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Author Watson, Alan H. D., 1953-

Title The biology of musical performance and performance-related injury [electronic resource] / Alan H.D. Watson.

Imprint Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxii, 369 p. : ill., music.
Note CD-ROM includes illustrations from the book (color versions), animations, soundfiles, and videos.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Music -- Performance -- Physiological aspects.
Music -- Performance -- Psychological aspects.
Music -- Performance -- Health aspects.
Musicians -- Wounds and injuries.
Overuse injuries -- Prevention.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780810863583 (cloth : alk. paper)
0810863588 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780810863590 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0810863596 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780810863750 (electronic bk.)
0810863758 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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