Here is what people are saying about Playing (less) Hurt
“As someone who has been teaching instrumental playing principles for well nigh seven decades, I find Ms. Horvath’s book rife with helpful, valuable, and entertaining data. The ground she covers is immense, written with knowledge, understanding, style, aplomb and humor. No reader can put it down without some beneficial learning.” Janos
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“Musicians too often suffer pain and dysfunction strikingly at odds with their extraordinary skill and the perceived ease of their achievements. Janet Horvath’s eloquent guide provides a much-needed reference for diagnosing, treating, and avoiding these potentially devastating conditions. Her book comes to the rescue of even the most brilliant teachers and their equally brilliant students.” Garrick
Ohlsson |
“This well and intelligently written book … provides a systematic examination of the many risks to their health faced by present day musicians … an articulate advocate for making musicians, managements and medical people alike aware of the potential for physical consequences of the demands of the instrument … a valuable resource for musicians already in an orchestra and for those anticipating this career.” Alice
Brandfonbrenner, M.D. |
"Every musician should be aware of the valuable musical and medical information in this book.” William
Preucil |
“Janet Horvath has written a book of vital importance to all musicians … an essential guide to protecting and promoting playing health. “Playing Less Hurt” is a book I urge music teachers, students and professionals to read.” Nora
Shulman |
"… a wonderful resource of information …impressive research and work …” Michael
Sachs |
“ … a very timely book [which] applies to musicians at an international level … With acute and sympathetic insight, Janet Horvath lists and analyzes every possible injury that can befall players on any instrument. She offers many useful suggestions as well as physical exercises both to prevent and to alleviate these injuries … I strongly recommend it.” Kato
Havas |
“We thank you so much for the book. It certainly is full of terrific information and beautifully organized ... also very readable! It must be truly helpful to every musician who has a physical problem of some kind (i.e. just about everybody!)” Gary
Graffman |
“I love your book and I couldn't have discovered it at a better time.” — Brooke Hoplamazian |
“Every Musician and Music Teacher Should Own This Book. At last there is a book that deals specifically with musician injury prevention .... If you're a musician, a music student, a music teacher, or a doctor or therapist who works with musicians, you need to own this book. Janet Horvath has pulled together years of research into one comprehensive book. An enjoyable read and an invaluable resource, Playing (less) Hurt is a book you'll read, reread and refer to time and again.” — Paul Schulz |
“What an incredible book you have written! Thank you again for this important book.” — Lorna Joy Swain |
“Thanks for your wonderfully helpful book. I am a Feldenkrais teacher in the San Francisco area and a musician. I am recommending your book to all the musicians with whom I work.” — Mary Spire |
“I am a plastic surgeon who does a very large amount of hand surgery, a lot of it worker's comp. Being an amateur violinist, I thought your book was extremely well researched and put together ... and (is) essentially 100 percent accurate, which is truly a first for medical info in a book written for non-physicians.” — Dr. Daniel Corlew |
“Thank you for the wonderful service you have done all musicians with your research and your courage in opening up about pain, as well as the concerted effort involved in putting a book together.” — Nancy Bjork, double bass teacher and performer |