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Summary
The Sound Practice project was the first attempt internationally to develop sound conceptual and theoretical principles on which to frame occupational health and safety policy and practice for professional orchestral musicians. Involving a collaboration between research academics from the The University of Sydney and the 8 major orchestras of Australia, the research aimed to improve occupational health of Australia’s professional orchestral musicians. The project emerged from recommendations made in the government-commissioned report ‘A New Era: Orchestras Review Report 2005 by James Strong addressing a need to tackle the unacceptably high rates of physical and psychological injury identified.
Methodology
The five-year project involved several discrete elements and phases including health assessments of orchestral musicians, the development and trial of an injury surveillance system and targeted interventions for injury prevention and management, music performance anxiety management and hearing conservation.
Additional project details can be found on the project website.
Project ID
LP11787
Status
Completed
Administering organisation
| University of Sydney |
Partner organisations
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Victoria
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Australia Council for the Arts
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