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Thriving not surviving: Rethinking musicians' health and wellbeing (Dr Naomi Norton)
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Naomi Norton joins us to share her journey and discuss how we need to rethink musicians' health and wellbeing so that musicians can flourish.Fi...
Artistry & Wellbeing: A Consensus-Based Manifesto for Tertiary Music Education (Dr Raluca Matei)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we welcome back Dr Raluca Matei to discuss her new position paper on health promotion in tertiary music education.The paper w...
The dangers of practising too much (Dr Edoardo Passarotto)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As musicians, it is common to feel that you have to practise a certain amount every day. Or that more practice is the key to feeling more confident on...
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders in orchestral musicians (Dr Céleste Rousseau)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Céleste Rousseau shares her experiences as a physiotherapist and a researcher working with orchestral musicians to prevent musculoskeletal disorde...
Is music a risky career? Wellbeing challenges for professional musicians (Dr George Musgrave)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health issues including suicide.In this episode, Dr George Musgrave joins us to discuss t...
How can studio tutors help music students manage performance anxiety? (Isabella Mazzarolo)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pianist, teacher, and researcher Isabella Mazzarolo joins us in this episode to discuss how music studio tutors can help their students manage perform...
How cultural norms in classical music could be harming musicians (Dr Raluca Matei)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Raluca Matei discusses the complexity of health and how we need to take a broad, holistic approach if we are to support musicians'...
Understanding musicians' focal dystonia (Dr Anna Détári)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Musicians' focal dystonia is a task-specific neurological disorder that is characterised by uncontrollable movements and can appear in any part of the...
Understanding musicians' musculoskeletal conditions (Dr Jessica Stanhope)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How common are musculoskeletal conditions among musicians? What are the risk factors? In this episode, epidemiologist and physiotherapist Dr Jessica S...
How can we perform our best under pressure? Applying sport psychology to music (Dr Veronika Jana Lubert)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Musicians are often under pressure to deliver outstanding performances, which can lead to performance anxiety. In this episode, Dr Veronika Jana Luber...
How can musicians practise effectively? (Akiho Suzuki)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Musicians spend thousands of hours practising but are not necessarily taught how to practise effectively. Flourish co-founder Akiho Suzuki joins us fo...
Flourish podcast: Trailer
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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