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Brody, James

Associate Professor

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Research

research overview

  • Professor Brody’s main areas of interest include Alexander Technique, Musician Wellness, and somatic studies. He continues to study Alexander Technique and other somatic methods to enrich his musician wellness work, which has grown in popularity and necessity during and after the pandemic. Professor Brody coaches oboe and performance in the orchestral, chamber and solo realms. He has special interests in music of the Baroque period, popular music of the Rock Era (roughly 1950-present), and music listening and discrimination skills for the non-music major.

keywords

  • Movement and music, Alexander Technique, Musician Wellness, somatic studies, Body Mapping, special expertise with musicians, Development of College of Music Wellness Program. Oboe performance, Chamber Music, Baroque Performance Practice, Rock Era Music (author), Music listening and discrimination skills

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Teaching

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  • IMUS 5608 - Alexander Technique
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
    Intensive study of the kinesthetic perception and postural reflexes to physical coordination in performance. Analysis of Alexander's principles as applied to specific activities.
  • MUSC 2608 - Wellness for Musicians 1
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Explores strategies that help musicians maintain health while achieving peak performance. Investigate and employ powerful somatic methodologies including Alexander Technique and Body Mapping that improve physical functioning and prevent injury. Incorporates a variety of wellness aspects such as performance psychology, mental health, effective exercise, nutrition, breathing, hearing and vocal health.
  • MUSC 4608 - Wellness for Musicians 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Develops and further integrates material covered in Wellness for Musicians 1. Deeper exploration of somatic and wide-ranging wellness strategies, including FM Alexander�s conception of Inhibition and other approaches for proactive self-care and improvement. Consideration of how to integrate methodologies in teaching, pedagogy, and practice. Students will complete several projects related to their specific musical pursuits and interests. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours. Same as MUSC 5808.
  • MUSC 5608 - Wellness for Musicians 1
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Explores strategies that help musicians maintain health while achieving peak performance. Investigate and employ powerful somatic methodologies including Alexander Technique and Body Mapping that improve physical functioning and prevent injury. Incorporates a variety of wellness aspects such as performance psychology, mental health, effective exercise, nutrition, breathing, hearing and vocal health.
  • MUSC 5808 - Wellness for Musicians 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Develops and further integrates material covered in Wellness for Musicians 1. Deeper exploration of somatic and wide-ranging wellness strategies, including FM Alexander�s conception of Inhibition and other approaches for proactive self-care and improvement. Consideration of how to integrate methodologies in teaching, pedagogy, and practice. Students will complete several projects related to their specific musical pursuits and interests. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours. Same as MUSC 4608.

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