The biology of musical performance and performance-related injury [electronic resource] / Alan H.D. Watson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009Description: xxii, 369 p. : ill., musicISBN: 9780810863750 (electronic bk.); 0810863758 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Music -- Performance -- Physiological aspects | Music -- Performance -- Psychological aspects | Music -- Performance -- Health aspects | Musicians -- Wounds and injuries | Overuse injuries -- PreventionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 612.002/478 LOC classification: ML3820 | .W27 2009Online resources: Click to ViewCD-ROM includes illustrations from the book (color versions), animations, soundfiles, and videos.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the tissues of the body -- Posture and the back in musical performance -- The shoulder, arm, and hand : structure and problems -- Breathing in singing and wind playing -- The voice : management and problems -- The embouchure and wind playing -- The structure and organization of the brain -- How the performance of music affects the brain -- Hearing and the processing of musical sound by the brain -- Performance-related stress and its management.
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