Balanced shoulders, open heart
Gerald Klickstein
January 19, 2010
injury prevention, music practice, stage presence, wellness
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Tags: Alexander technique, health, how to practice music, injury prevention musicians, music performance, music practice, performance anxiety, stage deportment, stage presence, The Musician's Way, wellness
“The better you use yourself, the better you will play.”
–Pedro de Alcantara, cellist, author, and Alexander technique teacher (The Musician’s Way, p. 257)
Music making may be the most integrated of all human activities. It’s no exaggeration to say that singing or playing requires us to coordinate everything that we are – our bodies, minds, and spirits.
Often, however, the rigors of practice and performance cause us to use ourselves in ways that are less than optimal. Continue Reading