Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Offers Injury Prevention Toolkit

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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic recently announced its new injury prevention toolkit, “A Symphony of Good Sense.” The program is a partnership between the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Help Musicians, a UK charity.

What’s the buzz: On February 20th, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic launched “A Symphony of Good Sense;” a physiotherapy toolkit that supports musicians’ wellbeing. The program intends to prevent musculoskeletal issues common amongst orchestral musicians and is a partnership between the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Help Musicians charity, which has supported UK musicians for over 100 years. “A Symphony of Good Sense” follows the orchestra’s Musicians’ Performance and Wellbeing programme, which was launched in 2015 and supports musicians’ physical and mental health.

In case you didn’t know: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s press release describes how 77-89% of orchestral musicians experience injuries. Yet, most orchestras do not offer in-house support for such issues.

The resource created by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Help Musicians will help physiotherapists and orchestras to specifically help musicians. It includes musical terminology as well as guidance for orchestras. The document is freely available for download, and a valuable resource for all.

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Sara Schabas

Sara Schabas is a Dora-nominated soprano, writer and yoga teacher. She has performed and created leading roles with companies including Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, the Dayton Opera, and Aspen Opera, and is a former member of Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists. Currently based in Montreal, she is a doctoral student at McGill University — where she recently received the Wirth Vocal Prize — and editor of Art Song Canada magazine.