Though it has been a little while since the last Marimba Body essay, the topic of shoulders has been a theme on the blog with shares of the Rhythm! Scene article, PASIC talk, and the 2015 round-up post. But, just for continuity's sake, and for the readers who didn't get to attend PASIC (which is a tragedy I'm so sorry), here is some info about shoulders, which happen to be one of the most complex joints of the body. Here's what I have and am still learning about them. Shoulders Have Many Parts For some, imagining the shoulder consists of seeing the 90 degree angle turn at the top of the arm. This isn't wrong, only incomplete. As with the hip, what we perceive on the outside of the body is not the actual joint, but the effect of musculoskeletal structure. Source Source It is not so important to know the names of the bones and muscles of the joint but rather to imagine how the skeletal drawing above exists in your own body. Here are the ba...
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