Unleashing the potential of the musician's body : Timani : anatomy and exercises for healthy playing and singing /

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-332).Chapter 1. Discovering the body and setting intentions -- What do we know? -- Practice more... -- Passion or pain -- This book and Timani -- Let's begin -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 2. Breaking habits -- Why don't we just play and sing naturally? -- Cultural conditioning -- Mental and physical factors -- Intention and anticipation -- Right or wrong -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 3. Warm-ups, practice, exercise, and rest -- General and specific warm-ups -- Active and passive warm-ups -- Mental warm-ups and focus -- Practicing smart for injury prevention -- Amount of practice time -- Intense bursts of practice and choice of repertoire -- Movement and exercise -- SMARTE principle -- Relaxation and recovery -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 4. Pain, injury, and self-care -- What is pain? -- Some common injuries and sources of pain -- Top tips for managing pain and injury -- Sleep -- Diet and hydration -- Suggestions for good self-care and relaxation -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 5. Understanding the anatomy of movement -- Fascia -- Skeletal muscles -- Bones and joints -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 6. The brain and muscles -- How the brain talks to the body -- The volume control -- The categories of motor units -- Stability -- Timing -- Strength -- Co-contraction vs. differentiation and coordination -- How can you know if you're coordinating optimally? -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 7. The chocolate-covered caramel -- Stabilizers and mobilizers -- The chocolate-covered caramel -- The innermost layer : soft center -- The middle layer : chewy caramel -- The outer layer : chocolate coating -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 8. The sensory system and perception -- Exploring exteroception -- Proprioception -- Interoception -- Perception -- Story for inspiration -- Chapter 9. Focus, exercises, and posture -- Focus of attention -- Getting ready for the exercises -- Posture and alignment -- Chapter 10. Sitting -- 1. Finding your sit bones -- 2. The iliacus exercise - an easier way to access pelvic alignment -- 3. Sitting shuffle -- 4. Sitting like a mountain -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips -- Chapter 11. Standing -- 1. Foot and ankle exercises -- 2. Popliteus -- 3. The clam -- 4. Heel walk -- 5. Bouncy -- 6. Standing like a mountain -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips -- Chapter 12. Arms and shoulders -- 1. The bottle exercise -- 2. Differentiated arm-pulls -- 3. Back arm-line push-off -- 4. The bird's dance -- 5. Shoulder exercise -- 6. Bouncy with arms -- 7. Four elbow movements -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips -- Chapter 13. Hands, wrists, and fingers -- 1. The tent -- 2. Extensor carpi ulnaris activation -- 3. Bouncy with fingers -- 4. Interosseus activation exercises -- 5. DIP tune-up -- 6. Thumb drill -- 7. Finger brush -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips -- Chapter 14. The spine, core, and support -- 1. Belly up and down -- 2. Transverse abdominis differentiation -- 3. Core power -- 4. Spinal rotation and chest stretch -- 5. Differentiated cat-cow exercise -- 6. Chest rest -- 7. Neck alignment -- 8. Jaw opener -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips -- Chapter 15. Breathing -- Breathing a support combined -- 1. The caterpillar -- 2. Diaphragm drill -- 3. The accordion -- 4. Shwoop -- 5. Total breathing and breath awareness -- 6. Belly breathing -- 7. 3D chest breathing -- Implementation -- Experiments for everyone -- Five common pitfalls -- Connecting to the theory -- Instrument-specific tips."Unleashing the Potential of the Musician's Body offers clear and practical tools for music professionals, students, educators, movement specialists, and therapists working with musicians. You'll learn about relevant anatomy-in particular, joints, muscles, and fascia-and get information on how the brain and movement are linked together. You'll find dozens of illustrated performance-targeted exercises for all parts of the body, with specific instructions for different types of instruments as well as for singers. The exercises are designed to optimize movement and make playing or singing more effortless and expressive-and through this, access more musical potential. This book also touches on subjects such as warm-ups, pain, healthy living, and self-care tips."--In English.