Course Work

MUAG 1500 Occupational Health: Lessons from Music

MUAG 5450 Introduction to Music & Medicine

MUAG 6450 Advanced Seminar in Music & Medicine

MUAG 1500 Occupational Health: Lessons from Music

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Kris Chesky

OFFICE: Texas Center for Music & Medicine Office/Lab - COM #1007

PHONE: 940-565-4126

E-Mail: kchesky@music.unt.edu

This practical course is designed to inform and help students prevent occupation injuries.

MUAG 1500 will address hearing, vocal, musculoskeletal, and mental health.

3 Credit "BLENDED" Course with In-class and Internet Components

Section 200 - Students are required to attend in-class meetings on MONDAYS, 11:00-11:50 am in MUSI 301.

Section 201 - Students are required to attend in-class meetings on WEDNESDAYS, 11:00-11:50 am in MUSI 301.

Section 202 - Students are required to attend in-class meetings on FRIDAYS, 11:00-11:50 am in MUSI 301.

Course is taught on-line (2 hour) together with a once-a-week (1 hour) class.

Activities include lectures, demonstrations, and discussions.

Open to all UNT students.

Satisfies CORE WELLNESS requirement.

MUAG 5450 Introduction to Music & Medicine

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Kris Chesky

OFFICE: Texas Center for Music & Medicine Office/Lab - COM #1007

PHONE: 940-565-4126

E-Mail: kchesky@music.unt.edu

Syllabus content: Catalogue description, overview, course goals, objectives, prerequisites, texts, reading logs & review paper.

Catalogue Description: A general overview of the discipline of music medicine, including major contributions to the field, history, methodologies, and practical performance, clinical and pedagogic applications.

Overview: This course is designed for graduate students in music and related helping professions, who in the course of their career of performance, teaching, or research have an interest and the need to identify, understand, describe or help treat musicians with problems associated with music performance. While it is impossible to cover every area and aspect of this interdisciplinary and broad field in great detail, this course introduces students to recent and historical research, theory, and practice regarding the most prevalent medical, audiologic, and mental health issues facing musicians.

Course goals: The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to:

• The scope and relevance of music medicine as a discipline
• Prevalence and incidence rates of problems among musicians
• Theories of injury causation
• Research and clinical strategies for understanding and assessing risk factors
• The role of education in the prevention of occupational injuries

Course objectives: The successful student will:

• Gain knowledge of the history and scope of music medicine.
• Learn about the epidemiology of medical problems among musicians.
• Develop an understanding of the theoretical and etiologic basis for musculoskeletal, audiological, and mental health issues facing musicians.
• Learn about the nature of pedagogic, clinical, and research assessment strategies for understanding musicians' disorders.
• Be able to interpret basic scientific literature and make appropriate recommendations for performing and teaching music.
• Observe actual evaluations and critique the observed evaluation process.

Prerequisites: Student will be officially enrolled in a UNT graduate program.

Text Books: (still to be determined)

• Tubiana, R., and Amadio, P. (2000). Medical Problems of the Instrumentalist Musician. London: Marin Duntiz.
• Chasin, M. (1996). Musicians and the Prevention of Hearing Loss. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc.
• Sataloff RT, Brandfonbrener AG, Lederman RJ (1991).Textbook of Performing Arts Medicine, 1st Ed. 1991, New York:Raven Press.

Readings: Each semester, an updated compilation of assigned readings (articles and book chapters) will be available to students. In addition, many handouts will be provided during scheduled class activities.

Reading Logs: Written summaries of ten sources (articles, books, chapters, etc.) will be required that are related to students area of interest concerning the medical problems of musicians.

• Reviewed material must be from either peer reviewed academic journals or academic textbooks. Materials from non-academic sources are unacceptable for this exercise.
• Summaries should be about 2-6 pages long and must be handed in with a complete copy of the original source material.
• The ten articles must include at least 5 articles that do not include musicians or music as a topic area. It is your job to find at least five articles from non-music disciplines that apply to your area of interest.
• Reviews are due once a week during regularly schedule meeting times.

Final Paper: Students will prepare an academic paper that summarizes the current literature related to one issue in performing arts medicine. In addition to a summary, the paper should offer a unique and creative approach to a particular issue or problem. The paper can incorporate information derived from the readings and literature covered in class and can address issues regarding epidemiology, assessment and or diagnosis, causal or contributing factors, and or treatment or pedagogic protocols. The paper should be clearly focused and provide a clear introduction to the topic, a description of the current representative literature, and an empirical base for any theoretical or practical ideas or conclusions, and a summary of the overall findings.

MUAG 6450 Advanced Seminar in Music & Medicine

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Kris Chesky

OFFICE: Texas Center for Music & Medicine Office/Lab - COM #1007

PHONE: 940-565-4126

E-Mail: kchesky@music.unt.edu

Syllabus content: Catalogue description, overview, course goals, objectives, prerequisites, expectations and requirements, grading, text books, reading logs & research paper.

Catalogue Description: This interdisciplinary seminar involves conducting and completing a semester-long project utilizing the research, clinical, and or educational resources of the Texas Center for Music & Medicine.

Overview: This course is designed for graduate students in music and related helping professions, who in the course of their career of performance, teaching, or research have an interest and the need to identify, understand, describe or help treat musicians with some problem associated with music performance. As an academic experience for graduate students interested in music and medicine, this course is designed to provide the tools, resources, and guidance for the conceptualization, execution, and completion of an individual or group academic project.

Course goals: The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to:

• Interdisciplinary strategies regarding the medical problems of musicians
• Existing resources in the TCMM research lab, TCMM clinic, Speech & Hearing Clinic
• Assessment strategies in epidemiology, mental health, biomechanics, and audiology.
• The research, clinical, or educational processes involved in professional music & medicine activities, including journal article preparation.

Course objectives: The successful student will:

• Gain practical knowledge and experience from working in an interdisciplinary setting.
• Develop rationale and methodology for the execution of a semester long project.
• Be able to collect, manage, compile, or disseminate information/data using existing or developed resources of the TCMM.
• Understand and experience the procedures for preparation and delivery of materials in the form of a journal article, academic conference presentation, or other means of presentation.

Prerequisites: MUAG 5450.