Functional anatomy of the soft palate applied to wind playing

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-189

  Evans, Alison ^a   Ackermann, Bronwen ^a   Driscoll, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSICIAN; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; REVIEW; SOFT PALATE; TECHNIQUE; VELOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78650930572     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: 19382766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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