The Team at Musicians’ Health and Movement Institute
We are proud to have some amazing musicians and teachers who lectures and teaches here at the institute. They all have a deep understanding of the body specifically aimed at the needs of musicians. We deeply care about the students and give our best to create a non-competitive and safe space for everybody to thrive and learn. What provides a unique qualification is that all the teachers are performing artists beside teaching at the institute, and therefore they hold a direct insight in the everyday as a musician. We also occasionally invite lecturers from other fields of anatomy and movement to complement the content of the Timani Certification Course.
Tina Margareta Nilssen, Founder and Creative Director
Tina Margareta Nilssen is a seasoned musician, the creator of Timani and author of “Unleashing the Potential of the Musicians’ Body” (GIA Publications). She has developed Timani and the Timani Certification Course based on extensive education within physical therapies and movement systems. She is an advocate for musicians’ health and has shared her expertise with thousands of musicians globally through workshops, books, and lectures at renowned institutions.
Jay Crossland, Director of programmes
Jay is the Programmes Director at the Musicians’ Health and Movement Institute. She is from the UK and has been teaching for over 20 years. Most recently, from 2015 - 2020, she was the Academic Director at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine.
She is a horn player, teacher and conductor, and also plays the bass and piano. She is a trained Timani teacher and has experience with Alexander Technique. She has taught at music schools in London and Yorkshire in the UK, holds postgraduate qualifications in music and music performance (York University and The Royal College of Music) and a bachelors in English literature.
Jay is a certified Timani Teacher and has performed administrative tasks at the Musicans’ Health and Movement Institute since September 2020, and since 2021 as Director of Programmes.
Steinar Børmer, Senior Institute Teacher, Head of Finances
Steinar Børmer teaches and is Head of finances at the Musicians’ Health and Movement Institute
He has his bachelors and masters degree from The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway. After 7 years as a double bass player in The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since 2003, he transitioned to the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra where he is currently performing full time. Steinar has also completed his MovNat instructor training in 2015, and has taught Timani since 2014.
Together with Tina he built the institute since 2013, and has contributed hugely to its existence and continuation.
Miriam Hlavatý, Senior Institute Teacher
Miriam is a Timani Senior Teacher, pianist, bodyworker, somatic coach and lecturer who lives in Oslo.
She holds a bachelors and masters degree as a pianist from the Norwegian Academy of Music and is a certified Restorative Exercise specialist of Nutritious Movement™ and in the bodywork- and massage technique Myofascial Energetic Release which combines deep tissue body work with somatic awareness and trauma work.
Miriam has taught Timani since 2016. She also gives annual lectures on Pain, the Nervous system and the Fascia system both at the Musicians Health and Movement Institute and at other institutions and organisations.
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Christine Clancy, Senior Institute Teacher
Christine is an American flutist living in Sweden. She is an active orchestral and chamber musician as well as the founder of Effortless Musician.
Christine is a Timani teacher, yoga teacher, and performance coach with a Bachelors degree in neuroscience from Brown University as well as postgraduate flute performance degrees from conservatories in the UK, Denmark, and Sweden. She teaches both online and in person.
Ellen Seligman, Senior Institute Teacher
Ellen Hiranya Seligman is a Timani Institute Teacher based in Oslo. Her instrument is the bassoon, and she has given Timani lectures for professional institutions such as Barrat Due Music Institute and The Norwegian Defence Military Band. She has worked as a Dean for The Norwegian Academy of Opera, as a bassoonist in The Norwegian Opera Orchestra and as a freelance opera director. Her education in music is from NMH and in opera directing from Operahogskolan in Stockholm. Direct contact and session booking: system.easypractice.net/book/seligman
Linn Lillsunde, Senior Institute teacher
Linn is a Swedish violinist and Timani teacher based in Paris. She completed her Master of Music degree at Trinity College of Music in London, and also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Linn started teaching music in 2009 when she was employed by the Purcell School for Young Musicians in London, and has since then taught in many different schools and institutions, alongside running her private violin studio. She is a busy freelance musician and appears regularly with ensembles in Paris.
For more info, please visit www.linnlillsunde.com.
Dr. Anna Détári, Guest Lecturer
Dr. Anna Détári is a flautist, coach, and researcher, currently working as a lecturer in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music, London. Her main area of research is musicians’ health and well-being, and her doctoral dissertation focused on exploring the origins and treatments of Musician’s Focal Dystonia. She offers coaching sessions specifically for musicians with focal dystonia, but she is also a Timani teacher in training.
https://www.musicians-focal-dystonia.com/