Caring for the Early Music Community
Sunday, March 28, 2021 marked the final presentation in EMA’s three-month-long wellness series “The Well-Tempered Musician.”Between January and March 2021, EMA presented more than 40 free sessions highlighting physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and we’d like to thank all of our presenters and the hundreds of you who took part.
An overwhelmingly positive response to this programming has prompted us to consider the permanent place of wellness as a part of EMA’s overall commitment to serving the field of Early Music, and we are excited to announce that the Well-Tempered Musician (WTM) will continue as an aspect of our year-round programming. Plans for future sessions and workshops will be available on this page soon.
Well-Tempered Musician Keynote Discussions
Fieldwork While Being a Performing Musician
Cooking & Baking as Elements of Wellness
La Belle Danse: A Discussion of Historical Dance
Resources Specific to the Arts and Wellness
Athletes and the Arts website offers many resources and articles
Backline is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources
National Organization for Arts in Health
Healing Collective Therapy Group – Therapy for Creative Artists
MUSIC AND MEDICINE
Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist
Online resources
Performing Arts Services
Center for the Performing Artist at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
Physical Wellness Centers for artists/musicians
Toronto
New Orleans
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has a list of resources (financial and health) for both Canada and the USA
Personal sites
Musicians Health Collective
Embodied Singer, singer-founded
The Balanced Singer Podcast
Doorway to Healing
Counseling options for Creatives/find help resources:
Counseling Creatives
Group Theory for Artists
GoodTherapy.org: COVID-19 Creative Blocks
ThriveWorks
ThriveWorks Creative During COVID
All the Ways to Get Free Therapy During Coronavirus
Real to the People
General Mental Health Resources
CANADA
Mental Health and Wellness during COVID-19
COVID-19 Resources Workplace
Mental Health Commission of Canada offers a variety of resources, as well as a assessment and resilience plan booklet
USA
Mental Health America COVID-19 Info & Resources
MentalHealth.gov
CDC Mental Health
Managing Stress & Anxiety
Articles and Health Tips
Inspiration for Music Makers–6 Mental Health Tips for Musicians during the Coronavirus Pandemic
International Musician:
Performance Preparation and Enhancement During COVID
Touring May of Stopped but Mental Health Issues Remain for Touring Musicians