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Health Education for Musicians
Raluca Matei1, Stephen Broad2, Juliet Goldbart3
1Centre for Music Performance Research, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 1, 2018
Summary
A compulsory health education course for music students improved their knowledge and self-efficacy regarding health risks. However, it had limited impact on physical and psychological health outcomes, highlighting areas for improvement in music student well-being programs.
Area of Science:
- Music performance health
- Health education evaluation
- Student well-being
Background:
- Musicians often experience health issues during training.
- Health Promotion in Schools of Music (HPSM) recommends health education in music curricula.
- Few evaluated health education courses exist for music students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design, implement, and evaluate a compulsory health education course at a UK music conservatoire.
- To assess the impact of the course on students' knowledge, health behaviors, and overall well-being.
- To identify key health topics relevant to music students.
Main Methods:
- Course design informed by literature review and HPSM recommendations.
- Delivery of a 5-month course to 104 first-year undergraduate music students.
- Evaluation using pre- and post-course questionnaires and analysis of student essays, with a control group.
Main Results:
- Increased perceived knowledge, awareness of risks, and self-efficacy among students.
- Limited use of hearing protection reported, with some evidence of hearing issues.
- Negative effects on secondary health outcomes and few differences compared to the control group.
- Music performance anxiety and behavior change techniques identified as key student interests.
Conclusions:
- Significant potential exists to enhance music students' health through targeted education.
- Convincing stakeholders of health education's role in performance enhancement is crucial.
- Further development is needed to improve physical, psychological health, and behaviors in music students.
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