Jackson's Gymnastics for the Fingers and Wrist

Jackson's Gymnastics for the Fingers and Wrist - being a system of gymnastics, based on anatomical principles, for developing and strengthening the muscles of the hand for musical, mechanical and medical purposes: with thirty-seven diagrams

The subject of this little work develops, on anatomical and physiological principles, a system of Gymnastics for the Fingers and Wrist, the object of which is, to lay a solid and scientific foundation for the acquisition of technical skill in the fingers and wrist, as applied to the playing on musical instruments and to finger-work generally. For a detailed account of the circumstances under which this system was discovered, I refer to the Introductory Remarks, wherein I have explained the process of reasoning and the series of experiments, which enabled me to arrive at the results I have now the pleasure of submitting to the consideration of my countrymen; more especially to all those among them who are[Pg vi] engaged in musical pursuits, or any other work requiring the constant use of the fingers. I may simply state that both the scientific principles and the practical utility of this system of Gymnastics, after having been subjected to the test of numerous experiments, have met with the approval of the highest anatomical, musical, and gymnastic authorities of Germany; at whose special solicitation I was induced to make these discoveries known by means of public and private lectures, delivered gratis in the German language in many German cities, during a journey undertaken at my own expense, in the course of the summer of 1864. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 67375
Author: Jackson, Edwin Ward
Release Date: Feb 11, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: N. Trübner & Co.,1864
Publication Date: 1864
Publisher Country: United Kingdom