Preventing hearing loss
August 2016: Last Saturday, Musicians for Hearing (M4H) held its second Hearing Awareness Week gig, this time at the No Vacancy Gallery space in the heart of the Melbourne CBD with featured acts Davey Lane …mate setting …
June 2016: In association with our friends at Music Victoria, we gathered a great panel together last week for a lively debate on hearing health in the music industry. We were delighted to be joined by Jo Syme, the drummer from Big Scary, Jon Perring, owner of Bar Open and the Tote, as well as …
June 2016: Good news for venues – good music neighbours grants are now available to better manage sound attenuation in live music venues. Although the initiative is primarily aimed at reducing emission of sound …
May 2016: HEARsmart is delighted to be the newest member of the Hearing Friendly Project. The project brings together parties with an interest in creating a greater awareness of hearing health in Australia and includes Music Victoria, Sensaphonics, The College of Sound and Music Production …
April 2016: HEARsmart contributes to Music Victoria’s new best practice guide for live music venues HEARsmart is proud to have been a valued contributor to the latest edition of Music Victoria‘s Live Music Best Practice Guide, released a couple of weeks
March 2016: Brunswick Music Festival On the weekend, HEARsmart joined forces with Vicdeaf and had a spot at the Brunswick Music Festival – Sydney Road Street Party. The hot weather was a perfect match for the fiesta that delivered fantastic
March 2016: Macquarie Uni Professor warns of the hearing loss risks associated with rock concerts This week, Macquarie University’s Professor of Hearing, Language and the Brain, and the Director of Hearing Research, David McAlpine (right) spoke to Alan Jones on
March 2016: New study shows live music is good for your health and well being A new study released by Australia’s Live Music Office shows that both punters and venues believe that live music contributes to improving an individual’s health
Aug 2015: PBS FM interview on hearing loss and music Hear HEARing CRC PhD Student, musician and clinical audiologist Siobhan McGinnity give the low down on hearing loss to PBS FM’s Breakfast Spread as part of 2015 Hearing Awareness Week.
Aug 2015: Musicians and hearing loss: how to reduce the risks Hearing is important to everyone – it allows us to communicate and contributes directly to our quality of life. For professional musicians (members of an orchestra or band, music