Last Tuesday the school of music brought in a speaker to give an introductory session on preventing and managing musicians’ injuries over the lunch hour. About thirty people came to listen, and almost all of them were injured or in pain in some way. In a faculty the size of music, that’s a lot of people, and I know for a fact that there are others with injuries that didn’t come. With so many people with injuries hampering their schooling and career, it’s great that the school brought someone in, but it’s also not nearly enough. Continue reading
Who is Samantha?
That's me! I'm a fourth year, introverted, Winnipeg-hailing, blog-writing, cookie-eating, harp-playing, yoga-doing, blanket-knitting music student at UBC. I'm always trekking around campus in my Pumas and massive black backpack, and if you spot me, come say hi! It would be nice to know someone actually reads these things!
