Peabody Backstage

DUAL DEGREE ONLY

Processional and lineup begins on Freshman Quad. Ceremony to commemorate the beginning of the fall academic year. Reception to follow.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Democracy Day is a collaborative campus-wide series of events featuring educational opportunities and action-oriented programming, which kicks off with a keynote welcome in Shriver from President Daniels, Dr. Hahrie Han and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

A new focus within performance psychology is the use of mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments to help musicians, vocalists, and other performing artists, to develop “psychological flexibility.”  This skillset has been shown to help athletes enhance performances and improve their mental health, and newer research with musicians suggests it helps to manage performance anxiety as well.  This session will teach you how to improve your psychological flexibility with helpful information and experiential exercises, and it will allow time for questions. 

This session will inform musicians on how we hear and the impact of exposure to high sound energy on hearing. We will discuss practical applications to maintain hearing wellness for a lifetime of music making.

This session reviews general nutrition topics: reviewing how to build an appropriate nutrition plan based on your needs, nutrition during high intensity training and performances, how aspects of our life impact our nutrition decisions, the ways that diet culture shows up in our lives and what to do about it, and the impact of sleep on your health as students and performers.

This session reviews general nutrition topics: reviewing how to build an appropriate nutrition plan based on your needs, nutrition during high intensity training and performances, how aspects of our life impact our nutrition decisions, the ways that diet culture shows up in our lives and what to do about it, and the impact of sleep on your health as students and performers.

Drop-in to the LAUNCHPad office to ask questions, say hello, and meet the team! Our staff will be available to chat about topics like student jobs, on-campus professional resources, career goals, and more. We can also help if you have questions about your Professional Studies coursework at Peabody. We look forward to meeting and working with you!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Get a chance to walk through your class schedule with your Orientation Leader and find where your classes will be.

Get a chance to walk through your class schedule with your Orientation Leader and find where your classes will be.

Pick a snack, any snack!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Interested in Latine culture and want to meet other like-minded Peabody students? Join La Familia, Peabody's Latine student organization on this Friday for an eventful night of music, food, and games with your fellow new Peabody students!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

A short introduction to this practice of mind-body exercise that provides daily conditioning, promotes whole body health, and develops mental awareness to optimize your personal performance.

This introduction session will give participants an experiential understanding of how Alexander Technique can help address challenges related to performing and practice, expand awareness to increase freedom and comfort, and enhance performance and stage presence.

A short introduction to this practice of mind-body exercise that provides daily conditioning, promotes whole body health, and develops mental awareness to optimize your personal performance.

This introduction session will give participants an experiential understanding of how Alexander Technique can help address challenges related to performing and practice, expand awareness to increase freedom and comfort, and enhance performance and stage presence.

A basic knowledge of functional anatomy may reveal solutions to technical and expressive challenges and support musculoskeletal playing health. This workshop will provide an overview of upper quadrant muscles and nerves, their role in artistic movement with brief touch points to commonly encountered issues in musicians and first response approaches to guide you to use the information to embody expressive, confident, and healthy body maintenance habits for your career.

Dance Class/Meeting With danah

Participants will engage in a discussion of the relationship between physical condition and the healthy embouchure. The focus will be on the anatomical basis for healthy playing, how to prevent injury, how to identify when there is dysfunction, how to seek help, and how to return to play.

This 3-part series will introduce the singer to some simple concepts and rules of vocal health and address the participants’ questions about vocal health through interactive discussion.

This session will focus on the importance of pre-practice warm-ups to promote healthy practice sessions and overall career longevity.

Participants will be led through an off-instrument warm-up to demonstrate ways of preparing the body and mind for healthy practice and performance.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

This session will address proper warm-up, stretch, and cool-down practices, including adaptations for a variety of spaces and situations, and will discuss prioritizing such healthy practices through effective time management.

