SKU: GI.G-10856
Timani: Anatomy and
Exercises for Healthy
Playing and Singing.
Composed by Tina
Margareta Nilssen. Music
Education. 332 pages. GIA
Publications #10856.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10856).
ISBN
9781622777303.
Unle
ashing the Potential of
the Musician’s
Body offers clear and
practical tools for music
professionals, students,
educators, movement
specialists, and
therapists working with
musicians. You’ll
learn about relevant
anatomy—in
particular, joints,
muscles, and
fascia—and get
information on how the
brain and movement are
linked together.
You’ll find dozens
of illustrated
performance-targeted
exercises for all parts
of the body, with
specific instructions for
different types of
instruments as well as
for singers. The
exercises are designed to
optimize movement and
make playing or singing
more effortless and
expressive—and
through this, access more
musical potential. This
book also touches on
subjects such as
warm-ups, pain, healthy
living, and self-care
tips. Tina Margareta
Nilssen is a pianist,
creator of the Timani
movement system for
musicians, and the
founder of
Musicians’ Health
and Movement Institute.
She lives in Oslo,
Norway, teaches at
various universities, and
gives lectures and
workshops to professional
musicians and music
students around the
world. She has taught
thousands of musicians
from more than 20
countries how to access
more potential in their
bodies while playing or
singing. Learn more at
unleashingthepotential.co
m. Tina Margareta Nilssen
takes you on an exciting
journey through the
musician’s
instrument: your body and
your brain. She shares
her abundance of
anatomical knowledge,
presented in a way that
is engaging and easy to
understand. I highly
recommend this book to
both students and
experienced performers
looking for a deeper
understanding of our
functionality, not only
to avoid pain and injury,
but also for exploring
our potential for greater
artistic freedom.
—Tuva Semmingsen
  Opera Singer
  Associate
Professor at the Grieg
Academy in Bergen This
book should be required
reading for every music
educator, student, and
professional. Through
this information,
musicians will be
empowered to take their
education to the next
level. —Hannah
Murray  Â
Violinist and Co-founder
of Corpßonore A
must-read for all
musicians, and for health
professionals and
therapists working with
musicians! Tina Margareta
Nilssen has managed to
fuse the musical world
and body science.
—Karen van der
Starre  Â
Psychomotor
physiotherapist at the
Norwegian Academy of
Music.