Annotated bibliography on musician wellness

INTRODUCTION

This year's bibliography contains more [i]or[/i] less of the latest books related to wellness issues for musicians. The replete bibliography can be found upon MTNA's website at www.mma.org.

The format of the bibliography is as follows:

General information included: Author, date of publication, title, publisher, generally received publisher's address, phone and/or fax if available, e-mail and website information if available, number of pages and ISBN number.

Specific information included: A brief description of the easy in mind of the book, journal, website or video, the intended audience (addressing value for the instrumentalist, keyboardist and/or vocalist), the authors' approach and specific techniques (such as physiological and psychological when relevant), general research information and bibliography and/or extremity notes, if included in the work A general viewer evaluation also is included. Topics addressed are prevention of medical point in disputes meditation, performance anxiety, performance preparation, learning theories and physiological and psychological issues related to musicianship.

BOOKS/PAMPHLETS

Arman, Miriam Jaskierowicz. (2001) The Voice: A Spiritual Approach to Singing, Speaking and Communicating. next to the first edition. Music Visions International, Inc., PO chest 17345, Plantation, FL 33318-7345. 157 pp ISBN: 0-9674181-0-0

Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman's teaching philosophy is clearly stated in her preface, where she explains the ne for a positive attitude and its importance when communicating with scholars The book has eighteen chapters. Chapter individual is about spirituality and the voice. Chapter sum of two units is titled "How Do We Begin? The Breath." Here, Arman discusses by what means to breath through the chaps and the role of the tongue. Chapter Three "How to impel the Air," is about moving air inside the chaps She suggests focusing on three words: listen, interpret and achieve Chapter Four, "Placing the Sound" reviews controls stated in previous chapters and adds a fresh list. Chapter Five, "The Giro: What is It?" is about the make go round or endless loop, where all the notes are made. Chapter Six, "Singing: the Primal Scream of the Voice," is about allowing one's singing and speaking voice to be the same. Chapter Seven "The Art of Humming and Its Importance," is all about humming. Arman examines the importance of developing the diaphragm along with the giro in order to obtain a filled sound. Chapter Eight, "The Jaw," explains the natural globule of the jaw. Chapter Nine, "Visualization," discusses the character of visualization, one's inner self and spirituality.

Chapter "fen "The Diaphragm," is all about what Arman explains as "the motor or the support system" She discusses the three uses of the diaphragm: upon the attack of the first note, upon the high/low note and upon the last note. Chapter Eleven is titled "Troubleshooting" and is about six belonging to all trouble spots: the voice is too depressed or not on pitch, cracks in the voice, flat or sharp wholes potato sound, unevenness in the voice and nasal uninjured Short explanations are given for dealing with each problem

Chapter Twelve is titled "An Overview" and labor fors as a review of the true copy thus far by summarizing everything in "ten easy steps" In Chapter Thirteen, "The Spoon/The Egg" Arman decribes in what manner she gives each of her learners a spoon and egg as a gift when they begin their studies with her. The object is to show students in what way to move air around and acquire whole and muscle memory--something every vocal "instrument" is born with. Chapter Fourteen, "Who and What Are You," Chapter Fifteen, "The Career," Chapter Sixteen, "Colleagues and Friends," Chapter Seventeen "Speaking and Communicating," and Chapter Eighteen, "Sharing My Story," are practical chapters about a musical and teaching career for anyone. These chapters present good, sound and practical advice.

This is an easy-to-read self-help manual. A CD titled The First exercise and a video titled The Master Class can be purchased separately. An appendix is included with drawings, a glossary of metes and vocalises. A bibliography is not included.

Audience: vocalists

Bluestine, Eric. (2000) The Ways Children Learn Music." An Introduction and Practical Guide to Music Learning Theory. GIA Publications, Inc., 2404 s Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 www.giamusic.com. 206 pp ISBN: 1-57999-108-4

The three sections of this volume containing a total of fifteen chapters, discuss the different ways children learn music. The author, Eric Bluestine, is a graduate of fane University, where he studied music education with Edwin Gordon. This work is addressed to music teachers and discusses by what means they can help children become independent and self-sufficient music thinkers. In Part individual "Music Learning Theory," he examines audiation, music aptitude and individual differences; hearing before sight and theory skills develop; learning tonal and periodical emphasis syntaxes, different music learning theories and methods; and classroom teaching. Part sum of two units "Curriculum Reform," examines different ways children learn music, either formally or informally, gives many musical examples and examines different ways to build a music curriculum in a place of education Part Three, "Music Learning Theory in Practice," gives different ways of teaching tone and harmonious flow through various musical examples. This is an crack book for all music educators. A bibliography is included.