The Athletic Musician: A Guide to Playing Without Pain
...a well-written book which offers sound advice...very easy-to-understand primer in body mechanics and anatomy...includes a thoughtful discussion of the psychology of dealing with a playing injury...an excellent resource for developing a safe and sound physical approach to playing... (Senza Sordino)An excellent book not only for the musician, but for the physiotherapist treating one! (Physiotherapy Today)...this work is clearly a labor of love exhibiting a clear intention to make a potent contribution to the prevention of injury among musicians. (Strings)Combining medical protocol and the musician's view, the authors present ideas for helping musicians prevent and manage injuries...based on research...applicable to players of all musical instruments... (Music Educators Journal (MENC))...contribution, good gift, and a good resource. (Physiotherapy)This book can literally save your musical career! Now one can understand where pain comes from and why, but most importantly, one can learn how to get rid of it, or better yet, never get it in the first place! Completely indispensable for every musician and teacher. (Skye Carman, Concertmaster, Northholland Philharmonic, Netherlands)The Athletic Musicianis on its way to becoming a required handbook for teachers and performers of music in New Zealand. Since introducing it to many groups here, I've had unfailingly enthusiastic reports...The combination of sound technical information and a cheerful, positive approach by both authors make it an important contribution to the on-going education of musicians as well as other performing artists. (Pat Reid, Registered Physiotherapist, Christchurch, New Zealand)This is a book that could save careers! Paull and Harrison have pooled their in-depth knowledge and experience to publish a text invaluable to musicians everywhere. And unlike other volumes on the subject, it's a refreshingly easy - at times even hilarious - read! A must for all musicians' libraries! (Dr. Robert Skelton, Professor of Violin/Chamber Music, University of Western Ontario, Canada)This is probably the best book of its type. A superb guide to injury prevention for all practical musicians. (Dr. David Young, Academic Registrar, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England)...equipped with excellent diagrams, especially notable for presenting anatomical drawings of the human body in the act of performance...a kind of lifestyle manual for musicians...of much help and interest to the performer... (Internat'l Society For The Study Of Tension In Performance)It addresses an important topic, anatomy is described clearly with simple diagrams, and the recommendations not to play in pain are appropriate. (Cmaj)