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playing. Overall, research supports that physio-emotional wellness improves stamina, reduces anxiety, and increases focus and occurrence of the flow state—each contributing to the successful development of focused, healthy practice habits, technical facility, and high level playing of the viola. Jessica Ray King has dedicated her life to the pursuit of beauty through creation as an artist of eclectic tastes, talents, and interests. She obtained her M.M. in Viola Performance as David Holland’s graduate assistant at Central Michigan University. She received her B.A. in Music as a student of Christine Rutledge and a B.A. in English with honors from the University of Iowa. In the endeavor to grow as an artist and scholar, Jessica has also pursued studies in jazz performance and theory, Japanese language/culture, and poetry/poetics with members of the renowned Iowa Writer’s Workshop and UI English Department. This summer she will be participating in the Saarburg International Music Festival. Bibliography Dolejší, Robert. Modern Viola Technique . New York: Da Capo Press, 1973. Castleman, Heidi. “Five Common Causes of Physical Injury for Violists: Comments of a Master Teacher on Approach to the Instrument.” Medical Problems of Performing Artists , 17, no. 3 (2002). Accessed October 14, 2014. Performance Anxiety.” Applied Psychology: An International Review , 62, no. 2 (2013): 236-259. Accessed September 30, 2014. DOI: 10.1111/j/1464 0597.2012.00494.x. Kava, Kristie, Cathy A. Larson, Christine H. Stiller, and Sara F. Maher. “Trunk Endurance Exercise and the Effect on Instrumental Performance: A Preliminary Study Comparing Pilates Exercise and a Trunk and Proximal Upper Extremity Endurance Exercise Program.” Music Performance Research , 3, no. 1 (2010): 1-30. Accessed October 7, 2014. Fullagar, Clive J., Patrick A. Knight, and Heather S. Sovern. “Challenge/Skill Balance, Flow, and

Khalsa, Sat Bir S., Stephanie M. Shorter, Stephen Cope, Grace Wyshak, and Elyse Skylar. “Yoga Ameliorates Performance Anxiety and Mood Disturbance in Young Professional Musicians.” Applied Pyschophysiolgy Biofeedback , 34 (2009): 279-289. Accessed October 7, 2014. Powell, Meredith. “Acoustic Analysis of the Viola.” (Working paper, Department of Physics, UC Davis, 2014). Accessed October 7, 2014. Notes 1. P owell, Meredith. “Acoustic Analysis of the Viola.” (Working paper, Department of Physics, UC Davis, 2014). 2. Dolejší, Robert. Modern Viola Technique. New York: Da Capo Press, 1973. 3. C astleman, Heidi. “Five Common Causes of Physical Injury for Violists: Comments of a Master Teacher on Approach to the Instrument.” Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 17, no. 3 (2002). 4. C astleman, Heidi. “Five Common Causes of Physical Injury for Violists: Comments of a Master Teacher on Approach to the Instrument.” Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 17, no. 3 (2002). 5. K ava, Kristie, Cathy A. Larson, Christine H. Stiller, and Sara F. Maher. “Trunk Endurance Exercise and the Effect on Instrumental Performance: A Preliminary Study Comparing Pilates Exercise and a Trunk and Proximal Upper Extremity Endurance Exercise Program.” Music Performance Research, 3, no. 1 (2010): 15. 6. K ava, Kristie, Cathy A. Larson, Christine H. Stiller, and Sara F. Maher. “Trunk Endurance Exercise and the Effect on Instrumental Performance: A Preliminary Study Comparing Pilates Exercise and a Trunk and Proximal Upper Extremity Endurance Exercise Program.” Music Performance Research, 3, no. 1 (2010): 15. 7. F ullagar, Clive J., Patrick A. Knight, and Heather S. Sovern. “Challenge/Skill Balance, Flow, and Performance Anxiety.” Applied Psychology: An International Review, 62, no. 2 (2013): 236-259. DOI: 10.1111/j/1464-0597.2012.00494.x. 8. K halsa, Sat Bir S., Stephanie M. Shorter, Stephen Cope, Grace Wyshak, and Elyse Skylar. “Yoga Ameliorates Performance Anxiety and Mood Disturbance in Young Professional Musicians.” Applied Pyschophysiolgy Biofeedback, 34 (2009): 279-289.

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