Daily world of life of music workers of a symphonic orchestra of Ecuador; a phenomenological approach

Abstract

Objective:  To understand the experiences and experiences of the working musicians of the Loja-Ecuador Symphony Orchestras.

Methods: The design was qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The technique used was in-depth interviews with five working musicians, the participants considered were with a minimum ten-year appointment.

Results: Their perception of the music described by them, as the best thing that has happened to them in their life, that is, they are satisfied with the work they do. In the repetitive phenomenological analysis, the existence of occupational risk factors arises like any other worker, because of them they manifest repetitive musculoskeletal injuries, sensorineural hearing loss, cognitive disorders. There has been a failure to observe their health and complete well-being. They refer to the absence of public policies aimed at improving the well-being of safety and health in their jobs, with a multidisciplinary team of specialists who take care of their health. They are grateful for the constant support of the community; however, they report that the importance of musical art as a job needs to be highlighted. They mention that the world and country crisis has had an impact on their world of daily life.

Conclusion: The musicians are of the opinion that they should continue working, due to the lack of music personnel to make up for their absenteeism and illness, but simultaneously mentioned
that the organization has not implemented a specialized medical department so far since labor items are not established at the national level. to implement the aforementioned.