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Healthy Lifestyle for Musicians
ISM member Danielle Perrett gives her advice and tips for a healthy lifestyle. Danielle is not only a reputed harpist but has also studied Alexander technique and is a qualified Pilates and Yoga teacher.
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ISM Member Danielle Perrett gives her advice and tips on healthy playing. Danielle is not only a reputed harpist but has also studied Alexander technique and is a qualified Pilates and Yoga teacher.
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Join Today to gain accessBAPAM: don’t suffer for your art
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine is a unique charity set up to help musicians, actors and other performers to stay healthy. BAPAM Chief Executive, Naomi Wayne, introduces its work.
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The regulations protecting workers in the ‘music and entertainment sector’ from exposure to noise fell into line on 6 April 2008 with a European Directive (2003/10/EC) which had been in force in other workplaces since 2006. Noise regulations are not new – controls have been in existence since 1989 – but the regulations now in force include two action levels for noise exposure which are five decibels (dB) lower than previously. Effectively, and because of the way that noise is measured, this represents a drop of 69% on the previous levels.
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