Kinematics of the bow arm of violinists: effect of tempo, string played and play style and their interactions

Benjamin Michaud (1) , Mickaël Begon (2) , Sonia Duprey (3)

1 S2M, Département de kinésiologie
2 S2M, Département de kinésiologie
3 LBMC UMR T9406 - Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Mécanique des Chocs

Bowed string musicians are especially at risk of upper limb injuries (Cayea and Manchester, 1998). While a few risk factors were identified, no causal relations could be found (Baadjou et al., 2016), highlighting the need for biomechanical investigations. Among the music parameters impacting violinists' biomechanics, the tempo, string played and play style have been investigated (Visentin and Shan, 2003; Berque and Gray, 2002). However, interactions between these parameters are not clear. Their knowledge could help defining relevant experimental research plans. The objective was to assess the interactions of the tempo, string played and play style on the bow arm biomechanics

Mots clés: KINEMATIC; BOW ARM; VIOLONIST

Mots clés: CINEMATIQUE; BIOMECANIQUE

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]; Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Benjamin Michaud, Mickaël Begon, Sonia Duprey. Kinematics of the bow arm of violinists: effect of tempo, string played and play style and their interactions. 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Jul 2018, DUBLIN, France. 2 p. ⟨hal-02092997⟩