Dr. Kensley Behel went from injured musician to musicians' health researcher to help musicians like you have a healthier career. She uses her Ph.D. in Performing Arts Health combined with years of experience coaching others to provide solutions to musicians' injuries like Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Music Performance Anxiety, and Burnout! She is passionate about sharing her story so that others know they are not alone.
If you're wanting to incorporate more injury prevention tips into your classroom, or you need help finding a solution, reach out to Kensley on her:
- Website: www.kensleybehel.com
- Instagram: @kensleybehel (https://www.instagram.com/kensleybehel/?hl=en)
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Dr. Behel’s Journey
08:42 - Difficulty of playing the Clarinet with Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
10:13 - How Musicians and Health Care Professionals can improve communication
14:01 - Growth Discomfort vs Injury and how to tell it apart
15:31 - On Musculoskeletal Injuries
16:46 - On Implementing Musician Health in Education
18:04 - How the current state of Musician’s Health Education and Support is unsatisfactory
21:00 - Dr. Behel’s Ideal Implementation of Musician Health Prevention and Education
25:39 - Why musicians struggle to receive health care in America
27:16 - Similar mindsets between athletes and musicians (hours of practice and perf. anxiety)
31:46 - How musicians can transform anxious energy to benefit them
34:12 - On Recreating performance/audition experiences to practice performing
36:35 - On “Musician ear plugs don’t work”
42:11 - Solutions for good hearing health cannot end at the individual
44:48 - On Social media to promote Musician’s Health and all her services!