FREE LECTURE: School of Music International Research Seminar Series

The Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) has awarded a significant grant under its Priority Projects scheme to an interdisciplinary team and reference group, led by Dr. Bronwen Ackermann (Univ. of Sydney) and Dr. Suzanne Wijsman (UWA) to design and develop a strategy to address this significant gap in current music performance curricula in Australian tertiary schools of music. The aim of the project is to begin to effect the vital change in culture that will help both to reduce the prevalence of performance-related medical problems among musicians in Australia, and encourage the teaching of healthy music performance and teaching practices, which will help to optimise performance quality and health for future generations of musicians. The project is developing an independent learning module using a multi-media platform, with international best-practice models and current research from the field of performing arts medicine as its foundation. This collaborative presentation will give an overview of the project concept and design.