Annotated bibliography on musician wellness.(Bibliography)

INTRODUCTION

This bibliography is an extension and update of the Annotated Bibliography on Musician Wellness on MTNA's website: www.mma.org. This ongoing project began in 1994, when it was first published in the Proceedings for the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, 1994-1995 (pages 293-296). MTNA has sponsored it since 1997.

The bibliography's purpose is to provide a quick resource tool for teachers and students to address the prevention of medical problems, performance preparation, stage fright, healthy practice techniques and physiological and psychological issues. The list is by no means complete, but the most recent publications in books have been annotated except for a few publications too difficult to obtain or lacking sufficient educational value.

In the last few years, more information than ever before has become available on the topic of musician wellness. Not only have many manuals and texts been written on the subject, but several journals are now adding a section on health and the musician as well.

Please note that books go out of print so quickly that sometimes it is just a matter of months before a book is no longer available. Out-of-print items sometimes can be obtained via a library and/or through interlibrary loan.

As noted in earlier bibliographies on musician wellness, these items listed may contain controversial information. Neither MTNA nor the author endorses or claims the efficacy of any product or technique. Students and teachers need to judge accordingly.

The format of the bibliography is as follows: