Research: Acrobat Participants Wanted

Research: Acrobat Participants Wanted

Bethany Shum is a Physiotherapist, conducting research that explores sources of pain, pain perception and pain self-efficacy among acrobats as part of MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at UCL. Acrobats can contribute by completing an online questionnaire (10-15...
Research: Are You a Musician Playing Through Pain?

Research: Are You a Musician Playing Through Pain?

Researcher, Noudy Eleryan, at Cardiff University is investigating methods that musicians use to manage their playing-related pains, aches and injuries. Proficient instrumental musicians (e.g., an amateur, a hobbyist, or a professional musician) or university-level...
Take Part in the Fit Musician Survey

Take Part in the Fit Musician Survey

Performance Consultant, professional violinist and PhD candidate at the Royal College of Music, Berenice Beverley Zammit is researching instrumental musicians’ health through the Fit Musician Survey. Read on for more information on taking part…...
Orchestra Musicians Required for Research

Orchestra Musicians Required for Research

A PhD researcher based at Liverpool John Moores University and a 5th year physiotherapist student based in France are looking for participants to take part in a study about pain in musicians. The pair are specifically looking at pain beliefs in orchestra musicians....
Alexander Technique Research Update

Alexander Technique Research Update

If you’re interested in the ergonomics of musicianship then you may remember a previous post where we featured the research of Alison Loram. Alison is a violinist and BAPAM-registered Alexander Technique teacher working with performers. Alison is also a research...
Stage Fright, Well-being and Recovery Survey Results

Stage Fright, Well-being and Recovery Survey Results

We had a fantastic response to our request for help with Danica Giles’ Stage Fright and Well-being Survey. Huge thanks to all the performers who took part – 260 in all, of whom 167 were BAPAM patients! This summary of the results of the study contains some demographic...
Stage Fright, Well-being and Recovery Survey Results

Research Report 2009 – 2011

BAPAM’s mission is to achieve a healthy performance environment for all performing artists through high quality and effective specialist health care, health promotion strategies, and professional development and training in Performing Arts Medicine for health care...
Classical Musicians’ Well-being Survey

Classical Musicians’ Well-being Survey

Simone Willis, a Performance Science researcher, is conducting an online survey with professional and conservatoire classical musicians about the workplace stressors musicians encounter, coping behaviours and the impact on well-being. The work is part of Simone’s PhD...