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Free the Musician Within – <strong>BodyMinded Scholarships</strong>

Free the Musician Within – BodyMinded Scholarships

Create positive and long-lasting change in the way your body moves and
how your mind and body coordinate

Free the Musician Within <strong>BodyMinded Scholarships</strong>

Free the Musician Within BodyMinded Scholarships

PAIN-FREE, JOYFUL PRACTICE AND TEACHING

Singing and playing music is a personally rewarding and transformative joy. It can also be physically and mentally challenging to learn and to teach. BodyMinded training will help you and your students move into a new world of sensory freedom and skill, beyond stress and difficulty. It will develop your professional teaching capacity, give you new ideas and resources for playing and teaching Music while helping you to address the whole person — as learner and performer. BodyMinded is founded on Alexander Technique principles and provides systematic anatomical knowledge, with a deliberately constructive approach to problem solving and instruction.

TRAINING BENEFITS

BodyMinded training benefits the performer, the music director, conductor and teacher. The program teaches the practical application of anatomical and biomechanical knowledge to performing and teaching. Your knowledge of how things work will be informed by up-to-date scientific information and insight in the areas of body-mapping, action, including the use of the vocal mechanisms, and constructive thinking. Along the way the program addresses habits of coordination, how to develop an improving skill and re-wire neurological pathways that have become established over time. The teaching/coaching aspects include the development of three stage instructions that ensure you address the whole-person along with the specific desires and needs of the moment. Practical instruction is supported with comprehensive course notes, textbook and flexible online learning where needed.

SCHOLARSHIPS

CALLING ALL MUSIC TEACHERS, JOIN US FOR BODYMINDED 2022!

Simply demonstrate your capacity to be upskilled in the BodyMinded approach & how you would apply this to your own performing and/or teaching practices. All instruments, genres and music styles are welcome.

There is one scholarship for Music teachers and one for Performance students. The scholarship is worth $2250, representing 50% of the BodyMinded Professional Training cost. The 12 month program includes:

  • 20 live online classes + 12 private coaching sessions
  • 30+ sets of study notes + 12 days of intensive workshopping
  • Anatomy of Movement textbook + ongoing support
“Being aware of my head and whole body in playing the piano – not just my arms and fingers – has opened up my expression, freedom and enjoyment. I look forward to playing now because I know it won’t hurt and I can lose myself in the music. Getting students aware of their own bodies and their structure has been fascinating – just that awareness alone seems to build their confidence and therefore, their enjoyment and exploration of themselves at the piano. This is the magic of Bodyminded!”

 

Leah Hanchard – Sydney Music Teacher

HAPPY STUDENTS...
HERE’S WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT US

  • "I found the Alexander Technique like an instruction book on how to use my body. My awareness of what I am doing has really helped me to use my voice better and be more comfortable in virtually every other movement that I make on or off stage."

    Gregory North - Bush Poet

  • "It is exceptionally relevant to all music teachers at any level to apply this thinking method in private and group lessons to help students help themselves instead of having to always ask. Students motivation will increase knowing the teacher understands the posture difficulties of playing an instrument for each person. They will be more confident in their performances also.”

    Music Teacher

  • "I find Alexander technique to be a brilliant kinaesthetic language for communicating mindfulness in movement. I have found that through the years the directions have help me with headache, muscle pain when they've occurred (usually because I wasn't using them).”

    Nicky

  • "As a Yoga Teacher and Remedial Massage Therapist who knew nothing about Alexander technique other than its name, I would highly recommend the Yoga and Alexander Technique workshop. The workshop was informative with both theory and practice. I highly recommended for anyone interested in Yoga as a teacher or a student."

    Simon - Yoga Teacher & Remedial Massage Therapist

  • "I find myself applying AT principles all the time to assist myself to do daily activities such as driving, walking, Pilates classes, etc with more ease and awareness. Greg Holdaway and the team provide great tuition, and a fun, relaxed environment. I would highly recommend Sydney Alexander Technique to musicians of all levels looking to play their instrument with greater ease, fluency and enjoyment. "

    Andrew Blanch - Classical Guitarist

  • "I really think the classes are fantastic. I haven't got the serious back pain since the introduction lesson, and my back has been improved since. Before, I normally saw physiotherapist every two weeks; I haven't seen him since July (that's more than four months ago!)"

    Simon

  • "Greg's therapy through Alexander Technique offers a most profound insight - how to spend every minute of every day not hurting myself. Through careful, detailed observation, Greg can and does help people move better and know the true physical nature of relaxation."

    Lyndall Scott - Music Teacher

  • "I was in a desperate situation trying to break free of the constant spinal discomfort that tortured me every day. Alexander gave me the skills to manage my condition very effectively, in a way what other therapies could not."

    David Starr

  • "Cathy's workshops are always extraordinary. Having a diverse group of people with various amounts of experience in AT, from someone's first time with the work to experienced teachers, allows me to get views into the technique that I can't get in a one on one session. With her sense of humour and wealth of experience Cathy provides insights into a huge range of activities - can't wait for the next one!"

    Colin - French Horn Musician