The authors aimed to characterize the current evidence base regarding musicians'
musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS), in order to identify gaps for future research. A systematic …

College marching bands are a large and visible part of American music education.
Institutions of higher learning have benefited from the existence of marching bands, as they …

Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask synthesizes and integrates research in
the field of creativity and the performing arts. Within the performing arts there are multiple …

Recent reviews of musicians' musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) have reported heterogeneity
in the outcomes reported and data collection tools used, making it difficult to compare and …

The high prevalence of performance-related health problems (PRHPs) among musicians of
diverse genres and cultures is well-documented, with lifetime prevalence rates showing that …

Marching band is both a sport and a performance art. Organized athletics like American
football, soccer, and cheerleading all have established epidemiologic trends of injury …

The purpose of this phenomenological investigation was to examine the lived experiences
of undergraduate students serving in leadership roles in college marching bands. Ten …

Marching artists are a unique group of athletes whose performance can be influenced by
nutrition. Because physical demands are thought to be moderate to high, adequate energy …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence, incidence, risk, rate, and type of injury and illness
suffered by collegiate and high school marching band (MB) and color guard (CG) members …

Student engagement has been associated with a range of desirable outcomes in the
undergraduate experience (Astin, 1993, Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005) and music …