Category: UNT Texas Center for Performing Arts Health

By Jan Jarvis After playing musical instruments during the school year, it is time for students to return the rental equipment, a task that takes on new meaning during the pandemic. At a time when social distancing is required and hygiene is a top concern, how do middle and high school students properly clean their…

By Jan Jarvis   As a musician, Sarah Dunbar never imagined she would one day be leaning over a cadaver studying facial muscles. Yet, that is exactly where the University of North Texas College of Music graduate student found herself after years of struggling with severe pain caused by chronic temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMJD,…

By Jan Jarvis During a break from rehearsals for “Cinderella,” Celeste Gaiera stood still as 37 reflective markers were taped to her torso, legs and head. Then, looking more like a sci-fi character than a ballet dancer, she practiced plies – a familiar ballet step – as six motion capture cameras recorded her every move.…