Readings and Links

You can click on the subheadings here to read more on the topics that interest you.
There are also links to information from reliable sources, and some self-tests online.

Try the hearing test link, for instance, and find out how to protect your hearing. For instance, you can be measured for special earplugs for professional musicians at the conservatory.

There are lectures given each year by medical and musical professionals.

You can find out more about courses if you like, and you can also find exercises to try to enhance your playing awareness in the flashcards section.

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Orientation, Balance and Coordination
Hearing Loss Prevention
Focusing your Mind
Warming up
Working on Yourself
Reasons to Breathe
Body Maintenance for Performing Artists
Breaks, Sleep and Imagination
Variation and Mastery
Motor-neurology menu for expanding your practice
What works for me
Tendencies and Tactics
Impulse
Directing your Attention
Organising your Talent