The Immediate Effects of Somatic Approach Workshops on the Body Usage and Musical Quality of Pianists

There is a growing popularity among musicians to turn to somatic approaches such as the Alexander Technique, Body Mapping and Feldenkrais Method to improve posture and movement at the instrument and to produce better tone quality. There is little scientific and objective data to support the changes...

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Main Author: Wong, Grace
Other Authors: Comeau, Gilles
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32166
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-2845