A short introduction to the principles of strength and conditioning and how physical fitness and regular exercise programs can promote health and develop mental awareness to enhance peak performance. A review of how fitness affects performing artists, specifically regarding injury prevention.

This session will provide an overview of principles of warm-up and practice planning to maximize physiological peaking for performance. Topics will include application of work/rest cycles in planning daily practice and weekly practice during developmental, breakthrough, and performance periods, as well as long-term planning for peaking towards important performances.

Part 2 of this series will continue to introduce the singer to some simple concepts and rules of vocal health and address the participants’ questions about vocal health through interactive discussion.

A short introduction to the principles of strength and conditioning and how physical fitness and regular exercise programs can promote health and develop mental awareness to enhance peak performance. A review of how fitness affects performing artists, specifically regarding injury prevention.

This session will provide an overview of principles of warm-up and practice planning to maximize physiological peaking for performance. Topics will include application of work/rest cycles in planning daily practice and weekly practice during developmental, breakthrough, and performance periods, as well as long-term planning for peaking towards important performances.

Part 3 is continuation to part I and II of this series. Continue to introduce the singer to some simple concepts and rules of vocal health and address the participants’ questions about vocal health through interactive discussion.

This session will focus on the most common causes of injuries at the piano and how to avoid them through correct and natural motions.

A short introduction to the principles of strength and conditioning and how physical fitness and regular exercise programs can promote health and develop mental awareness to enhance peak performance. A review of how fitness affects performing artists, specifically regarding injury prevention.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Not sure on what to expect as you transition to grad school at Peabody? Join us for this candid student-led panel with current students sharing their answers to all of the things you really want to know! Learn about transitioning from undergrad, balancing classwork and working, being involved on campus outside of the classroom, and much more from a returning student's perspective.

Come hang with your OLs Lily and Ellis for some cool crafts and cool vibes! Paint rocks, make bracelets or even bring home a googly-eyed friend (and name them George).

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Please report to your designated cohort meetup location.

The Bystander Intervention Training program teaches students about gender-based violence, consent, and bystander intervention skills. Upon completion of BIT, students will know how to safely intervene in situations that could immediately lead to violence and how to interrupt a culture that is permissive to gender violence. Students will acquire intervention tools to use in situations that seem risky in order to become effective and active bystanders. The BIT program discusses topics including intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, survivor empathy, and consent.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Blue Jays in the Blue Zone is an interactive session to help students who drink and those who do not drink better navigate college. The session will cover basic knowledge about alcohol, safety techniques, signs of alcohol poisoning, and the Amnesty Protocol.

Expressing your identities through art starts with an understanding of who you are and what you bring into the space that you occupy. Likewise, developing curiosity about other identities and an understanding of experiences outside of your own can enrich your artwork and strengthen relationship building. Join us for this session as we explore how to embrace and express your artistic work, question ideas about identity, and build an understanding of the experiences of others to enrich your academic journey and promote a sense of belonging.

Pick a snack, any snack!

Grab a bite to eat while you have your cohort meeting!

Join Peabody faculty artists and staff in a panel discussion moderated by Dean Bronstein addressing the impacts of performance-related injury and illness on individual performance careers, arts organizations, and teaching and learning.

Join Peabody faculty artists and staff in a panel discussion moderated by Dean Bronstein addressing the impacts of performance-related injury and illness on individual performance careers, arts organizations, and teaching and learning.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Please report to your designated cohort meetup location.

Tim leads a deep and vulnerable conversation on the delicate topic of sexual assault drawing from his original research, personal experiences, and years of advocacy across the country. Tim will help your communities understand the background needed to facilitate productive conversations on sexual assault, resources to assist in the survivor recovery process, and how the power of our personal and community action can be utilized in prevention.

Conference style choose your own adventure! Choose one of the available sessions to attend. The same sessions offered this morning will be offered again in the afternoon so you will be able to attend a total of two of the available sessions. Maximum attendance in each session is 30 so register in advance!

