Music, Motor Control and the Brain [Paperback]

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The motor actions that can be witnessed as a virtuoso musician performs can be so fast, so accomplished, so precise, as to seem somehow superhuman. The musician has to produce the movements, monitor those they have already made and the subsequent result, co-ordinate their hands, fingers, eyes, and perhaps throat and diaphragm. These achievements are of course the product of hundreds, even thousands of hours of practice – playing scales, studies, time and time again. But those hours of practice by no means guarantee that great musicianship will result. This technical prowess has to be combined with a range of other, perhaps, less tangible qualities.

This book explores the secrets of musical virtuosity. It presents a comprehensive account of music and motor cognition, examining the neural basis of music making – our understanding of which is just starting to be enhanced by brain imaging. It considers the effect on our brains of prolonged music making. It explores the motor processes across a range of instruments (vocal, string, wind, percussion) and within different performance situations. It also considers what happens when things start to go wrong – why motor problems occur in so many professional musicians in later life, and the possible therapies for such problems.

Music is a topic of considerable interest within the brain sciences. With contributions from leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and neurologists, this book makes a unique contribution to our understanding of music and the brain.

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* Paperback: 344 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (October 19, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0199298726
* ISBN-13: 978-0199298723
* Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches

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Born Free- Piano

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* Original Release Date: April 17, 2009
* Label: Open Records
* Copyright: (c) 2009 Open Records
* Duration: 2:17 minutes
* Genres: International/General, International/Latin Music
* ASIN: B002ANMEEK

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Elephant Brain Man

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* Original Release Date: November 30, 1987
* Label: Rounder
* Duration: 13:33 minutes
* Genres: Blues/General, Country/General
* ASIN: B0010VASXC

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Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing [Hardcover]

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Jackson Community College, MI. Textbook provides comprehensive coverage of nursing care for medical-surgical disorders. This edition includes ‘patient perspective’ boxes for individual and family viewpoints of coping with certain diseases, increased coverage of ethical and legal issues, and an additional chapter on nursing care of patients with AIDS. Previous edition: c1999.
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* Hardcover: 1124 pages
* Publisher: F. A. Davis Company; 2 edition (January 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0803610378
* ISBN-13: 978-0803610378
* Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.9 inches
* Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds

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Wertheimer Elvis Presley Playing Piano Nostalgic Vintage Collectable Tin Sign

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Makes a great addition to any basement, bar area or game room!
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* ASIN: B0040MA4DM

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Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique [Paperback]

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Presenting a new, comprehensive and highly original approach to piano technique with a fascinating series of exercises to help the reader put this approach into practice, this guide uses numerous musical examples and sketches to show how many common movement habits at the keyboard are counterproductive. Fraser provides a new way of manipulating the skeletal frame of the hand to produce astonishing sonic results from the instrument.
About the Author
Alan Fraser is Professor of Piano and Feldenkrais Method at the Art Academy of the University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
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* Paperback: 448 pages
* Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. (June 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0810845911
* ISBN-13: 978-0810845916
* Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches

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How to Play Piano by “Ear”: The Art of Playing Without Written Music [Paperback]

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* Paperback: 32 pages
* Publisher: Duane Shinn Publications; BK/Csst edition (June 30, 1973)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0912732083
* ISBN-13: 978-0912732084
* Product Dimensions: 13 x 9 x 0.2 inches
* Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

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Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives [Paperback]

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* Paperback: 400 pages
* Publisher: Basic Books; First Trade Paper Edition edition (June 22, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0465018564
* ISBN-13: 978-0465018567
* Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches

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Note Speller: A Music Writing Book Early Elementary Level (John Thompson’s Piano) [Paperback]

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Thompson’s popular Note Speller includes drills in notation and musical rudiments for the piano student. Notes are presented so that learning to read notes goes hand-in-hand with the student’s piano lessons.

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* Paperback: 32 pages
* Publisher: Willis Music (September 1, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1423410785
* ISBN-13: 978-1423410782
* Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches

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Improve Your Piano Playing [Kindle Edition]

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For anyone with basic piano playing skills looking to dramatically improve his or her technique for performances or for personal pleasure, Dr. John Meffen offers simplified and tested techniques explained clearly, concisely, and occasionally humorously. Meffen offers a structured process of practice, making learning a new piece easy. Readers will learn:

–Techniques to eradicate recurring mistakes
–Workable fingering
–Expressive touch
–Methods to deal with tricky passages
–Proper phrasing and tone production
–Pedaling
–How to do justice to the composer’s work
–Correct interpretation of musical scores

In addition, an invaluable chapter on the inner workings of the piano will help musicians of all stages and ages choose the right piano for their needs and abilities.

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