What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body
GIA Publications · Paperback · April 1, 2004
Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players.
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- Who it’s for
- Serious piano players seeking greater fluidity of movement
- Themes
- Body mapping and body awareness, Preventing playing-related conditions
- Genres
- Techniques & Skills, Piano & Keyboards, Pain Management
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Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing—and the strains playing places on the body—by focusing on body mapping to increase awareness of the body’s function, size, and structure.
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Ways in which piano, organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and digital keyboard players can eliminate or prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other debilitating conditions without traditional medical treatments are also explored.
Who it’s for
- Serious piano players seeking greater fluidity of movement
- Keyboard players interested in preventing playing-related conditions
Where it sits
| Pain Management | 54% |
|---|---|
| Techniques & Skills | 39% |
| Piano & Keyboards | 38% |
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Publisher categories
- Workplace Wellness
- Piano & Keyboards
- Authors
- Thomas Mark, Roberta Gary, Thom Miles
- Publisher
- GIA Publications
- Published
- April 1, 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Body mapping and body awareness · Preventing playing-related conditions
- Reading lane
- Workplace Wellness