Student Life Beyond Peabody hosted by Peabody General Assembly, the student government association at Peabody.

Academic Happiness hosted by Academic Advising

Tech Expo

Peabody Life Hacks hosted by the Peabody Activities Board, Peabody's student programming board.

Strategies for success in building roommate relationships, hosted by Residential Life.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Meet Peabody's Associate Director for Student Support/Case Manager! Talk about using your resources and learn strategies to go from surviving to thriving during your time at Peabody.

Pick a snack any snack!

Conference style choose your own adventure! Choose one of the available sessions to attend. These sessions are a repeat of those offered this morning. Maximum attendance in each session is 30 so register in advance!

Peabody Life Hacks hosted by the Peabody Activities Board, Peabody's student programming board.

Strategies for success in building roommate relationships, hosted by Residential Life.

Tech Expo

Student Life Beyond Peabody hosted by Peabody General Assembly, the student government association at Peabody.

Academic Happiness hosted by Academic Advising

Please report to your designated cohort meetup location to prepare to leave for Homewood with your OL!

Take a trip with your OL to the finest spots Homewood has to offer a Peabody student! Learn how to take the JHMI and see the top 15 resources/locations you need to know about on main campus!

Grab a bite to eat with your cohort at main campus. Tap into one of the places you can eat at Homewood during the academic year using your meal plan! You're welcome to head back to campus to eat in the dining hall if preferred.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Please report to your designated cohort meetup location.

Don't miss the opportunity to be captured in the moment with your fellow incoming students! Wear your Peabody or Hopkins gear to show school spirit. Haven't gotten any yet? Wear school colors instead.

Meet the Student Affairs staff and the rest of the Backstage team!

Annual Campus Security presentation led by Peabody's Director of Campus Security.

Dance Meeting With danah

LAUNCHPad is Peabody’s career services hub, available to support students as they explore their interests and ambitions and prepare to forge satisfying, successful careers. In this session, you’ll meet the LAUNCHPad team and learn all about the resources LAUNCHPad has to offer and how we can support you in reaching your goals.

Get an intro to Peabody's Arthur Friedheim Library

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

The Bystander Intervention Training program teaches students about gender-based violence, consent, and bystander intervention skills. Upon completion of BIT, students will know how to safely intervene in situations that could immediately lead to violence and how to interrupt a culture that is permissive to gender violence. Students will acquire intervention tools to use in situations that seem risky in order to become effective and active bystanders. The BIT program discusses topics including intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, survivor empathy, and consent.

Pick a snack any snack!

Dance Fit Assessment with Andrea Lasner

LAUNCHPad is Peabody’s career services hub, available to support students as they explore their interests and ambitions and prepare to forge satisfying, successful careers. In this session, you’ll meet the LAUNCHPad team and learn all about the resources LAUNCHPad has to offer and how we can support you in reaching your goals.

Get an intro to Peabody's Arthur Friedheim Library.

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

New students living on campus will move-in and go through the check-in process

The Health & Wellness Center will be hosting a vaccine clinic for you to take care of any outdated immunizations. Note: The COVID vaccine and flu vaccine will not be available.

Important faces, offices, and resources for you as a new Hopkins student will be present to welcome you and share helpful information. And be sure to stop by our ice cream cart and photobooth for some fun! You might even catch Jay our mascot walking around...

Grab and go lunch options for staff & student leaders and the occasional student who needs lunch.

New students living off campus will move-in and go through the check-in process!

Let's kickoff Backstage: New Student Orientation with some fun! Meet your Orientation Leader, get an overview of what to expect during orientation, and meet other members of your cohort group. Learn how to navigate Hopkins Groups to access your full orientation schedule.

Please report to your designated cohort meetup location to get to meet the other students in your cohort and get some important information from your Orientation Leader!

Time to grab a bite to eat in the dining hall!

Your RA will lead a floor meeting with your new residential community! Check with your RA for more details.