Indirect Procedures. A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique applies to all areas of musical activity, from technique and sound production, to daily practice and the mitigating of stage fright and health problems. This text explains the concept of the technique and shows how it can be applied to musicianship.

CONTENIDO

List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction

Part I. The Principles
1. The Use of the Self
2. The Primary Control
3. Sensory Awareness and Conception
4. Inhibition
5. Direction
6. Action

Part II. The Procedures
7. The Lesson
8. Breathing
9. The monkey and the lunge
10. The arms and hands
11. The whispered "Ah"
12. Table work
13. Combined procedures
14. Working on yourself

Part III. The Applications
15. Technique
16. Daily Practice
17. Aesthetic Judgements
18. Norms and Deviations
19. Delayed Continuity
20. Variables and Constans
21. The Trampoline
22. Imitation
23. Stage Fright

Conclusions

Appendices
A. The Medical Perspective
B. Questions and Answers
C. F.M. Alexander: A Biographical Sketch
D. My Pantheon
Notes
Bibliography
Index