Addressing Physiological and Psychological Needs in Young Orchestral Musicians.
A research project led by the ‚ÖGfMM‘ together with the ‚Landesjugendorchester Hamburg‘ and ‚De Unges Orkesterforbund‘ partially supported by the EU
About the Project
More than 130 young musicians will participate in a 10-day summer music camp in Bodø, Norway, in August 2024 and will perform a concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, in October 2024. Our goal is to support the physical and psychological well-being and health literacy of young orchestral musicians. We will evaluate several interventions and develop a new multimedia tool to re-experience acoustic moments during rehearsals. We aim to support young musicians by: * Increasing awareness of hearing protection * Providing tools to warm up and prepare for effective rehearsals or performances * Introducing mental training techniques * Optimizing practice routines. In addition, we aim to conduct research on: * Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) in youth orchestras * A pilot study of virtual reality exposure training * Development of a soundscape documentary. (See also the 🎥 info clip on the EU research project | Bodø – Hamburg 2024 and the TFOYO project poster April 2024)
TFOYO.EU – ÖGfMM Interventions & Activities
- Daily Warm-Up (Tutti) Rehearsals (Begin 9:45 am) Coaches: Mona & Leo 🎥 Get in the Zone Warmup – Videos : „Portrait Mode“ (Smartphone)“ – „Landscape Mode“ (Computer)
- BodyFit Adult Group (Sunday, Tuesday, Friday – 50 min. Sessions at 5pm) • Coach Mona Smale
- BodyFit Minor Group (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday – 50 min. Sessions at 5pm) • Coach Mona Smale
- Mental Training Adult Group (Sunday, Tuesday, Friday – 50 min. Sessions at 5pm) • Coach is Leonhard Königseder
- Mental Training Minor Group (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday – 50 min. Sessions at 5pm) • Coach is Leonhard Königseder
- Personal Audiogram, 15 minute time slot • appointment with Michael Peschka MD. Book a 15 minute time slot on this website if you like an individual personal audiogram.
- Virtual Reality Group – Meeting Monday at 5pm, further Sessions in small groups) • Coach is Matthias Bertsch. Experience the „Virtual Reality Exposure Training“ (VRET.at)
- Stress Monitoring Group (Meeting options at 9 am, 12 am or 7 pm during breakfast, lunch, dinner. Contact: Matthias Bertsch. EmbracePlus & iPhone8 Setup 🇩🇪🇦🇹deutsches PDF | 🏴🇺🇸 English PDF ✍️ Music Activity Protocol – Google Form
- Health Surveys: Contact: Marik Roos
- SoundScape Recordings: Contact: Marik Roos. First documentary 360° Videos on Youtube (Aug4, Aug7a, Aug7b, Aug 7c)
- Educational Fun Night (ÖGfMM Team) –
- PDF: Ears Matter: Protect Them – Hearing Factsheet (Download PDF)| ÖGfMM 2024,
- Educational Fun Night on Hearing, Stress & Health (Lecture & Quiz): Win a Kahoot on Musicians Health : Physiology & Hearing (Kahoot A) and Performance Psychology (Kahoot B)
Project Partners
- 🇦🇹 AUSTRIA: ÖGfMM – Austrian Society for Musicians‘ Medicine | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Musik und Medizin: Website E: ÖGfMM [E] – Website D: ÖGfMM [D] – Wikipedia: ÖGfMM – Website Project #thefutureofyouthorchestra – Facebook: ÖGfMM – YouTube: Primafit ÖGfMM – Contact: Dr. Matthias Bertsch, ÖGfMM | bertsch@mdw.ac.at | Tel. +43 664 460 1151 |
- 🇳🇴 NORWAY: De Unges Orkesterforbund: Website E: De Unges Orkesterforbund – Wikipedia: De Unges Orkesterforbund – Facebook: UNOF – Instagram: De Unges Orkesterforbund – YouTube: UNOF Channel | Contact: Birgit Djupedal, NUSO | birgit@unof.no
- 🇩🇪 GERMANY: Landesjugendorchester Hamburg: Website E: Landesjugendorchester Hamburg – Wikipedia: Landesjugendorchester Hamburg – Instagram: Landesjugendorchester Hamburg Contact: Caroline Steinhagen, LJO HH | steinhagen@lmr-hh.de
Publications
- Fine-Tuning the Future: Addressing Physiological and Psychological Needs in Young Orchestral Musicians. ‚Body, Mind & Music‘, ÖGfMM Newsletter, – April 2024. PDF: Abstract | TFOYO Project Poster
- Ears Matter: Protect Them – Hearing Factsheet (Download PDF)| ÖGfMM 2024,
- Marit Bartling LJH Blog (19. März 2024) Besuch bei dem Norsk Ungdomssymfoniorkester (NUSO) in Bodø
- Marit Bartling LJH Blog (3. September 2024) Unser Austausch mit dem NUSO: Das LJO in Norwegen – 3.8. bis 12.8.2024
- UNOF : NUSO gjester Elbphilharmonie – Upcoming Concerts
- LJO – NUSO Konzert in der Elbphilharmonie Tickets
- NUSO – Norsk Ungdomssymfoniorkester (9.9.2024) Torgeir er i Bodø, men spiller i Elbphilarmonie
- NUSO – Norsk Ungdomssymfoniorkester (8.8.2024) Vi er som en stor elefant
Teilnehmer_innen Formulare (🇩🇪🇦🇹 deutsch)
- Fragebögen vor Hamburg. Formular eins: & Fragebogen zwei
- Link zu den Informationen und dem Formular für Teilnehmer_innen am EU Forschungsprogramm | Bodø – Hamburg 2024 | ÖGfMM | Bodø – Hamburg 2024 | ÖGfMM – EU (Online Formular deutsch https://forms.gle/3rMDjJqKEGdx3Qvb7 )
- PDF ✍️Formular zur Bestätigung der Online-Meldung zum ÖGfMM EU-Forschungsprojekt in Bodø & Hamburg
- Mini FEEDBACK Fragebogen
Participants Consent Forms (🏴🇺🇸 english)
- 🏴Questionnaires before Hamburg First Survey & Second Survey
- Link to the Information and Consent Form – EU Research Project | Bodø – Hamburg 2024 (Online Formular english: https://forms.gle/iu68eqKKZnvVmVFP6 )
- PDF ✍️ form to confirm the online registration for the ÖGfMM EU research project in Bodø & Hamburg
- Quick FEEDBACK Survey !!
