Healthy string playing : physical wellness tips from the pages of Strings magazine.

Bibliographic Details
Language:English
Published: [United States?] : Milwaukee, WI : String Letter Pub. ; Exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard Corp., [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
Bowed stringed instruments > Instruction and study.
Stringed instrument players > Health aspects.
Music > Physiological aspects.
Physical Description:159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Other Uniform Title:Strings (San Anselmo, Calif.)
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The healthy string player
  • Staying healthy
  • The ten dos and don'ts
  • It's a stretch!
  • The pleasures of stretching
  • You are your instrument
  • Keeping fingertip cracks at bay
  • Heimberg's handy hints : tips and tricks of the trade
  • A helping hand
  • Finger tips
  • Playing hurt
  • Overuse injuries
  • Surviving overuse injuries
  • Preventing overuse injuries
  • Double trouble
  • Stress and the string player
  • From fear to freedom
  • A different kind of practice
  • Injury prevention and healing through yoga
  • Pilates for the cellist.