Olivia Salzman-Coon
Vocal and Mental Wellness: Cultivating Long-Term Wellbeing
Wednesday, March 4th 4:30pm
Session Description
This session focuses on vocal and mental wellness for choral music educators, led by presenters familiar with vocal fatigue and burnout/vicarious trauma. Attendees will gain practical resources, coping strategies, and guidance on when to seek professional help. There will be hands-on activities to identify stressors (burnout, vicarious trauma, vocal fatigue) and find support resources within attendees’ schools or communities, including contact information/directories for medical professionals and voice-care resources. We invite you to come with questions and specific challenges we can workshop together.
Clinician Bio
Olivia Salzman-Coon holds a Ph. D. in Music Education from the University of Oregon, a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon. Olivia has taught general music, band, and choir at all age levels from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade in Oregon. She has presented at multiple OMEA conferences and at the national NAfME and Northwest American Choral Directors Association conferences, and has published in The Choral Journal with Dr. Kendra Taylor.