University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music

Each semester, the Musicians' Wellness Initiative at the University of Colorado-Boulder provides classes, seminars, workshops, massage clinics and lessons for CU-Boulder music students. MWI is a free service for students, with the purpose of promoting healthy, balanced musicianship. Email: musicwellness@colorado.ed...u MWI FACULTY Professor James Brody http://www.colorado.edu/music/faculty/brody.html Brody has studied the Alexander Technique with Marjorie Barstow and Barbara Conable (among others), was teacher certified at The Alexander Foundation, and created the Wellness Program for Musicians at CU. He has taught the Technique throughout the U.S. and Europe and hosts an annual Summer Course on the Boulder campus. Professor Bonnie Draina http://www.colorado.edu/music/faculty/draina.html Dr. Draina teaches studio voice and vocal pedagogy at University of Colorado-Boulder, and is a respected pedagogue specializing in Body Mapping and somatic education of singers. Her research on training kinesthesia earned her an invitation to the University of Indiana, where she presented a webcast lecture as part of the New Vocal Educators Symposium in 2007. She is an active member of Andover Educators, working to promote the health and abilities of musicians through somatic and sensory training. Read More