Augustana College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Augustana College is committed to informing students, faculty and staff of health and safety issues inherent to performing and listening to music. This includes but is not limited to students taking responsibility for safely maintaining hearing, vocal and musculoskeletal health as well as injury prevention. In addition to materials and resources provided in coursework, we suggest the following resources
Hearing health
Etymotic
Janet Horvath
Augustana Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing
Listen up: Tips for iPod and hearing safety
OSHA
NASM-PAMA Advisories on Hearing Health
Hear Here-Discreet Hearing Services
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Musculoskeletal health and injury prevention
A Painful Melody: Repetitive Strain Injury Among Musicians
Musicians and Their Health Care
Janet Horvath
Gia Publications, Inc.
Andover Educators
Alexander Technique International
American Society for the Alexander Technique
Guide to the Alexander Technique
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
The Golandsky Institute
NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health
Vocal health
Texas Voice Center
Duke Voice Care Center
Singing for a Living
NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health
National Center for Voice and Speech
Augustana College student health resources
Student Health Care Information
Health and Safety While Abroad
Sexual Health Resources
Student Counseling Service
Augustana Public Safety Office
Accommodations and Disability Services
Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing
Additional resources
Furman University-Musician Health and Safety
Colorado Mesa-Musician Health and Safety
University of Iowa-Musician Health and Safety
Stage Fright (performance anxiety)
Blocked by Performance Anxiety?
Conquering Stage Fright
How to Make Performance Anxiety an Asset
Some of these links are to health-care providers who have expertise in a particular area. No endorsement or recommendation of any modality, provider, or individual practitioner by Augustana College is intended or implied. This information is supplied as a service to those who are attempting to find solutions to wellness issues.
Augustana's Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Michael Zemek, will embark on a performance tour March 20-23, 2026. The tour will kick off in Chicago, Ill., and then they will continue on to perform in Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.
The Augustana Choir, under the direction of Dr. Jon Hurty, will perform concerts in Norway and Sweden May 30-June 7, 2026.
Fish, insects, elephants and the Augustana Choir all have their place in the natural world of sound, as explored by journalist Amy Martin ‘95.
This is an event where the men of Phi Mu Alpha go around campus and the city during school hours and sing to those who have ordered Vocal Valentines, either for themselves or others. Also offered are Virtual Valentines for less money.
This is an event where the men of Phi Mu Alpha go around campus and the city during school hours and sing to those who have ordered Vocal Valentines, either for themselves or others. Also offered are Virtual Valentines for less money.
This is an event where the men of Phi Mu Alpha go around campus and the city during school hours and sing to those who have ordered Vocal Valentines, either for themselves or others. Also offered are Virtual Valentines for less money.
