Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists.
Inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe, presentation topics this year include: the benefits of warming up and cooling down; peak performance on stage, nutrition’s effect on performing; incorporating mindfulness in your everyday music practice; mental health in music schools; and caring for your voice.
The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 6 p.m.: Caring for Your Voice with Liane Grasso, MM, MS CCC-SLP and Dr. Todd Schneider.
Many of us are “professional voice users” and don’t know it. New teachers routinely have overuse issues, and voice majors and professionals must care for their instruments. URMC Speech-Language Pathologist and ESM alum Liane Grasso ’98E is joined by her colleague Dr. Todd Schneider in a presentation that will share how to keep your voice healthy throughout your life.
Liane Grasso MM, MS CCC-SLP
Liane Grasso MM, MS CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist at the UR Voice Center specializing in laryngeal disorders and singing health. She holds a bachelor’s from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s from Florida State University in vocal performance, and a masters is Speech-Language Pathology from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, where she trained at the MGH Voice Center.
Prior to beginning her speech pathology career, she performed in opera and musical theater and was a music director and voice instructor in the Boston-area music and theater community. Her special interests include rehabilitation for singers and instrumentalists with conditions affecting oral and laryngeal function and supporting the vocal health of musicians and music educators.
Dr. Todd Schneider
Dr. Todd Schneider has special interests in treating larynx disorders, including voice disorders in singers and other professional voice users, dysphagia, and upper airway issues. His research interests include human behavior and motivation to change in treating voice disorders, neurologic disorders of the larynx, and the relationship between GERD and voice changes.
To join this series on zoom, please register here. Recordings will be shared after the event to those who are registered.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 6 p.m.; live in Howard Hanson Hall and on zoom. More information is available on the Wellness at Eastman site.
Wellness at Eastman seminars are held monthly in Howard Hanson Hall (on the fourth floor of the Eastman School of Music main building) and on zoom. To register for the zoom link, click here.
For more information, or to request accommodations, contact EPAM Program Manager Gaelen McCormick at gmccormick@esm.rochester.edu or (585) 274-1233.