Alexander Technique improves the way we move and helps us overcome our habitual ways of holding our bodies, so it make sense that it can also improve our body’s relationship to our musical instruments, and getting the best expression possible....
One of the worst things that can happen to a professional musician is to stop playing due to an injury gained when playing their instrument. Overuse and overload injuries are something that musicians will possibly encounter in...
This week in the training program we have talked about the hip joint in both practical classes and in our introductory anatomy course. Mapping (accurately locating) the joint in your body-sense will help you to cooperate with the movements required...
The Alexander Technique is often compared to meditation and other activities that involve ongoing self-observation, or ‘mindfulness’. In fact the Technique can be described as a type of mindfulness in activity....
My first blog on this topic looked at the first puzzle people face when attempting to improve posture and coordination – often the cause of difficulties are hidden from awareness. This is simply due to the power of habit…...
If a person’s movement is too regular and rigid, this is generally an indication of some kind of problem, but of course if it is too irregular or loose, this also is a problem (1)....
