Neurodiversity in the Musical World

What is neurodiversity, and how does it impact life for musicians?

For neurotypical musicians, it may not have occurred to consider differences in the neural processing characteristics of their friends or students who seem to have different needs when it comes to learning a new piece, taking on a performance, or working within a solo or ensemble setting. This can become more of an issue when the neurodivergent student/friend is undiagnosed.

This week, we chat with Dr. Jackie Dove as she describes her experiences with self-diagnosis, learning her own learning needs, and returning to the music world in a healthy, productive way. Join us as we learn the best way to support and teach our neurodivergent friends, and how it can cross-apply to better the musical experience for your colleagues and students overall!

Thank you to Dr. Dove for joining Jen and I on this episode of the Tuned and Strong podcast and the 3rd in our series "Interviews with the Performance Health Committee". We are interviewing current members of the National Flute Association Performance Health Committee in this series.

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Do you ever wish composers know the struggles we experienced while playing their pieces?

You know there are just some of those musical pieces that take a toll on your body? We love them but as in the case of our latest podcast guest, harpist Danielle Kuntz, the piece by Prokofiev she referenced just automatically is understood that you will develop tendonitis by the end of playing it.

Isn't it insane? Don't you wish composers knew how to better write for your instrument?

That's why she created THE TOOLBOX SESSIONS ( And if you hurry you can still register HERE ). It is a 3-day virtual summit designed to give you the tools you need to write for instruments & voices! From May 19-21, you'll get to join 12+ presentations on writing for specific instruments/voices (oboe, voice, harp, percussion, & more), taught by performer-educators who are passionate about collaborating with composers and arrangers. To have a $10 discount type the code TUNEDANDSTRONG22 on registration.