The School of Music and Dance will be hosting Jennifer Johnson for a two-day musicians wellness. Jennifer, the leading authority on body mapping for string players, will be with us from November 1st through the 2nd. Read below for a schedule of events and more about Jennifer.
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Body Mapping for String Players
1:30-3:30 PM
Beall Concert Hall
Musicians Wellness Roundtable
6:00-7:00 PM
Tykeson Rehearsal Hall
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Private Violin Body Mapping Sessions with Jennifer Johnson
10:00 AM -5:00 PM
Tykeson Rehearsal Hall
Please contact Professor Grossman to schedule a session.
Jennifer Johnson played as second violin of the Atlantic String Quartet and principal second violinist of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra from 1993-2004. After a playing-related injury in 2004, Jennifer studied the Alexander Technique and trained and licensed in Body Mapping with founder Barbara Conable. Jennifer is an internationally sought-after Master Teacher and is renowned for her expertise in helping musicians to move according to the design of their bodies to address and prevent playing injuries. She has been on faculty of the New York Philharmonic’s Zarin Mehta Program and has presented Body Mapping workshops to orchestras and festivals, conferences and music schools around the world, including the The Finnish National Opera and The Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival. She was a keynote speaker at the Australian Strings’ Association 2015 Conference. Jennifer was a guest of Juilliard’s Noa Kageyama on the Bulletproof Musician podcast in October 2019. Jennifer maintains an active private violin studio in St. John’s, NL and continues to perform regularly. Jennifer has written three books on Body Mapping: What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body; Teaching Body Mapping to Children and Musician, Heal Thyself (Shoulders). Her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Japanese with Portuguese and German translations forthcoming. She is presently working on a documentary about Body Mapping and its founder Barbara Conable.
For more information on Jennifer Johnson visit https://jennifer-johnson.co/body-mapping/ .