Subject: [AUDITORY] Survey on Musical Instrument Practices, Preferences and Challenges of Adults with ADHD From: Anthi Georgiadou <anthi092@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 09:40:33 +0000--Apple-Mail-75C88447-1966-4FF3-B4E0-F7CE90553BA8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, I would like to invite you to take part in a research survey examining how a= dults with ADHD experience playing musical instruments. This study is being c= onducted as part of my PhD research in the Department of Music at Durham Uni= versity, under the supervision of Prof. Nick Collins and Prof. Tuomas Eerola= . =20 The aim of this survey is to explore the musical instrument practices, prefe= rences, and challenges of individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity D= isorder (ADHD). The insights gathered will contribute to the development of a= n accessible digital musical instrument designed specifically with the needs= of adults with ADHD in mind. =20 The questionnaire consists of 30 questions, is available in English, and tak= es approximately 15 minutes to complete. Participation is open to adults (18= +) with a formal or self-identified ADHD diagnosis, regardless of musical ba= ckground=E2=80=94from beginners to professional musicians. =20 If you are an adult with ADHD, or know someone who may be interested, I kind= ly invite you to participate in this short online survey. Your contribution i= s invaluable and will help support the creation of more inclusive and engagi= ng musical experiences. =20 You can access the survey at the following link: https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XlJXOj2j8W815Y =20 Kind regards, Anthi Georgiadou (she/her) --Apple-Mail-75C88447-1966-4FF3-B4E0-F7CE90553BA8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;= margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family= : "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; f= ont-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant= -numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: no= rmal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variati= on-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D= "font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3">Dear all,</font></span></p><p style=3D= "-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; l= ine-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adju= st: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-= ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: no= rmal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-opt= ical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-colo= r: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;"><br><= /span><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;">I would like to invite you to take= part in a research survey examining how adults with ADHD experience playing= musical instruments. This study is being conducted as part of my PhD resear= ch in the Department of Music at Durham University, under the supervision of= Prof. Nick Collins and Prof. Tuomas Eerola.</span></font></p><p style=3D"-w= ebkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; lin= e-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust= : none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-li= gatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: norm= al; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optic= al-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color:= rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3"> <= /font></span></p><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px= 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times Ne= w Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alte= rnates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal= ; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-featu= re-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: nor= mal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-kerning: n= one;"><font size=3D"3">The aim of this survey is to explore the musical inst= rument practices, preferences, and challenges of individuals with Attention-= Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The insights gathered will contribute= to the development of an accessible digital musical instrument designed spe= cifically with the needs of adults with ADHD in mind.</font></span></p><p st= yle=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: no= rmal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-si= ze-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-v= ariant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-as= ian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; f= ont-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stro= ke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3= "> </font></span></p><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin= : 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "= ;Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-var= iant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeri= c: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; f= ont-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-sett= ings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-= kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3">The questionnaire consists of 30 questions,= is available in English, and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Pa= rticipation is open to adults (18+) with a formal or self-identified ADHD di= agnosis, regardless of musical background=E2=80=94from beginners to professi= onal musicians.</font></span></p><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;= margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family= : "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; f= ont-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant= -numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: no= rmal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variati= on-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D= "font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3"> </font></span></p><p style=3D"-= webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; li= ne-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjus= t: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-l= igatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: nor= mal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-opti= cal-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color= : rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3">If you= are an adult with ADHD, or know someone who may be interested, I kindly inv= ite you to participate in this short online survey. Your contribution is inv= aluable and will help support the creation of more inclusive and engaging mu= sical experiences.</font></span></p><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: au= to; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam= ily: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto= ; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-vari= ant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position:= normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-vari= ation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span styl= e=3D"font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3"> </font></span></p><p style=3D= "-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; l= ine-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adju= st: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-= ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: no= rmal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-opt= ical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -= webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"f= ont-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0,= 0);">You can access the survey at the following link:</span><span style=3D"= font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"><br></span><span style=3D"font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -w= ebkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"https://durhamunive= rsity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XlJXOj2j8W815Y"><span style=3D"font-kerning= : none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">https://durhamuniversity= .qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XlJXOj2j8W815Y</span></a></span></font></p><p st= yle=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: no= rmal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-si= ze-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-v= ariant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-as= ian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; f= ont-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stro= ke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;"><font size=3D"3= "> </font></span></p><p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin= : 0px 0px 6.7px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "= ;Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-var= iant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeri= c: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; f= ont-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-sett= ings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size=3D"3"><sp= an style=3D"font-kerning: none;">Kind regards,</span><span style=3D"font-ker= ning: none;"><br></span><span style=3D"font-kerning: none;">Anthi Georgiadou= (she/her)</span></font></p><div dir=3D"ltr"></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-75C88447-1966-4FF3-B4E0-F7CE90553BA8--