Inhalt:
Making music at any level is a powerful gift. While musicians have endless
resources for learning the basics of their instruments and the theory of
music, few books have explored the other subtleties and complexities that
musicians face in their quest to play with ease and skill. The demands 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.