This book, The Alexander Approach Utilized to the Approach and Posture of 29 Western Musical Devices, is printed in a PDF format. It’s a detailed introduction to and software of the ideas of the Alexander Approach to 29 of essentially the most performed devices within the symphonies, chamber music teams, and as solo devices from the Western tradition, classical and different types. Included within the 29 are singing and conducting.
This book can be on the market on all AMAZON web sites in a KINDLE format.
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PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OR SINGING ARE PURELY PHYSICAL ACTS.
What do I imply?
I’m working with a guitarist proper now who’s fairly good, however a lot of his method and posture have restricted what he can do on the guitar.
As an Alexander Approach trainer and guitarist who has detailed data on posture and method, I’ve been displaying this scholar guitarist find out how to play the guitar with out put on and tear, and the way to not make straightforward issues onerous, and find out how to not make onerous passages tougher to play.
Ideally, the good musical performer is aware of what she desires to do within the interpretation of a bit, and that is pushed by nice inspiration.
BUT WHAT IF THE PERFORMER CANNOT DO THIS ON HIS INSTRUMENT OR IN SINGING, BECAUSE OF POOR POSTURE AND LIMITING TECHNIQUE?
THIS is a purely bodily drawback limiting the performer, irrespective of how grand the interpretation is in his head.
GREAT TECHNIQUE BACKED UP WITH POOR POSTURE LIMITS A PERFORMER’S ABILITY TO PLAY OR SING AT HER GREATEST POTENTIAL.
Why?
If the performer hunkers down very time he performs, then the strain spreading via his physique compromises nice method via poor physique alignment and extreme pressure coursing via the entire physique.
In different phrases you can’t have an awesome method that isn’t ultimately compromised by poor posture, that doesn’t ultimately restrict your method and will get you into bodily bother – doing harm to your your physique.
All the pieces I’ve simply written about is PHYSICAL, that means how properly you play your instrument or sing is made doable by the purely bodily act of the way you play your instrument or sing.
THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE DOES AN EXTRAORDINARY THING. IT MAKES YOU AWARE THAT MAKING MUSIC IS A PURELY PHYSICAL ACT OF PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT OR SINGING, AND AT THE SAME TIME REMOVES THE EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL WORK OF A POOR POSTURE AND POOR TECHNIQUE IN PRACTICING OR PERFORMING.
What I discovered so wonderful once I went to my first really licensed Alexander Approach Trainer, is that she completely gently dismantled my classical guitar method. Then she confirmed me find out how to do bodily what wanted to be performed to play the instrument, with out utilizing esoteric or simply plain incorrect explanations concerning the mechanics of taking part in.
As I bought used to a way and posture that was bodily clear and legitimate, I in a short time might start to do what the music was asking of me, since I now performed the piece athletically precisely.
AS A PERFORMING MUSICIAN, RUN TO A CERTIFIED ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE TEACHER, AND LEARN HOW YOUR INSTRUMENT COULD REALLY PHYSICALLY BE PLAYED OR HOW YOU COULD SING. THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO ON YOUR INSTRUMENT WHAT YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD.