Question

Based on what you know about muscles and movement, evaluate the following statement as
true or false. Then briefly explain your answer.

Musicians must train their muscles to play instruments, just as athletes must train their muscles
to play sports.

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Musicians have a wide range of usage of their muscle and joints. They experience a continuous contraction of their muscles and extension of joints specially the elbow joint in case of playing string equipments.  

Let us take the example of a musician playing violin – a person playing violin needs to have a coordinated contraction and relaxation of muscles moving in opposite direction. The brain is trained to work in this manner.  

Hence, the given statement is true