Making music at any level is a powerful gift. While musicians have endless resources for learning the basics of their instruments and the theoryof music, few books have explored the other subtleties and complexities that musicians face in their quest to play with ease and skill. The dem ands of solitary practice, hectic rehearsal schedules, challenging repertoire, performance pressures, awkward postures, and other physical strains have left a trail of injured, hearing-impaired, and frustrated musicians who have had few resources to guide them. Playing Less Hurt addresses this need with specific tools to avoid and alleviate injury. Impressively researched, the book is invaluable not only to musicians, but also to the coaches and medical professionals who work with them. Everyone from dentists to orthopedists, audiologists to neurologists, massage therapists and trainers will benefit from Janet Horvath's coherent account of the physiology and psyche of a practicing musician. Writing with knowledge, sympathetic insight, humor, and aplomb, Horvath has created an essential resource for all musicians who want to play better and feel better.

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Composer
Publisher	Hal Leonard
Series
Pages	234(07)
Language
Instrument
Category	Reference
SubCategory1	Music Teaching
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Medium	Softcover
ISBN13	9781423488460
ISBN13	1423488466|00036190
Dimensions	266x165