Proximal–Distal Motor Control in Skilled Drummers: The Effect on Tapping Frequency of Mechanically Constraining Joints of the Arms in Skilled Drummers and Unskilled Controls

Eriksen, Adrian Dybfest; Lorås, Håvard; Pedersen, Arve Vorland; Sigmundsson, Hermundur

doi:10.1177/2158244018791220

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“…Despite intrinsic differences in movement patterns, skilled performers generally appear to display: Timing stability and accuracy (Drake and Palmer, 2000; Fujii et al, 2011; Goebl and Palmer, 2013)Inter-joint coordination (Winold and Thelen, 1994; Furuya et al, 2011)Reduced limb load by proximal to distal movement organization. (Furuya and Kinoshita, 2007, 2008; Furuya et al, 2011; Goebl and Palmer, 2013; Verrel et al, 2014; Eriksen et al, 2018). Faster (and more brief) recruitment of motor units Lai et al, 2008; Fujii et al, 2009a,b).…”

Section: Achieving Movement Fluencymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Characterizing Movement Fluency in Musical Performance: Toward a Generic Measure for Technology Enhanced Learning

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Virtuosity in music performance is often associated with fast, precise, and efficient sound-producing movements. The generation of such highly skilled movements involves complex joint and muscle control by the central nervous system, and depends on the ability to anticipate, segment, and coarticulate motor elements, all within the biomechanical constraints of the human body. When successful, such motor skill should lead to what we characterize as fluency in musical performance. Detecting typical features of fluency could be very useful for technology-enhanced learning systems, assisting and supporting students during their individual practice sessions by giving feedback and helping them to adopt sustainable movement patterns. In this study, we propose to assess fluency in musical performance as the ability to smoothly and efficiently coordinate while accurately performing slow, transitionary, and rapid movements. To this end, the movements of three cello players and three drummers at different levels of skill were recorded with an optical motion capture system, while a wireless electromyography (EMG) system recorded the corresponding muscle activity from relevant landmarks. We analyzed the kinematic and coarticulation characteristics of these recordings separately and then propose a combined model of fluency in musical performance predicting music sophistication. Results suggest that expert performers' movements are characterized by consistently smooth strokes and scaling of muscle phasic coactivation. The explored model of fluency as a function of movement smoothness and coarticulation patterns was shown to be limited by the sample size, but it serves as a proof of concept. Results from this study show the potential of a technology-enhanced objective measure of fluency in musical performance, which could lead to improved practices for aspiring musicians, instructors, and researchers.

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Section: Achieving Movement Fluencymentioning

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“…Reduced limb load by proximal to distal movement organization. (Furuya and Kinoshita, 2007, 2008; Furuya et al, 2011; Goebl and Palmer, 2013; Verrel et al, 2014; Eriksen et al, 2018).…”

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Characterizing Movement Fluency in Musical Performance: Toward a Generic Measure for Technology Enhanced Learning

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“…The use of a computer mouse is one major unimanual activity in today’s world that was not widespread forty years ago when the EHI was developed. Additionally, the EHI-R has been used in several recent studies ( Eriksen et al, 2018 ; Holcombe, Nguyen & Goodbourn, 2017 ; Kielar et al, 2016 ; Gosser & Rice, 2015 ). The EHI-R asks subject to indicate which hand they use to complete various everyday activities (e.g., striking a match, using a computer mouse).…”

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Saccades and handedness interact to affect scene memory

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Mackin

2018

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Repetitive saccades benefit memory when executed before retrieval, with greatest effects for episodic memory in consistent-handers. Questions remain including how saccades affect scene memory, an important visual component of episodic memory. The present study tested how repetitive saccades affect working and recognition memory for novel scenes. Handedness direction (left–right) and degree (strong/consistent vs. mixed/inconsistent) was measured by raw and absolute laterality quotients respectively from an 8-question handedness inventory completed by 111 adults. Each then performed either 30 s of repetitive horizontal saccades or fixation before or after tasks of scene working memory and scene recognition. Regression with criterion variables of overall percent correct accuracy and d-prime sensitivity showed that when saccades were made before working memory, there was better overall accuracy as a function of increased direction but not degree of handedness. Subjects who made saccades before working memory also performed worse during subsequent recognition memory, while subjects who fixated or made saccades after the working memory task performed better. Saccades made before recognition resulted in recognition accuracy that was better (Cohen’s d = 0.3729), but not significantly different from fixation before recognition. The results demonstrate saccades and handedness interact to affect scene memory with larger effects on encoding than recognition. Saccades before scene encoding in working memory are detrimental to short- and long-term memory, especially for those who are not consistently right-handed, while saccade execution before scene recognition does not appear to benefit recognition accuracy. The findings are discussed with respect to theories of interhemispheric interaction and control of visuospatial attention.

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“…CTS has also been associated with exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV; Bernard, 1997 ). Although several studies have examined the biomechanics and motor control of drumming (e.g., Fujii et al, 2009 , 2011 ; Dahl, 2011 ; Chong et al, 2016 ; Mutio et al, 2017 ; Eriksen et al, 2018 ), only three have examined this data in the context of injury prevention. Salvalaio et al (2011) used thermography to examine leg muscle activation in one drummer during two double-kick pedal techniques.…”

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Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance

Azar

2022

Front. Psychol.

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For any skilled performer to deliver their optimal performance, preparation must extend beyond task-specific skill development to include psychological skills training, physical conditioning, and injury prevention. The keynote lecture upon which this article is based (delivered at the International Symposium on Performance Science 2021) explored current research that demonstrates the importance of physical conditioning and injury prevention for drummers (i.e., percussionists who play the drum kit). Early results revealed that professional drummers’ heart rates during live performances can reach similar levels to those of other professional athletes during competitions. They also established that playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) are very common in drummers, particularly those affecting the upper limbs such as tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Evidence from laboratory-based studies supports non-neutral postures, repetitive movements, and exposure to hand-arm vibration as risk factors for the development of these injuries in drummers. Embedding injury prevention education within drum kit curricula is a promising strategy for reducing the rates at which drummers report experiencing PRMDs, and the barriers and facilitators that drum kit educators encounter when attempting to do so are currently under investigation. When drummers include both physical conditioning and injury prevention within their overall preparation regimen, they will maximize their potential to deliver their peak performance.

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Proximal–Distal Motor Control in Skilled Drummers: The Effect on Tapping Frequency of Mechanically Constraining Joints of the Arms in Skilled Drummers and Unskilled Controls

Abstract: Achieving superior performance in any skill may be regarded as domain specific and requires experience that mediates the relationship between task constraints, degrees of freedom, and the level of proficiency and automaticity (

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Characterizing Movement Fluency in Musical Performance: Toward a Generic Measure for Technology Enhanced Learning

Characterizing Movement Fluency in Musical Performance: Toward a Generic Measure for Technology Enhanced Learning

Saccades and handedness interact to affect scene memory

Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance

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