Music physiology
Music physiology is the umbrella term for the application-oriented areas of body work and mental techniques in the context of the scientific disciplines of musicians' medicine and systematic musicology . It serves as a theoretical and practical basis for the prevention and therapy of physical and mental illnesses in musicians as well as for documenting the psychophysiological processes when making music.
Content
The focus of music physiology is on teaching and researching the physiological basics of making music and the prophylaxis of typical musician's diseases. The last-named independent department consists of both the documentation of causes and the research and teaching of the prevention of musicians' complaints when making music, i. H. when practicing, performing and teaching. In its practical subjects, music physiology serves to promote skills for self-perception as well as the optimization of movement patterns in relation to ergonomics and economy.
Music physiology is relevant in the training in the context of the interdisciplinary areas of interest in the following fields: music , medicine , physiology and psychology . In addition to the musicians themselves, this includes all those who are involved in their training and professional support, such as instrumental and vocal pedagogues , ergonomists, natural scientists, instrument manufacturers , doctors , dentists , physiotherapists and related areas of the upper medical technical service, sports and musicologists, Music psychologists, Alexander teachers , Feldenkrais teachers , Dispokinesis teachers , music therapists , occupational therapists and mediators of other similar forms of therapy.
Sub-areas
- Anatomy and biomechanics , d. H. the functional movement theory of muscle work and the general body functions when making music.
- Physical and psychosomatic illnesses and their rehabilitation
- Stage fright and stage fear
- Relaxation procedures and mental techniques for dealing with fear
- Basics of appropriate physical strengthening and regeneration
- Mediation of skills in practice hygiene, training phases, warming and their integration into everyday work
- Sensorimotor skills of instrumental playing
- Ergonomic aspects of musical instruments and instrument making
- Hearing protection measures
- Analysis and optimization of posture , breathing and movement when making music and in class
- Voice and hearing physiology
history
Christoph Wagner was a doctor and musician and is considered a pioneer of music physiology in the German-speaking area. His call to professor for music physiology in 1974 and the establishment of the first "Institute for Music Physiology" at the Hanover University of Music and Theater in 1979 combined musicians' medicine and music education in the academic field. The institute will be continued by Eckart Altenmüller . In 1974, Hilde Langer-Rühl (1911–1990), pianist and breathing teacher, founded the course for breathing, voice and movement training for instrumentalists at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna . The subject is now integrated into teaching and research at numerous conservatoires. There are also special training courses for musicians and music teachers.
In 1994 the " German Society for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine " was founded, in 1998 the "Swiss Society for Music Medicine" (SMM) and in 2009 the " Austrian Society for Music and Medicine " (ÖGfMM).
Literature (selection)
- Ulrike Wohlwender: Neuland music physiology - Christoph Wagner on his 80th birthday (music physiology and musician's medicine, Mainz 2-2011)
- C. Spahn, B. Richter, Eckart Altenmüller: Musicians Medicine: Diagnostics, therapy and prevention of music-specific diseases (Schattauer 2010)
- Journal of Music Physiology and Musicians Medicine of the German Society for Music Physiology and Musicians Medicine e. V. (DGfMM)
- Susanne Klein-Vogelbach, Albrecht Lahme, Irene Spirgi-Gantert: Musical instrument and posture: a challenge for musicians, music educators, physiotherapists and doctors (Berlin 2000)
- Egbert Johannes Seidel: Musicians 'Medicine and Music Physiology Lecture notes 2005 in the Department of Musicians' Medicine and Music Physiology at the "Franz Liszt" Music University in Weimar
Web links
- Continuing Education 'Music Physiology in Everyday Artistic Life - Kurt Singer Institute Berlin
- Further training in music physiology at the Zurich University of the Arts
- German Society for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine
- Austrian Society for Music and Medicine (Musicians' Medicine, Music Psychology & Music Physiology)