🏴🇺🇸 Research Surveys for Young Musicians
We invite you, ask you, to participate in four important questionnaires for our study:
Questionnaire I: Musicians‘ Health (15min)
Focuses on physical and psychological well-being. Questions about physical complaints and practice habits. (Mona)
Questionnaire II: Performance Anxiety (10min)
Focuses on understanding and managing performance anxiety. Questions about experiences and behaviors related to stress and anxiety. (Leo)
Questionnaire III: Musical Stress Processing (20min)
Focuses on how musicians process stress. Questions about experiences, behaviors, and practice habits. (Marik)
Questionnaire IV: Hearing Health (10min)
Focuses on hearing health among musicians. Questions about hearing issues and experiences. (Matthias)
For all four questionnaires, we ask you to enter an eight-digit code at the beginning. You can create this code yourself, and we do not know it. This way, we can link the four questionnaires anonymously. Please write down your code in a safe place, as you will need to enter the same code in each of our questionnaires, and only you know it! Code format:
- the date of birth of your mother (or similar guardian)
- the first two letters of your favorite color
- your month of birth
- the first two letters of your father’s (or similar guardian’s) first name
Example: 14GR04JO
All four questionnaires are vital for the „Young Musicians Health“ EU project TFOYO.
🇩🇪🇦🇹 Wissenschaftliche Fragebögen für jugendliche MusikerInnen
Wir laden dich ein, bitten dich, an vier wichtigen Fragebögen für unsere Studie teilzunehmen:
Fragebogen I: Gesundheit von Musiker/innen (15 Min.)
Fokussiert auf körperliches und psychisches Wohlbefinden. Fragen zu körperlichen Beschwerden und Übegewohnheiten. (Mona)
Fragebogen II: Auftrittsangst (10 Min.)
Fokussiert auf das Verständnis und die Bewältigung von Auftrittsangst. Fragen zu Erfahrungen und Verhaltensweisen in Bezug auf Stress und Angst. (Leo)
Fragebogen III: Musikalische Stressverarbeitung (20 Min.)
Fokussiert darauf, wie Musiker/innen Stress verarbeiten. Fragen zu Erfahrungen, Verhaltensweisen und Übegewohnheiten. (Marik)
Fragebogen IV: Hörgesundheit (10 Min.)
Fokussiert auf die Hörgesundheit von Musiker/innen. Fragen zu Hörproblemen und -erfahrungen. (Matthias)
Für alle vier Fragebögen bitten wir dich, zu Beginn einen achtstelligen Code einzugeben. Diesen Code kannst du selbst erstellen und wir kennen ihn nicht. So können wir die vier Fragebögen anonym verbinden. Bitte schreibe deinen Code an einem sicheren Ort auf, da du denselben Code bei jedem unserer Fragebögen eingeben musst und nur du ihn kennst! Code-Format:
- Der Tag des Geburtsdatums deiner Mutter (oder eines ähnlichen Erziehungsberechtigten)
- Die ersten beiden Buchstaben deiner Lieblingsfarbe
- Dein Geburtsmonat
- Die ersten beiden Buchstaben des Vornamens deines Vaters (oder eines ähnlichen Erziehungsberechtigten)
Beispiel: 14GR04JO
Alle vier Fragebögen sind von großer Bedeutung für das EU-Projekt „Young Musicians Health“ TFOYO.
Further Links
- Bundesverband Amateurmusik Sinfonie- und Kammerorchester (BDLO.de)
- EU Youth Orchestra
- Musical Performance – Virtual Reality Exposure Training
- Primafit Videoseries by the ÖGfMM
- Don’t Cramp Your Style: Warm Up Exercises for Musicians by BAPAM (British Association for PERFORMING Arts Medicine)
- TFOYO KI Songs | Happy in Bodo Song for Musicians | Organizing Music & Science in Bodø – GITZ
- 360 Videos: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, NDR Bigband live @ Elbhilharmonie. Scoring The Last Jedi: a 360 VR Experience
Healthy Conservatoires – YouTube Tutorials
- Musculoskeletal Health for Young Performers (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Hearing Conservation Guidance for the Performing Arts (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Musculoskeletal Health for Young Performers (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Noise Induced Hearing Loss for Performers (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Prevention of Performers‘ Musculoskeletal Issues (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Symptoms of Performers‘ Musculoskeletal Issues (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Treatment of Performers‘ Musculoskeletal Issues (Healthy Conservatoires)
- Healthy Conservatoires Network (Healthy Conservatoires)