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Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance (2006)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2006). Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance. In A. Gritten, & E. King (Eds.), Music and Gesture (142-164). Aldershot: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315091006

Existing research provides valuable insight into the importance of breathing for music performers and its function in supporting instrumentalists. The study of pianists’ breathing is perhaps a less obvious choice of subject than breathing by singers... Read More about Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance.

The roles of student musicians in quartet rehearsals (2006)
Journal Article
King, E. C. (2006). The roles of student musicians in quartet rehearsals. Psychology of music, 34(2), 262-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735606061855

This study focuses on collaboration between student musicians in a wind quartet, saxophone quartet and string quartet. Devised as an explorative investigation using observation and interview methods, the roles of student musicians are defined within... Read More about The roles of student musicians in quartet rehearsals.