Health and safety risks of playing bass guitar.

Health and safety risks of playing bass guitar.


Repetitive strain injury

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a general term used to describe the pain felt in muscles, nerves and tendons caused by repetitive movement and overuse. It's also known as work-related upper limb disorder, or non-specific upper limb pain.

Repetitive strain injury is a risk as playing bass guitar, and any other form of guitar, involves repetitively stretching the players hands, fingers and wrists. The risk of repetitive strain injury is a more potent in bass guitar in comparison to usual guitar as the frets and on a bass are wider and the neck is longer which means the player is required to stretch their fingers over a larger distance. 

The risk of experiencing RSI can be significantly reduced if the player correctly stretches their hands and arms before practices and performance. This is best done though warm ups and exercises. 


Sore fingers

Bass guitar is a stringed instrument, amd it is played by plucking and strumming thease strings

317 Presentation

Unit 317

Assessment criteria	Research	Milestone Assessment
1.1 Critically compare the profiles of two chosen musical styles analyzing contrasts in: a) cultural and historical influences b) audience expectations and perceptions c) technological developments d) media representations	Choose two contrasting music styles that interest you. Investigate the era in terms of fashion, politics, art, social and economic factors, technology (in music production particularly) etc.	Presentation
1.2 Explain the main musical elements of each style identified in 1.1, illustrating the importance of the following, where appropriate: a) instrumentation (texture/timbre) b) structure c) rhythm d) melody e) lyrical content f) use of technology g) production You will make reference to at least four recorded examples	Elements of Music in Context blog or vlog with entries for a) to g) giving examples across a variety of styles Identify the common musical elements that give the styles their characteristic features making reference to at least four examples from each genre	Report
1.3 Evaluate personal response to each style identified in 1.1 in terms of, where applicable: a) relationship to own musical output b) relationship to own image/lifestyle c) relationship to personal music taste	What is my musical taste? What kind of music do I like to perform? How does the music I like reflect or inform my image/lifestyle? What links are there between this and the styles studied?	Teacher interview in which you will discuss your findings