Musician’s Wellness

Ear Plugs for Hearing Conservation

The College of Music provides complementary foam ear plugs to all students, faculty, and staff for hearing protection for all practice, rehearsal, and performance situations. Musician Earplugs are available for a fee of $14 (exact cash or personal check only). Contact Shawn Mahorney in the Dean’s office, myrdasha@msu.edu, (517) 355-4583, or visit room 105 of the Music Building to learn more.

Health and Wellness Steering Committee

The College of Music Health and Wellness Steering Committee’s mission is to establish a culture that supports community-wide health and wellness at the College of Music by developing equitable and accessible opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to build resilience, competency in physical and mental wellness practices, and life enhancing skills. We recognize the need for institutional, interpersonal, and reciprocal support to accomplish this goal.

Each area has a representative to the Health and Wellness steering committee who serves as a primary contact for students, faculty, and staff regarding wellness initiatives and concerns. The 2022-23 steering committee members are:

Talitha Wimberly (staff)
Gwen Dease (percussion)
Richard Fracker (voice)
Arris Golden (conducting)
Emily Henley (staff)
Yvonne Lam (strings)
Ken Thompkins (brass)
Marcie Ray (musicology)
Karen Salvador (music education)
Anthony Stanco (jazz)
Zhihua Tang (piano)
Mingzhe Wang (winds)