Assessment of dynamic finger forces in pianists: Effects of training and expertise

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1063-1067

  Parlitz, Dietrich ^a   Peschel, Thomas ^a   Altenmüller, Eckart ^a  

^a Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expert performance; Force economy; Motor control

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; MANUAL CONTROL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

FORCE ECONOMY; MOTOR CONTROL;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0032213970     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00113-4     Document Type: Article

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