Mental Practice and Imagery for Musicians: a practical guide for optimizing practice time, enhancing performance and preventing injury

Author: Malva S. Freymuth
Publishing Details: Integrated Musician's Press,1999
ISBN: 0-9670027-1-0

Although the subject of mental practice is often mentioned in the literature on musicians and music education, Mental Practice and Imagery for Musicians appears to be one of the first books that explores the subject in depth. Mental Practice and Imagery for Musicians explains the basic characteristics of mental practice and creative imagery, provides a step by step programme for training mental skills, demonstrates how to combine mental and physical practice for optimum results and has a section on teaching mental skllls to young musicians. Professional violinist Malva Freymuth's material is based on a solid combination of practical experience and considerable research particularly in the field of sports psychology. A clearly written, informative book and very useful for all musicians, particularly the teacher, professional, older student or serious amateur.

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