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INTRODUCTION
This bibliography is an extension an 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.
This 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 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 is 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. Educating the musician as well as prevention of medical problems is the general focus.
Please note that books go out of print so quickly that often it is just a matter of months before a book is no longer available. Out-of-print items can be obtained sometimes via a library and/or through inter-library 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: