you have a head
    • Online lesson 1 - Sunday 16/10/22
  • 3
    Lesson 2: The Torso. Constructive Rest
    • Welcome Lesson Two
    • Structure of the spine
    • The Pelvis
    • Head-Spine-Pelvis
    • Stress overview
    • Rest Better Overview
    • Online class 2 - Sunday 23/10/22 - includes upper strings discussion
    • Online class 2 - Sunday 23/10/22 - Breakout room discussing piano
  • 4
    Lesson 3: Supporting and using the Arms, Hands and Fingers
    • Welcome to Lesson 3
    • Mapping the whole Arm
    • Arm swing warmup example
    • Learn about the Hand 1: Fingers and palm
    • Learn about the Hand 2: Amazing Thumbs!
    • Learn about the Hand 3: hand grips
    • Online Class 30.10.22 Part 1 of 3
    • Online Class 3 - Part 2 of 3
    • Online Class 3 - Strings Break Out Room
  • 5
    Lesson 4: Sitting and Standing well
    • Lesson 4 Welcome
    • Sitting Well
    • Sitting Part 1 - video
    • Sitting Part 2 - video
    • Standing Well
    • Standing Part 1 - video
    • Standing to Walking - video
    • Standing with extended legs - video
    • Raising and lowering the arms while standing - video
    • Online Class 4 - Sunday 6/11/22
  • 6
    Extra Learning Material - The Process of Teaching
    • The process of Teaching using the BodyMinded Triangle
    • The 'Yes' plan
    • Summary of Foundational BodyMinded Principles
  • 7
    Lesson 5 Online Review and Feedback
    • Where to from here?
    • 8 Question Feedback Form - Please take a moment to complete :-)
    • Online feedback session
  • 8
    Toolkit
    • SHMT links to professional standards
    • SHMT Glossary