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SUMMARY:Developing digital tools to support and empower musicians - Akiho 
 Suzuki\, Institute for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine\, Hanover 
 University 
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DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\n\nBeing a performing musician is rewarding but can
  also be challenging. Many musicians face various obstacles in their journ
 eys including low confidence\, performance anxiety\, and performance-relat
 ed pain\, to name a few. My primary goal as a researcher is to support mus
 icians through such challenges\, and I believe that technology is a tool t
 hat we can harness to make such support widely available and accessible. I
 n this talk\, I present my current projects that aim to develop digital to
 ols to support and empower musicians. I will discuss a) the development of
  an online intervention on effective practice\; b) the use of social media
  to equip musicians with evidence-based knowledge about health\; and c) th
 e development of a mobile app intervention for musicians’ pain. I will d
 iscuss benefits and drawbacks of such approaches\, findings from studies\,
  lessons learnt\, and future directions.\n\n*Biography*\n\nAkiho is a musi
 c psychology researcher with a passion for supporting musicians’ health 
 and wellbeing. She initially trained as a classical pianist and completed 
 a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music be
 fore studying an MA in Psychology of Music at the University of Sheffield 
 and a PhD at the Royal Northern College of Music. Her AHRC-funded PhD proj
 ect involved developing an online intervention on effective practice and p
 erformance preparation. Akiho is currently a postdoctoral researcher at th
 e Institute for Music Physiology and Musicians’ Medicine at the Hannover
  University of Music\, Drama and Media\, where she is working on a project
  that aims to develop and trial a mobile app intervention for musicians’
  performance-related pain. Akiho is also the co-leader of the AHRC-funded 
 project Flourish\, which aims to communicate research knowledge from perfo
 rmance science to musicians in accessible and engaging ways.\n\n*Zoom link
 *\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/99433440421?pwd=ZWxCQXFZclRtbjNXa0s2K1Q2REVPZz09 (M
 eeting ID: 994 3344 0421\; Passcode: 714277)
LOCATION:CMS computer room\, Faculty of Music (11 West Road\, Cambridge\, 
 CB3 9DP)
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