Invitation to take part to an online survey: investigation of the prevalence of issues correlated with the mastication muscles activity among piano players.

I am a PhD student researcher in Music Technology at the University of York and I earned a diploma in Piano and a diploma in Musicology from the Conservatory of Milan, and an MA in Psychology of Music at The University of Sheffield (UK).

I am currently working on a project study that aims to investigate the prevalence of pains and symptoms related to the mastication muscles among piano players. If you are an amateur or semi-professional or professional piano players (age +18 years old), I would appreciate if you could take part to the following survey, which will take approximately 10 minutes. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Please, click on the following link to start the questionnaires:

https://docs.google.com/a/sheffield.ac.uk/forms/d/1VBQeGYAZ9oRHnmNiCY1ETH6DKH7SrkHZoBJ7YlxcEhQ/viewform

I would also appreciate if you could circulate this survey among your piano students/colleagues (age +18 years old) to maximize the final output.

Although there are no immediate benefits to you, I hope that the insight I gain from this research will lead improvements in musicians well-being and hence help them in the future.

This survey has been approved and received Ethics clearance (005900) by The University of Sheffield. If you have any concerns regarding this research or your participation, you may contact the project's supervisor Dr. Renee Timmers [email protected], or myself at [email protected].

Thank you for your support,

Sara D'Amario
The University of Sheffield
Deparment of Music
[email protected]
[email protected] Country:UK

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