You Are Your Instrument: The Definitive Musician’s Guide to Practice and Performance

Music medicine specialists urge musicians to care for their own physical condition with the same attention that they devote to the upkeep of their instruments. This is the first book to offer musicians effective procedures for injury prevention and medically documented self-help techniques should an injury occur. Also included are invaluable warm-up, memory and rehearsal techniques; recording studio and travel tips; discussion of breathing, muscular problems, and muscle balance; and a directory detailing each major physical and mental therapy currently available.