Nancy Taylor

Teaching Healthy Musicianship

The Music Educator's Guide to Injury Prevention and Wellness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book equips music educators with everything they need to know to prevent common injuries. Using principles of ergonomics and body mechanics, it approaches teaching music from the standpoint of wellness, giving music educators practical advice on how to intervene before pain interferes with performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780190253677
• ISBN-10: 0190253673
• Artikelnr.: 47864037

Autorenporträt

Nancy Taylor is a professional musician, educator, and occupational therapist. In addition to teaching trumpet at University of Texas at El Paso, she is a frequent clinician for workshops on injury treatment and prevention for musicians.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Revenge Of The 42-Pound Head
CHAPTER 2: Back Wellness
CHAPTER 3: Environmental Safety In The Classroom
CHAPTER 4: Daily Ergonomics
CHAPTER 5: Ergonomics of Playing an Instrument: Sitting and Standing
CHAPTER 6: Instrumental Ergonomics: Woodwinds
CHAPTER 7: Instrumental Ergonomics: Brass
CHAPTER 8: Instrumental Ergonomics: Percussion
CHAPTER 9: Instrumental Ergonomics: Strings
CHAPTER 10: Ergonomics in Choir
CHAPTER 11: When It Hurts: The arm, wrist and hand
CHAPTER 12: When It Hurts: The Shoulder and Back
CHAPTER 13: Starting With A Stretch
CHAPTER 14: Vocal Health
CHAPTER 15: Hearing Health
CHAPTER 16: Mastering Marching Season
Index