by Ugo Merlone
Ugo Merlone, professor of Conflict Management and Negotiation and Strategic Decision Economics at the University of Turin and an amateur horn player, and Irene Alfarone, a former student of his and a violin graduate, have just published an article in the journal Psychology of Music on the effects of Covid-19 on musicians' job insecurity. They collected responses from more than 200 Italian musicians, and the analyses revealed that musicians felt greater job insecurity after the pandemic than before. On the positive side, however, the motivation to continue their artistic careers prevented musicians from quitting their jobs even after the pandemic. The findings shed light on the difficult employment situation of musicians and encourage constructive dialogue on how to address this issue in a post-pandemic scenario. The article is available at:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03057356221081553?journalCode=poma (Click the PDF prompt to access the research.)
The authors are happy to provide further details upon request. Additionally, the authors wonder whether it would be of interest to some to extend the research more specifically to the greater horn community. If anyone would be interested in focusing the study on horn-players from around the world with the goal of submitting the findings for publication in The Horn Call, please contact Professor Merlone at ugo.merlone@unito.it.
